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Remember the bird flu? Avian influenza (H5N1) was first discovered in birds in 1996, with the first human crossover detected in 1997. Since then it has been discovered in 50 countries and is endemic in six. If you are old enough to remember, there was a bit of a bird flu panic back in the late 90s.SMARTDOT SCAM
Description of the sleepdot one on Mamazoom. SleepDot is a natural sleeping aid. Can be used as a standalone aid or in conjunction with other tools. The highly coherent vibrations from SleepDot encourage the natural sleep pattern. SleepDot emits natural frequencies that encourage your brain to delay the theta and delta frequencies. ARE HEMP BATTERIES BETTER THAN LITHIUM-ION? An energy storage device with 22 times less energy density than current Li-Ion batteries is not viable for cars, period. This is a dealbreaker. It might be useful, however, for grid storage where weight is less of an issue. For grid storage factors such as cost and the availability of raw material are more important. THE REID TECHNIQUE OF INVESTIGATION The essence of the Reid technique is to interrogate the suspect with the presumption that they are guilty. The goal is to make them feel socially comfortable with confession – so the goal is to obtain a confession. Part of the technique is to offer the suspect a choice between two scenarios, one much worse than the other, but bothinvolving
POSTMODERNISM
Postmodernism – Sophisticated Nonsense. Sometimes really smart people say or write incredibly dumb things, as I was recently reminded while reading Stanley Fish’s June 17th NYT commentary, Atheism and Evidence. I’m sure this applies to me as well, although for obvious reasons we have a hard time recognizing our own ignorance.CAN DIET CURE MS?
A number of people have sent me links to this opinion piece, and other articles about Dr. Terry Wahls, who claims to have cured her own multiple sclerosis (MS) with diet alone. She advocates a paleo-style diet to cure whatever ails you. The evidence for this claim – zippo. THE PSEUDOSCIENCE OF MASARU EMOTO The Pseudoscience of Masaru Emoto. Published by Steven Novella under Pseudoscience. 168 Comments. Masaru Emoto thought that emotions can affect inanimate objects. If you are nice to water and then freeze it, it will make pretty happy crystals. If you are mean to water and then freeze it, it will make ugly unhappy crystals. He wrote: WHAT COLOR IS THIS DRESS? IT'S AN OPTICAL ILLUSION This is pretty amazing – almost as much for how quickly this has gone viral as for the effect itself. There is now an intense debate going on in the intertubes over whether this dress is black and blue or white and gold. Take a look and decide for yourself. Buzzfeed has a poll which currently puts it at 72% white and gold, and 28% black andblue.
BRAIN CELLS IN THE HEART? The heart does not contain brain cells. It contains neurons that comprise its own intrinsic system for regulating cardiac function. Further, neurons alone do not equal mind or consciousness. It takes the specialized organization of neurons in the brain to produce BE SKEPTICAL OF VIDEO SHOWING VACCINE "SIDE EFFECT Be Skeptical of Video Showing Vaccine “Side Effect. This was inevitable. We are in the midst of a massive rollout of two new vaccines for COVID-19. Anxiety and fatigue levels from the pandemic are already running high, and there is a pre-existing anti-vaccine movement who is sure to exploit this. But perhaps most significantly,we are now
NEUROLOGICA BLOG
Remember the bird flu? Avian influenza (H5N1) was first discovered in birds in 1996, with the first human crossover detected in 1997. Since then it has been discovered in 50 countries and is endemic in six. If you are old enough to remember, there was a bit of a bird flu panic back in the late 90s.SMARTDOT SCAM
Description of the sleepdot one on Mamazoom. SleepDot is a natural sleeping aid. Can be used as a standalone aid or in conjunction with other tools. The highly coherent vibrations from SleepDot encourage the natural sleep pattern. SleepDot emits natural frequencies that encourage your brain to delay the theta and delta frequencies. ARE HEMP BATTERIES BETTER THAN LITHIUM-ION? An energy storage device with 22 times less energy density than current Li-Ion batteries is not viable for cars, period. This is a dealbreaker. It might be useful, however, for grid storage where weight is less of an issue. For grid storage factors such as cost and the availability of raw material are more important. THE REID TECHNIQUE OF INVESTIGATION The essence of the Reid technique is to interrogate the suspect with the presumption that they are guilty. The goal is to make them feel socially comfortable with confession – so the goal is to obtain a confession. Part of the technique is to offer the suspect a choice between two scenarios, one much worse than the other, but bothinvolving
POSTMODERNISM
Postmodernism – Sophisticated Nonsense. Sometimes really smart people say or write incredibly dumb things, as I was recently reminded while reading Stanley Fish’s June 17th NYT commentary, Atheism and Evidence. I’m sure this applies to me as well, although for obvious reasons we have a hard time recognizing our own ignorance.CAN DIET CURE MS?
