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Everyone has heard of the term \\u201cpseudoscience\\u201d, typically used to describe something that looks like science, but is somehow false, misleading, or unproven. Many would be able to agree on a list of things that fall under its umbrella \\u2014 astrology, phrenology, UFOlogy, creationism, and eugenics might come to mind. But defining what makes these fields \\u201cpseudo\\u201d is a far more complex issue. Given the virulence of contemporary disputes over the denial of climate change and anti-vaccination movements \\u2014 both of which display allegations of \\u201cpseudoscience\\u201d on all sides \\u2014 there is a clear need to better understand issues of scientific demarcation. Shermer and Gordin explore the philosophical and historical attempts to address this problem of demarcation.