#woo


# oddities    

the booming business of quantum bullshit

Countless influencers claim they use science to make people's lives better, longer, and healthier, for a fee, of course. What they're actually doing is selling magic.
the booming business of quantum bullshit

# tech    

how social media is radicalizing wellness gurus and your parents

Once associated with lefty politics, hipsters, and hippies, wellness influencers and their audiences are taking a sudden right wing turn, and social media may be to blame.
how social media is radicalizing wellness gurus and your parents

# science    

why india's toxic nationalism and science don't mix

An Indian science conference espoused the superiority of Hindu religion and legends over actual facts and history. And it's just a small part of an alarming and accelerating trend...
why india's toxic nationalism and science don't mix

# 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    

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

# education    

the epic skeptical beat poem is let loose

Tim Minchin's skeptical beat poem finally gets the animated treatment it deserves.
the epic skeptical beat poem is let loose

# health    

alt med's profitable medical symbiosis

The real reason so many alt med practitioners want to work alongside real doctors isn't to help them. It's to profitably ride their coattails.
alt med's profitable medical symbiosis

# 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    

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    

when a doctor discovers quantum woo…

Dr. Robert Lanza thinks he's discovered the secret of immortality and it's something very quantum and involving rebooting time loops...
when a doctor discovers quantum woo…

# oddities    

alt med and the conspiracy theory mindset

What do 9/11 Truther rants have to do with selling supplements? Actually, a lot more than you might think...
alt med and the conspiracy theory mindset

# health    

when quacks kidnap einstein's ghost…

Alt med practitioners decided that the one of world's simplest and most famous formulas is their friend because they clearly don't understand it.
when quacks kidnap einstein's ghost…

# health    

just keep smiling, no matter what

A disturbing new trend is invading American discourse: toxic, weaponized positivity and optimism.
just keep smiling, no matter what

# science    

a furious chopra throws down the gauntlet

Deepak Chopra proudly accepts his title as King of Woo and goes on a spittle flecked tirade against his critics.
a furious chopra throws down the gauntlet

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