A number of people have sent me links to this opinion piece, and other articles about Dr. Terry Wahls, who claims to have cured her own multiple sclerosis (MS) with diet alone. She advocates a paleo-style diet to cure whatever ails you. The evidence for this claim – zippo. THE PSEUDOSCIENCE OF MASARU EMOTO The Pseudoscience of Masaru Emoto. Published by Steven Novella under Pseudoscience. 168 Comments. Masaru Emoto thought that emotions can affect inanimate objects. If you are nice to water and then freeze it, it will make pretty happy crystals. If you are mean to water and then freeze it, it will make ugly unhappy crystals. He wrote: WHAT COLOR IS THIS DRESS? IT'S AN OPTICAL ILLUSION This is pretty amazing – almost as much for how quickly this has gone viral as for the effect itself. There is now an intense debate going on in the intertubes over whether this dress is black and blue or white and gold. Take a look and decide for yourself. Buzzfeed has a poll which currently puts it at 72% white and gold, and 28% black andblue.
BRAIN CELLS IN THE HEART? The heart does not contain brain cells. It contains neurons that comprise its own intrinsic system for regulating cardiac function. Further, neurons alone do not equal mind or consciousness. It takes the specialized organization of neurons in the brain to produceFAUCI'S E-MAILS
A few years ago I was sued for libel, in a case I ultimately won in summary judgement where the other side had to pay for some of my legalcosts because the
THE PROBLEM WITH BEING TOO OPEN-MINDED Being open means that you apply this standard fairly to all claims. Being open-minded does not mean believing every claim, no matter how improbable–that’s being gullible, not open. This process of fair analysis, based upon logic and evidence, leading to tentative conclusions, which are EVOLUTIONARY COMPROMISES Evolution if one of the most fascinating scientific phenomena because it is so complex and operates over such varying and long timescales. It's a real challenge to wrap one's head around. Th BRAIN CONNECTIONS IN APHANTASIA There is definitely something to be said for the neurodiversity perspective - when it comes to brain function there is a wide range of what can be considered healthy. Not all differences should be loo COMMUNICATING THROUGH HANDWRITING WITH THOUGHT Communicating Through Handwriting with Thought. We have another incremental advance with brain-machine interface technology, and one with practical applications. A recent study (by Krishna Shenoy, a Howard Hughes Medical Institute investigator at Stanford University and colleagues) demonstrated communication with thought alone at arate of 15
MAGNETS AND FUSION
Modern rocketry requires computer technology. And the promise of fusion reactors is largely dependent on our ability to make really powerful magnets. Recent progress in powerful magnet technology may be moving us closer to the reality of commercial fusion. Fusion is the process that powers stars. Stars, like our sun, start out as mostlyhydrogen.
PERSONALITY TEST PSEUDOSCIENCE Personality Test Pseudoscience – Swedish Edition. Our skeptical colleagues over in Sweden have been tackling one of the most popular pseudosciences there (thanks to Swedish Skeptics president Pontus Böckman for the heads up) – their “Fraudster of the year in 2018 was author Thomas Erikson for his book Surrounded by Idiots. WHAT COLOR IS THIS DRESS? IT'S AN OPTICAL ILLUSION This is pretty amazing – almost as much for how quickly this has gone viral as for the effect itself. There is now an intense debate going on in the intertubes over whether this dress is black and blue or white and gold. Take a look and decide for yourself. Buzzfeed has a poll which currently puts it at 72% white and gold, and 28% black andblue.
