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# science    

the weird things skeptical christmas gift list

A little gift guide for your favorite cranks, quacks, snake oil salespeople, creationists, and pseudoscientists this holiday season.
the weird things skeptical christmas gift list

# science    

why being nice doesn't always work

If skeptical and science bloggers don't have anything nice to say, we shouldn't have to say anything nice.
why being nice doesn't always work

# science    

deepak chopra picks a fight with darwin's ghost

Deepak Chopra is out to disprove evolution using biocentrism, a meaningless collection of woo buzzwords he and his like-minded friends concocted out of nothing.
deepak chopra picks a fight with darwin's ghost

# science    

the science terminology abuse top five

Science is full of technical jargon and words with multiple, context-dependent meanings. And purveyors of woo and snake oil are happy to abuse this to line their wallets.
the science terminology abuse top five

# science    

deconstructing the god equation

Three internet cranks manage to achieve a truly impressive feat of meaningless numerology. We'll dissect it just for the hell of it.
deconstructing the god equation

# science    

sometimes woo isn't just a noun. it's a diagnosis.

The King of New Age Woo, Deepak Chopra, goes on the warpath against his many critics.
sometimes woo isn't just a noun. it's a diagnosis.

# oddities    

blankets, now with mystical good vibes

How to turn your weekend knitting project into a luxury product for the less than discerning customer with a little anti-scientific woo.
blankets, now with mystical good vibes

# science    

how to be a model pseudoscientist

A satirical piece perfectly captures how pseudoscience works and what it sounds like when applied to basic facts no one actually disputes.
how to be a model pseudoscientist

# space    

of lunar exploration and irate astrologers

Astrologers are irate because, apparently, we didn't ask the Moon for its consent to be probed.
of lunar exploration and irate astrologers

# science    

the skeptic's checklist of internet woo

Don't you wish there was a handy checklist to quickly and easily detect junk science online? Well, you're in luck...
the skeptic's checklist of internet woo

# science    

the long tradition of science abuse…

It's not just the right that doesn't understand evolution or how it works. The fringe left also has some very bizarre ideas about it.
the long tradition of science abuse…

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