#pseudoscience


# science    

the amazing, gyrating theory of everything

A viral theory-of-everything manifesto is raising eyebrows of scientists and pop sci writers with one questions: how could it get published in a peer-reviewed journal?
the amazing, gyrating theory of everything

# science    

applying logic and causality backwards…

When creationists try to frame studies of evolutionary mechanisms as proof of a deity, they have their arguments exactly in reverse.
applying logic and causality backwards…

# 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    

and now, a reminder about post-modernism

Even a cursory glance at post-modernism shows that it's basically just trendy nonsense. Emphasis on nonsense.
and now, a reminder about post-modernism

# health    

when quacks resort to legal intimidation

Marc Stephens, a lawyer for the infamous Burzynski Clinic, decided that the best way to meet skeptics is with unhinged conspiracy theories and harassment.
when quacks resort to legal intimidation

# science    

homeopaths move on to mangle comp sci…

You can answer a homeopath's question but you can't make him read it or understand why he was wrong.
homeopaths move on to mangle comp sci…

# science    

real water for the really, really gullible

Bottled water, now marked up beyond any reason and sold with meaningless quantum technobabble.
real water for the really, really gullible

# science    

pop sci eugenics, now with good intentions

No matter how good the intentions, designing the babies of a future generations is simply not going to work in the long term.
pop sci eugenics, now with good intentions

# 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…

# space    

ok, really, the habitable zone is not that small

A viral social media post claims that life on Earth is far more fragile than it actually is.
ok, really, the habitable zone is not that small

# 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 gallery of anti-skepticism and anti-science

A brief survey of the six kinds of people actively ruining science for the rest of us.
the gallery of anti-skepticism and anti-science

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