Category Archives: Pseudoscience

Belgian hype around mindfulness

Last Thursday there was a documentary on the public television network (Dutch) here in my country about Mindfulness. In an hour-long documentary, this hyped phenomenon was presented in a rather nuanced way, with both the advantages and risks associated with this psychotherapy. Luckily / read more…

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Posted in Health / New Age / Pseudoscience / Science / TV & Media

5.15.2013

by Stephen Propatier

More Evolutionary Evidence

Creationists often point to gaps, or anomalies in the fossil record as evidence that evolutionary theory is incorrect. They fail to acknowledge that the fossil record heavily supports common ancestry and evolution. Creationist often point to “sudden appearance” as evidence for / read more…

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5.3.2013

by Josh DeWald

MercolaWatch:Supposed “report” comparing GMO and non-GMO corn

While it may appear that I attack every article that Joe Mercola writes, his “newsletter” averages two articles every day except for Sunday (about the same volume as the Skeptoid group blog, except everything is published under his own name). / read more…

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5.3.2013

by Brian Hudson

Of Schools, Skepticism, and Snopes

By now, I’m sure many of you have seen the alleged “science quiz” making the rounds on the Internet — the one that says dinosaurs lived with people and that an Apatosaurus is the best explanation for the Leviathan of / read more…

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4.30.2013

by Mike Weaver

Alexandria’s Genesis

My daughter asked me the other day if there was such a condition as “Alexandria’s Genesis.” Apparently stories of this rare, genetic mutation were going around at school and on her social media sites. The claims for this mutation are / read more…

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Posted in New Age / Paranormal / Pseudoscience / Urban Legends

4.29.2013

by Mike Rothschild

Remembrance of Fads Past: Orgone and Velikovsky

The speed with which trends on the internet move means that something can go from unknown to hugely popular to mocked while one is on a long vacation. But fads themselves are as old as history, and while an internet / read more…

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4.25.2013

by M O'Callaghan

Peer Review and the MMR-Autism Debacle

When a study is submitted to a scientific journal, it goes through a number of stages, at any of which, its publication could be rejected. The editorial team check the paper. They ensure it fits within the scope of their / read more…

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4.22.2013

by Mike Rothschild

Loose Tweets Sink Lives

We’re all familiar by now with the mistakes made in the reporting of the bombing of the Boston Marathon, and how they turned both the “traditional media” and citizen journalists into fountains of misinformation and error. But what hasn’t been / read more…

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4.19.2013

by Josh DeWald

MercolaWatch:On Environmental Factors for Autism — Part 2

This is the second of a two-part response to a recent mercola.com speculating on environmental causes for autism. This part briefly responds to his mention of vaccines, phthalates and gut flora.

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Caviar against aging

On my way to work (by car, while listening to podcasts), I pass this beauty parlor. Some time ago, as seen in the picture, it offered a promotion. Translated it reads “anti aging facial treatment with caviar – new”.

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Posted in Health / Pseudoscience