FREE SPEECH
There is also a good discussion of this data on Vox, but here is the quick overview: Tolerance of speech or support for free speech has been overall rising over the last few decades. Self-identified extreme liberals are the most supportive ideological group of free speech. College/University education correlates with increased tolerance ofspeech.
BRAIN CELLS IN THE HEART? The heart does not contain brain cells. It contains neurons that comprise its own intrinsic system for regulating cardiac function. Further, neurons alone do not equal mind or consciousness. It takes the specialized organization of neurons in the brain to produceNEUROLOGICA BLOG
Remember the bird flu? Avian influenza (H5N1) was first discovered in birds in 1996, with the first human crossover detected in 1997. Since then it has been discovered in 50 countries and is endemic in six. If you are old enough to remember, there was a bit of a bird flu panic back in the late 90s. THE REID TECHNIQUE OF INVESTIGATION The essence of the Reid technique is to interrogate the suspect with the presumption that they are guilty. The goal is to make them feel socially comfortable with confession – so the goal is to obtain a confession. Part of the technique is to offer the suspect a choice between two scenarios, one much worse than the other, but bothinvolving
ARE HEMP BATTERIES BETTER THAN LITHIUM-ION? An energy storage device with 22 times less energy density than current Li-Ion batteries is not viable for cars, period. This is a dealbreaker. It might be useful, however, for grid storage where weight is less of an issue. For grid storage factors such as cost and the availability of raw material are more important.POSTMODERNISM
Postmodernism – Sophisticated Nonsense. Sometimes really smart people say or write incredibly dumb things, as I was recently reminded while reading Stanley Fish’s June 17th NYT commentary, Atheism and Evidence. I’m sure this applies to me as well, although for obvious reasons we have a hard time recognizing our own ignorance.SMARTDOT SCAM
Description of the sleepdot one on Mamazoom. SleepDot is a natural sleeping aid. Can be used as a standalone aid or in conjunction with other tools. The highly coherent vibrations from SleepDot encourage the natural sleep pattern. SleepDot emits natural frequencies that encourage your brain to delay the theta and delta frequencies.CAN DIET CURE MS?
A number of people have sent me links to this opinion piece, and other articles about Dr. Terry Wahls, who claims to have cured her own multiple sclerosis (MS) with diet alone. She advocates a paleo-style diet to cure whatever ails you. The evidence for this claim – zippo.DEATH BY HOMEOPATHY
Further: Giving evidence at Dingle’s inquest yesterday before West Australian Coroner Alastair Hope, her sister Toni Brown said seeing Dingle in 2003 was like watching “somebody being tortured”. Not only was Penelope Dingle allowed to die, according to reports she was allowed to remain in pain without the benefit of even pain killers. CAN THINKING CHANGE REALITY I love the documentary series, The Day the Universe Changed, by James Burke.It’s a follow up to his equally good, Connections (I know, they have their criticisms, but overall they are very good).The former title is a metaphor – when our collective model of ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE KILLS Prostate cancer tends to have a long natural course, and in this study numbers were small and follow-up too short. Overall if you rely on alternative medicine to treat your cancer your risk of death was increased 2.5 times. For highly treatable cancers like breast cancer risk of death was almost six times higher with alternative medicine. ADHD AND BRAIN CHEMISTRY ADHD and Brain Chemistry. ADHD (attention deficit and hyperactivity disorder) is somewhat of a beleaguered and misunderstood disorder. The key controversy (and it is mainly a public, not a scientific, controversy) is whether ADHD is an actual brain disorder, a product of environmental factors (bad parenting, too much TV), or a culturalfiction.
