In which one of my students examines the ancient art of palm reading, and finds it wanting.
Category Pseudoscience
In which one of my students looks at one of the most common of pseudosciences, that of astrology.
In which one of my students examines placebos, the benefits and risks, and the problems with using complementary and alternative medicine to treat serious medical issues.
In which one of my students takes a trip through history to Nigeria to look at the origins of the idea of a zombie and reports on the scientific investigations looking into Vodun zombism.
In which one of my students looks at what Dissociative Identity Disorder (formerly called Multiple Personality Disorder) actually is, and whether the media gets it right or not.
In which one of my students examines the belief that the moon can influence how people act and think.
In which one of my students takes a look at why Steve Jobs may have felt better, but still died after receiving
In which one of my students turns the light of science on and shines it at the topic dream analysis and interpretation.
In which Andrew Wakefield’s fraudulent science linking vaccines to autism is examined and dissected.
In which one of my students examines the somewhat shady politics behind some of the “science” that climate change deniers use.