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Tag Archives: pseudoscience
5.16.2013
The Consumer Effects Of ‘Infotainment’ Science Reporting
Now this is the kind of journalism I like to see. Earlier today, the Guardian published “The need for critical science journalism” by Dr. Jalees Rehman, a well-aimed jab at the way most media outlets handle science reporting. Labeling the / read more…
Posted in Science
Tagged in alternative medicine / journalism / pseudoscience / science
5.3.2013
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…
Posted in Education / Pseudoscience
Tagged in creationism / critical thinking / education / pseudoscience / Snopes
3.21.2013
What Students Think of Here Be Dragons
As I discussed previously, I like to use resources from the Skeptoid podcast in my composition classes to foster critical thinking skills. I also use the film Here Be Dragons, as it has the good qualities of being (1) short / read more…
Posted in Education
Tagged in education / Here Be Dragons / pseudoscience / skepticism
3.15.2013
Pseudo Alert! Complimentary and Alternative Medicine (CAM)
Complementary and alternative medicine practices are harmful to society because they take money from cancer patients that they could be using on real cancer treatments that actually work. Doctors spend years in college and medical school and even longer in / read more…
Posted in Alternative Medicine / Health / Pseudoscience / Skeptoid Podcast
Tagged in alternative medicine / complimentary medicine / pseudoscience
3.9.2013
What is Energy?
Today I am putting out a call for some comments. I am currently teaching my physics classes about energy. The term energy can also be, and is often misused by those peddling various pseudoscientific nonsense.
Posted in Energy / Pseudoscience / Science
Tagged in Energy / forms of energy / physics / pseudoscience
3.1.2013
Why No One Takes Cryptozoologists Seriously
As you may have already heard, the big release of the Bigfoot DNA study happened earlier this month. I wrote about this previously, before the publication but after the scientific community already got good and skeptical over the alleged discovery. / read more…
Posted in Pseudoscience
Tagged in Bigfoot / cryptozoology / pseudoscience / Sasquatch
2.2.2013
Essential oils: A perfect example of alternative medicine exaggeration
Healthcare is a breeding ground for pseudoscience – and for good reason too. When it comes to our health we really are an easy target. Nobody likes to be sick and nobody wants to lose a loved one. It makes / read more…
Posted in Alternative Medicine / Health
Tagged in alternative medicine / Essential oils / health / pseudoscience / snake oil
11.12.2012
The Prettiest Strangulation Device for Your Baby.
It may be a cliché to refer to Robert Koch (1843-1910) as the father of bacteriology but it isn’t wide of the mark. The meticulously documented work of this Nobel Laureate demonstrates the breadth of his knowledge, ceaseless curiosity and / read more…
Posted in Alternative Medicine / Health / New Age / Pseudoscience / Uncategorized
Tagged in alternative medicine / pseudoscience
11.3.2011
Homeopathic Medicines for Animals
Imagine that you could start a pharmaceutical business selling nothing but pure water. OK, sometimes maybe you have to put one or two parts per billion of some substance in it, but how much could that cost? You can sell / read more…
Posted in Alternative Medicine / Health / Pseudoscience
Tagged in animals / cats / dogs / Homeopathy / pseudoscience
10.28.2011
Fact or Faked?
Upon seeing this morning’s post on Doubtful News about how SyFy’s show Fact or Faked is gaining more viewers than ever, I felt compelled to comment upon its title, a pet peeve of mine ever since the show came out. / read more…
Posted in Paranormal / Pseudoscience / TV & Media / Urban Legends
Tagged in fact or faked / ghosts / pseudoscience / science / television / tv
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