While looking through the science section at EzineArticles.com, I found an article which disputed the reliability of twin studies in psychology research. This in itself is not a bad thing. There are some methodological issues with twin studies. But the author’s main arguments were that twin studies don’t involve DNA testing, that the research results […]
Posts Tagged ‘Pseudoscience’
We are often told that the brain is the most complicated organ in the human body, that its functions and activities are shrouded in mystery. This is certainly true. We really don’t know about a lot of the things the brain does or how it does them. There has been and continues to be, extensive […]
Three months ago I wrote a blog post both here and at my blog about the case of Ron Houben, a man who was left in a vegetative state after a car crash. Some uncouth attention seekers decided to abuse this man, his family, and their dignity for their own 15 minutes of fame by claiming […]
I’m attending Perth Skeptics in the Park, with about a dozen people sitting around in the shade of a gorgeous Sunday, and I’m telling people about the 10:23 Campaign interview I just did for the Skeptic Zone podcast. If you haven’t checked it out, it features Marsh of the Merseyside Skeptics. Since I’m keen on Perth […]
A few days ago I went to the “Mind , body , wallet” festival. Those of you who followed the YAS twitter updates would have known I saw quite a few interesting things, but now I will elaborate on my journey. I went with one of my sceptical minded friends and his partner. All three […]
Ever noticed how the “proofs” offered up for positions of belief such as religion or pseudoscience always seem to rely heavily on the weight of personal anecdote? Funny that.
This poster is a jab at the anti-vax crowd and also my grim opinion of the public’s strange love of pseudoscience: I believe that even in the face of a horde of slavering undead, foamy jaws agape with bloodlust, the alternative medicine crowd would still shirk the benefits of medical science. Click thumbnail to view full-size […]
Whether or not Homeopathy is a suitable alternative to conventional medicine is generally a topic of quite intense debate and provokes emotional responses from all sides of the argument. In this essay, it is not my purpose to either advocate or disprove homeopathy, but rather to deconstruct and refute an argument found on the blog […]
