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Massimo Pigliucci (Italian: [ˈmassimo piʎˈʎuttʃi]; born January 16, 1964) [1] is an American philosopher and biologist who is professor of philosophy at the City College of New York, [2] former co-host of the Rationally Speaking Podcast, [3] and former editor in chief for the online magazine Scientia Salon. [4]
Films about pseudoscience, beliefs, or practices that are claimed to be both scientific and factual but are incompatible with the scientific method.Distinguishing scientific facts and theories from pseudoscientific beliefs, such as those found in climate change denial, astrology, alchemy, alternative medicine, occult beliefs, and creation science, is part of science education and scientific ...
Summary [ edit ] The film surveys the effects of disinformation campaigns occurring on social media and the impacts of well known conspiracy theories from Obama birther theories and Jade Helm , to Seth Rich , to Pizzagate , as well as some of the major and minor personalities involved.
Pseudoscience can have dangerous effects. For example, pseudoscientific anti-vaccine activism and promotion of homeopathic remedies as alternative disease treatments can result in people forgoing important medical treatments with demonstrable health benefits, leading to ill-health and deaths.
This two-volume work provides a broad introduction to the most prominent pseudoscientific claims made in the name of science. Covering the popular, the academic, and the bizarre, the encyclopedia includes topics from alien abductions to the Bermuda Triangle, crop circles, Feng Shui, and near-death experiences.
Pseudoscience consists of statements, beliefs, or practices that claim to be both scientific and factual but are incompatible with the scientific method. [Note 1] Pseudoscience is often characterized by contradictory, exaggerated or unfalsifiable claims; reliance on confirmation bias rather than rigorous attempts at refutation; lack of openness to evaluation by other experts; absence of ...
"Dark Waters" is generating Oscar buzz — and renewed concern about potentially toxic kitchenware and other household items. The real-life story, which is in theaters now, follows Ohio attorney ...
Ed Regis, writing in The New York Times, considered the book to be "the classic put-down of pseudoscience". [20] Fellow skeptic Michael Shermer called the book "the skeptic classic of the past half-century." He noted that the mark of popularity for the book came when John W. Campbell denounced the chapter on dianetics over the radio. [1]