NEUROLOGICA BLOG
Remember the bird flu? Avian influenza (H5N1) was first discovered in birds in 1996, with the first human crossover detected in 1997. Since then it has been discovered in 50 countries and is endemic in six. If you are old enough to remember, there was a bit of a bird flu panic back in the late 90s. THE REID TECHNIQUE OF INVESTIGATION The essence of the Reid technique is to interrogate the suspect with the presumption that they are guilty. The goal is to make them feel socially comfortable with confession – so the goal is to obtain a confession. Part of the technique is to offer the suspect a choice between two scenarios, one much worse than the other, but bothinvolving
ARE HEMP BATTERIES BETTER THAN LITHIUM-ION? An energy storage device with 22 times less energy density than current Li-Ion batteries is not viable for cars, period. This is a dealbreaker. It might be useful, however, for grid storage where weight is less of an issue. For grid storage factors such as cost and the availability of raw material are more important.POSTMODERNISM
Postmodernism – Sophisticated Nonsense. Sometimes really smart people say or write incredibly dumb things, as I was recently reminded while reading Stanley Fish’s June 17th NYT commentary, Atheism and Evidence. I’m sure this applies to me as well, although for obvious reasons we have a hard time recognizing our own ignorance.SMARTDOT SCAM
Description of the sleepdot one on Mamazoom. SleepDot is a natural sleeping aid. Can be used as a standalone aid or in conjunction with other tools. The highly coherent vibrations from SleepDot encourage the natural sleep pattern. SleepDot emits natural frequencies that encourage your brain to delay the theta and delta frequencies.CAN DIET CURE MS?
A number of people have sent me links to this opinion piece, and other articles about Dr. Terry Wahls, who claims to have cured her own multiple sclerosis (MS) with diet alone. She advocates a paleo-style diet to cure whatever ails you. The evidence for this claim – zippo.DEATH BY HOMEOPATHY
Further: Giving evidence at Dingle’s inquest yesterday before West Australian Coroner Alastair Hope, her sister Toni Brown said seeing Dingle in 2003 was like watching “somebody being tortured”. Not only was Penelope Dingle allowed to die, according to reports she was allowed to remain in pain without the benefit of even pain killers. CAN THINKING CHANGE REALITY I love the documentary series, The Day the Universe Changed, by James Burke.It’s a follow up to his equally good, Connections (I know, they have their criticisms, but overall they are very good).The former title is a metaphor – when our collective model of ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE KILLS Prostate cancer tends to have a long natural course, and in this study numbers were small and follow-up too short. Overall if you rely on alternative medicine to treat your cancer your risk of death was increased 2.5 times. For highly treatable cancers like breast cancer risk of death was almost six times higher with alternative medicine. ADHD AND BRAIN CHEMISTRY ADHD and Brain Chemistry. ADHD (attention deficit and hyperactivity disorder) is somewhat of a beleaguered and misunderstood disorder. The key controversy (and it is mainly a public, not a scientific, controversy) is whether ADHD is an actual brain disorder, a product of environmental factors (bad parenting, too much TV), or a culturalfiction.
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A few years ago I was sued for libel, in a case I ultimately won in summary judgement where the other side had to pay for some of my legalcosts because the
BE SKEPTICAL OF VIDEO SHOWING VACCINE "SIDE EFFECT Be Skeptical of Video Showing Vaccine “Side Effect. This was inevitable. We are in the midst of a massive rollout of two new vaccines for COVID-19. Anxiety and fatigue levels from the pandemic are already running high, and there is a pre-existing anti-vaccine movement who is sure to exploit this. But perhaps most significantly,we are now
