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If an "invention" does not work, is it still an invention?

larrysarnerpseudoscience wrote 1 day ago: Throughout history, many people have developed what they thought were perpetual motion machines. Non … more →

Tags: larry sarner, pseudoscience, Failure, mathematics, Calculus, Scientology™, Propaganda, L. Ron Hubbard, voting machine

70 Percent of Our Food is GMO Yet 2/3 of Population Think They've Never Eaten GMO

Evelyn Vincent wrote 2 days ago: Fact: 70 percent of all food in the USA is, IS, Genetically Modified (GM). Are you part of the 2/3 o … more →

Tags: Did you know?, educational, Environment, Food, gardening, Health and Wellness, Healthy Diet, Helping others, HOW TO?

Homeopathy Humor

Tye wrote 2 days ago: This short gets it pretty spot on when it come to homeopathy.  Enjoy your Friday funny and have a go … more →

Tags: [ A - E ], Funny, Homeopathy

Carnival #8: It's back with a bang

James wrote 5 days ago: The Carnival of the Africans has had its eighth edition published this week at Simon’s Amanuen … more →

Tags: Critical Reasoning, Danie Krugel, Reading, scepticism, Science, Danie Krugel, Pseudo-Science, Reason, Voodoo science

Tullio Simoncini and Bladder Cancer - Again16 comments

beatis wrote 5 days ago: This story is a translation of a post on a French blog that tells of the night shift of a physician … more →

Tags: Cancer, Fungus and sodium bicarbonate, Health Fraud, Tullio Simoncini, Alternative Medicine, baking soda, Bladder cancer, Candida, * Candida Albicans

Ruling Supreme Court in Libel Case

beatis wrote 6 days ago: Supreme Court of the Netherlands Society against Quackery v Sickesz This document consists of two pa … more →

Tags: Health Fraud, Alternative Medicine, libel, Judgment, Ruling, Osteopathy, Chiropractic, Supreme Court, schizophrenia

John Berlau: DDT Prolongs Life?

medicalcrackpots wrote 1 week ago: “(A)nd the experiences of some folks makes me wonder if exposure to DDT actually prolongs your … more →

Tags: Calculus, charly d. miller, Competitive Enterprise Institute, ddt, dianetics, Global Warming, Gottfried Leibniz, Isaac Newton, jean mercer

Alternative Medicine and Why It Seems To Work, Part I

beatis wrote 1 week ago: Very rarely have alternative treatments or medication been able to show any therapeutic value. Yet c … more →

Tags: Cancer, Health Fraud, Acupuncture, Alternative Medicine, Cam, Chiropractic, Echinacea, Evidence, Garlic

Follow-up to Homeopathy Awareness Week

eveningperson wrote 1 week ago: [BPSDB] There was no follow-up to the letter published prominently in the Guardian on 13 June 2009, … more →

Tags: pseudoscience, scepticism, badscience, Pseudomedicine, Homeopathy, Cam, Alternative Medicine, Complementary medicine, quacks

Gender, Cave People & an Apology for Psychology1 comment

Gary Wood wrote 1 week ago: If I have to hear another ‘it’s a throwback to cave people’ explanation to explain … more →

Tags: BS, Deja moo, psychobabble & pseudoscience, Psychology, rants, relationships/ psychology, Research, Sex and gender, academic laziness

Baffled

Alex Matheson wrote 1 week ago: If you’re not aware of The Quackometer, then you should be. It’s an excellent site dedic … more →

Tags: humour

Homeopathy Awareness Week3 comments

jaycueaitch wrote 1 week ago: [BPSDB] I gather that last week was “Homeopathy Awareness Week“. Doesn’t seem to h … more →

Tags: AIDS, bad science, health, Homeopathy, Society of Homeopaths, SOH, Peter Chappell

Charly D. Miller: Unable to Decide…2 comments

medicalcrackpots wrote 1 week ago: Charly D. Miller a self-anointed advocate against prone restraint caught extolling the safety of pro … more →

Tags: Andrew Langer, Brooke Oberwetter, charly d. miller, Competitive Enterprise Institute, digital millennium copyright act, DMCA, Institute for Liberty, Jacob Sullum, jean mercer

Thomas Szasz

medicalcrackpots wrote 1 week ago: Thomas Szasz is a prominent figure in the antipsychiatry movement, a well-known social critic of the … more →

Tags: Andrew Langer, Brooke Oberwetter, charly d. miller, Competitive Enterprise Institute, dc signal, dianetics, fraud, Institute for Liberty, Jacob Sullum

Rethinking Autism...An Ad Campaign I Can Get Behind4 comments

Tye wrote 1 week ago: So they may be a little crass but I think they’re pretty funny and an interesting strategy to … more →

Tags: Medicine, Science Education, woo, Quack, Autism, Vaccines, Leann Tweeden, Amanda Peet

Radionics

medicalcrackpots wrote 2 weeks ago: Radionics is the use of blood, hair, a signature, or other substances unique to the person as a focu … more →

Tags: Andrew Langer, Brooke Oberwetter, censorship, charly d. miller, Competitive Enterprise Institute, dc signal, digital millennium copyright act, DMCA, fraud

$2.5 billion wasted on alternative health remedies2 comments

Kurt wrote 2 weeks ago: From MSNBC.com: BETHESDA, Md. – Ten years ago the government set out to test herbal and other … more →

Tags: Acupuncture, Alternative Medicine, Government Spending, Science based medicine

Jean Mercer: Afraid of Truth!1 comment

particleprincess wrote 2 weeks ago: Jean Mercer holds a Ph.D. in psychology from Brandeis University, a respected academic institution. … more →

Tags: jean mercer, larry sarner, linda rosa, monica pignotti, charly d. miller, Andrew Langer, John Berlau, myron ebell, Brooke Oberwetter

A Few More Facts About Homeopathy4 comments

jaycueaitch wrote 2 weeks ago: [BPSDB] I thought I had finished with Lousie Mcleans “Facts About Homeopathy” but I see … more →

Tags: bad science, health, Homeopathy, 55 Facts About Homeopathy, Louise Mclean


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