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when a doctor discovers quantum woo…
# science

when a doctor discovers quantum woo…

Dr. Robert Lanza thinks he's discovered the secret of immortality and it's something very quantum and involving rebooting time loops...

what krakens can teach us about peer review
# science

what krakens can teach us about peer review

Peer review, long seen as a feature of any scientific endeavor, is actually a fairly new idea. And you wouldn't believe the stuff that got published as science before it was put in place...

and that’s why we still have fish…
# evolution

and that’s why we still have fish…

The only argument creationists have against speciation is deploying arbitrary taxonomical semantics.

answers in genesis tackles logic, fails miserably
# science

answers in genesis tackles logic, fails miserably

Answers In Genesis tries to debate the divine origins of logic as if it was a law of physics with the most illogical drivel they could muster.

the gmc’s pyrrhic victory over wakefield
# health

the gmc’s pyrrhic victory over wakefield

Wakefield may have lost his medical license and is no longer able to call himself a doctor, but his damage to public health has been done and will continue.

how the mass media fuels denialism
# science

how the mass media fuels denialism

When it comes to science denial and illiteracy, the media is one of the biggest source of bad information and misleading opinions.

spotting the illuminati on saturn’s north pole
# oddities

spotting the illuminati on saturn’s north pole

Mike Adams thinks he might have found an Illuminati symbol on Saturn. But not really. But totally yes. But maybe not. But maybe.

the trouble with testing extraordinary claims
# science

the trouble with testing extraordinary claims

Despite dangling a million dollar prize, with updated bank statements that it's legit, for a demonstration of a supernatural ability, James Randi has very few takers.

genetic engineering, the alt med way…
# health

genetic engineering, the alt med way…

Consider this a PSA for aspiring biohackers: gene therapy does not work if you literally drink the genes.

a mile in the shoes of a barefoot believer
# science

a mile in the shoes of a barefoot believer

Communication between scientists and believers runs into a fundamental problem. Scientists see knowledge as impersonal. Believers don't.

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