EVOLUTIONARY COMPROMISES Evolution if one of the most fascinating scientific phenomena because it is so complex and operates over such varying and long timescales. It's a real challenge to wrap one's head around. Th BRAIN CONNECTIONS IN APHANTASIA There is definitely something to be said for the neurodiversity perspective - when it comes to brain function there is a wide range of what can be considered healthy. Not all differences should be loo COVID-19 BECOMING LESS DEADLY COVID-19 Becoming Less Deadly. Over the course of the pandemic the death rate in people diagnosed with COVID-19 (the case-fatality rate) has declined. Unpacking all the reasons this may be the case can help us better understand and fight this disease. A few recent studies shed some light on this question. RETURN OF THE BIRD FLU Remember the bird flu? Avian influenza (H5N1) was first discovered in birds in 1996, with the first human crossover detected in 1997. Since then it has been discovered in 50 countries and is endemic in six. If you are old enough to remember, there was a bit of a bird flu panic back in the late 90s. THE REID TECHNIQUE OF INVESTIGATION What is being depicted is known as the Reid Technique, developed by John Reid in the 1950s. This technique remains popular, but is also highly controversial. A recent study, however, claims 100% accuracy using the Reid technique to detect deception in 33 THE PSEUDOSCIENCE OF MASARU EMOTO The Pseudoscience of Masaru Emoto. Published by Steven Novella under Pseudoscience. 168 Comments. Masaru Emoto thought that emotions can affect inanimate objects. If you are nice to water and then freeze it, it will make pretty happy crystals. If you are mean to water and then freeze it, it will make ugly unhappy crystals. He wrote: MAGNETIC HEALING THROUGH THE AGES Magnetic Healing Through the Ages. The notion that magnets can be used for healing is as old as knowledge of magnets themselves. Several ancient cultures, Egyptian, Greek, Chinese, and others, discovered natural magnetic rocks – lodestones. They had a hard time explaining the unusual properties of these rocks given the scientific knowledgeat
CAN THINKING CHANGE REALITY I love the documentary series, The Day the Universe Changed, by James Burke.It’s a follow up to his equally good, Connections (I know, they have their criticisms, but overall they are very good).The former title is a metaphor – when our collective model ofNEUROLOGICA BLOG
Remember the bird flu? Avian influenza (H5N1) was first discovered in birds in 1996, with the first human crossover detected in 1997. Since then it has been discovered in 50 countries and is endemic in six. If you are old enough to remember, there was a bit of a bird flu panic back in the late 90s.SMARTDOT SCAM
Description of the sleepdot one on Mamazoom. SleepDot is a natural sleeping aid. Can be used as a standalone aid or in conjunction with other tools. The highly coherent vibrations from SleepDot encourage the natural sleep pattern. SleepDot emits natural frequencies that encourage your brain to delay the theta and delta frequencies. ARE HEMP BATTERIES BETTER THAN LITHIUM-ION? An energy storage device with 22 times less energy density than current Li-Ion batteries is not viable for cars, period. This is a dealbreaker. It might be useful, however, for grid storage where weight is less of an issue. For grid storage factors such as cost and the availability of raw material are more important. PERSONALITY TEST PSEUDOSCIENCE Personality Test Pseudoscience – Swedish Edition. Our skeptical colleagues over in Sweden have been tackling one of the most popular pseudosciences there (thanks to Swedish Skeptics president Pontus Böckman for the heads up) – their “Fraudster of the year in 2018 was author Thomas Erikson for his book Surrounded by Idiots.POSTMODERNISM
Postmodernism – Sophisticated Nonsense. Sometimes really smart people say or write incredibly dumb things, as I was recently reminded while reading Stanley Fish’s June 17th NYT commentary, Atheism and Evidence. I’m sure this applies to me as well, although for obvious reasons we have a hard time recognizing our own ignorance. THE PSEUDOSCIENCE OF MASARU EMOTO The Pseudoscience of Masaru Emoto. Published by Steven Novella under Pseudoscience. 168 Comments. Masaru Emoto thought that emotions can affect inanimate objects. If you are nice to water and then freeze it, it will make pretty happy crystals. If you are mean to water and then freeze it, it will make ugly unhappy crystals. He wrote: THE REID TECHNIQUE OF INVESTIGATION The essence of the Reid technique is to interrogate the suspect with the presumption that they are guilty. The goal is to make them feel socially comfortable with confession – so the goal is to obtain a confession. Part of the technique is to offer the suspect a choice between two scenarios, one much worse than the other, but bothinvolving
WHAT COLOR IS THIS DRESS? IT'S AN OPTICAL ILLUSION This is pretty amazing – almost as much for how quickly this has gone viral as for the effect itself. There is now an intense debate going on in the intertubes over whether this dress is black and blue or white and gold. Take a look and decide for yourself. Buzzfeed has a poll which currently puts it at 72% white and gold, and 28% black andblue.
