#cranks


# health    

a pox on all our houses: rfk jr. and the anti-medicine movement

In a classic move of our newly regressive times, a public health menace is being put in charge of managing public health and the next pandemic.
a pox on all our houses: rfk jr. and the anti-medicine movement

# tech    

how cranks cheat algorithms and silence their critics

It's not your imagination, social media and product rankings are being gamed with very obvious tricks tech companies are refusing to stop.
how cranks cheat algorithms and silence their critics

# tech    

inside the mind of a very angry crank

Pseudoscience and fact-free manifestos, now with anger management issues...
inside the mind of a very angry crank

# evolution    

being not even wrong would've been better

Forget millions of years of evolution and key mutations. Humans apparently owe their existence magic mushrooms from another dimension.
being not even wrong would've been better

# science    

why you shouldn't sing praises to a crank

Seriously, it's not a good idea to encourage ignoramuses who see themselves as titans of science on the verge of being lavished with fame and fortune.
why you shouldn't sing praises to a crank

# science    

why arguing with a crank just won't work out

Cranks looking to debate serious scientists and scholars aren't looking to have a discussion. They shouldn't be given a platform and legitimacy by proxy.
why arguing with a crank just won't work out

# oddities    

when things are as insane as they seem…

Sometimes looking through the spam trap leads you down a path of abject insanity...
when things are as insane as they seem…

# science    

homeopathic physics abuse vs. the skeptics

According to Mike Adams, homeopathy is superior to actual medicine because it actually doesn't seem to do anything.
homeopathic physics abuse vs. the skeptics

# space    

why do we still have dedicated astrologers?

Astrologers are demanding their pseudoscience be treated with all due respect. The problem for them is that no respect whatsoever is due to their woo.
why do we still have dedicated astrologers?

# science    

just when you think something is undeniable…

Believe it or not, there's a growing group of people trying to cherry-pick a medical case that obesity isn't bad for you.
just when you think something is undeniable…

# politics    

conservapedia hits rock bottom, keeps digging

The latest scholarly take on atheism from Conservapedia: "hur hur, u r fat..."
conservapedia hits rock bottom, keeps digging

# science    

when a homeopath goes full mental jacket

Homeopath John Benneth is trying to make a name for himself as both a scientifically illiterate quack and a self-pitying conspiracy theorist.
when a homeopath goes full mental jacket

# science    

so how would you say hello in your universe?

Biocentrism is the hottest new "quantum" woo that's literally all about you...
so how would you say hello in your universe?

# science    

the woo is really, really strong in this one…

There's no pseudoscience or conspiracy Mike Adams isn't willing to defend. His latest cause? Astrology.
the woo is really, really strong in this one…

# science    

the man who made a real spectacle of himself

This is what happens when you're told you shouldn't read the comments but do it anyway.
the man who made a real spectacle of himself

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