Category Archives: Pseudoscience

Boiron: Give Customers a Refund for Your Fake Medicine

Posted on February 21, 2012 by Hemant Mehta

Carrie Poppy was feeling sick a month ago, so she (knowingly) purchased ColdCalm, a homeopathic “remedy” that has no actual potency to it. Actually, she took a lot of it. Double the dosage. To no one’s surprise, nothing bad happened … Continue reading →

Posted in General, Pseudoscience | 49 Comments

Jenny McCarthy Will Be So Happy…

Posted on February 19, 2012 by Hemant Mehta

She already speaks out against getting scientifically-sound vaccinations, but now she can start promoting Un-Oculate! It’ll get rid of vaccines you already have! (via the Cult Comedy Picture Show)

Posted in General, Humor, Pseudoscience | 11 Comments

NPR Promotes Military Acupuncture

Posted on February 17, 2012 by Jason Torpy

I was dismayed to see a headline from NPR today saying, “Military pokes holes in acupuncture skeptics’ theory.” Acupuncture is founded on the hypothesis that needles will redirect bodily energy to improve overall well-being. The problem? The bodily energy (called … Continue reading →

Posted in General, Military Atheists, Pseudoscience, Science | 54 Comments

Deepak Chopra Just Got a High Score

Posted on February 10, 2012 by Hemant Mehta

(via Calamities of Nature)

Posted in General, Humor, Pseudoscience | 13 Comments

Federal Government Wastes $666,000 To Study the Effectiveness of Praying Away AIDS

Posted on January 7, 2012 by Carrie

Last month, the Chicago Tribune released a review of the National Institute of Health’s allocation of research funds. The results are equally infuriating and disheartening. Among other dubious, implausible propositions, NIH funded research of whether distant prayer can remedy the … Continue reading →

Posted in General, Lawsuits, Politics, Pseudoscience, Science | 55 Comments

And That Resolution Is Out the Window

Posted on January 5, 2012 by Hemant Mehta

(via Cyanide and Happiness)

Posted in General, Humor, Pseudoscience | 5 Comments

A ‘Christian Perspective’ on the Demise of Intelligent Design

Posted on January 3, 2012 by Bentley Owen

Paul Wallace, a physicist and Christian, has added to the pile of obituaries of the Intelligent Design movement. Jason Rosenhouse wrote one back in November: In the mid-nineties it was possible to wonder seriously if ID was a serious intellectual … Continue reading →

Posted in General, Pseudoscience, Science | 14 Comments

Tri-City Herald Publishes Creationist’s Tall Tale As News

Posted on January 3, 2012 by Hemant Mehta

Here’s a perfect example of bad reporting. John Trumbo of the Tri-City Herald in Washington state wrote an article about Greg Morgan, a local man who recently found an unusual sandstone formation. And there’s only one conclusion he can draw … Continue reading →

Posted in General, Pseudoscience, Science | 47 Comments

Larry King Wants to be Frozen and Brought Back to Life After Death

Posted on December 19, 2011 by Emileigh

Brrr! Larry King is hoping for a cold afterlife. The former CNN host told his guests on “CNN Presents: A Larry King Special: Dinner with the Kings” (which aired Dec. 4th) that he wants to be frozen after death “on the … Continue reading →

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Why Is a Science Website Selling Unscientific Products?

Posted on December 4, 2011 by Hemant Mehta

***Update***: Edmund Scientifics has responded to this post here. They say they’re transitioning the products to a different part of their website, but 1) They’re still in Psychology as I type this and 2) They’re still being sold without a … Continue reading →

Posted in General, Pseudoscience, Science | 40 Comments