BRAIN CELLS IN THE HEART? The heart does not contain brain cells. It contains neurons that comprise its own intrinsic system for regulating cardiac function. Further, neurons alone do not equal mind or consciousness. It takes the specialized organization of neurons in the brain to produce THE DANGERS OF CELEBRITY CULTURE The Dangers of Celebrity Culture. Zooey Deschanel has a Facebook page where she gives advice on complex scientific topics. I love Deschanel as an actress and enjoy much of her work (particularly the otherwise mediocre movie version of the Hitchhiker’s Guide), but that does not mean I want to take advice from her on which foods I should eat.NEUROLOGICA BLOG
Remember the bird flu? Avian influenza (H5N1) was first discovered in birds in 1996, with the first human crossover detected in 1997. Since then it has been discovered in 50 countries and is endemic in six. If you are old enough to remember, there was a bit of a bird flu panic back in the late 90s.SMARTDOT SCAM
Description of the sleepdot one on Mamazoom. SleepDot is a natural sleeping aid. Can be used as a standalone aid or in conjunction with other tools. The highly coherent vibrations from SleepDot encourage the natural sleep pattern. SleepDot emits natural frequencies that encourage your brain to delay the theta and delta frequencies. ARE HEMP BATTERIES BETTER THAN LITHIUM-ION? An energy storage device with 22 times less energy density than current Li-Ion batteries is not viable for cars, period. This is a dealbreaker. It might be useful, however, for grid storage where weight is less of an issue. For grid storage factors such as cost and the availability of raw material are more important. PERSONALITY TEST PSEUDOSCIENCE Personality Test Pseudoscience – Swedish Edition. Our skeptical colleagues over in Sweden have been tackling one of the most popular pseudosciences there (thanks to Swedish Skeptics president Pontus Böckman for the heads up) – their “Fraudster of the year in 2018 was author Thomas Erikson for his book Surrounded by Idiots.POSTMODERNISM
Postmodernism – Sophisticated Nonsense. Sometimes really smart people say or write incredibly dumb things, as I was recently reminded while reading Stanley Fish’s June 17th NYT commentary, Atheism and Evidence. I’m sure this applies to me as well, although for obvious reasons we have a hard time recognizing our own ignorance. THE PSEUDOSCIENCE OF MASARU EMOTO The Pseudoscience of Masaru Emoto. Published by Steven Novella under Pseudoscience. 168 Comments. Masaru Emoto thought that emotions can affect inanimate objects. If you are nice to water and then freeze it, it will make pretty happy crystals. If you are mean to water and then freeze it, it will make ugly unhappy crystals. He wrote: THE REID TECHNIQUE OF INVESTIGATION The essence of the Reid technique is to interrogate the suspect with the presumption that they are guilty. The goal is to make them feel socially comfortable with confession – so the goal is to obtain a confession. Part of the technique is to offer the suspect a choice between two scenarios, one much worse than the other, but bothinvolving
WHAT COLOR IS THIS DRESS? IT'S AN OPTICAL ILLUSION This is pretty amazing – almost as much for how quickly this has gone viral as for the effect itself. There is now an intense debate going on in the intertubes over whether this dress is black and blue or white and gold. Take a look and decide for yourself. Buzzfeed has a poll which currently puts it at 72% white and gold, and 28% black andblue.
BRAIN CELLS IN THE HEART? The heart does not contain brain cells. It contains neurons that comprise its own intrinsic system for regulating cardiac function. Further, neurons alone do not equal mind or consciousness. It takes the specialized organization of neurons in the brain to produce THE DANGERS OF CELEBRITY CULTURE The Dangers of Celebrity Culture. Zooey Deschanel has a Facebook page where she gives advice on complex scientific topics. I love Deschanel as an actress and enjoy much of her work (particularly the otherwise mediocre movie version of the Hitchhiker’s Guide), but that does not mean I want to take advice from her on which foods I should eat.FAUCI'S E-MAILS
A few years ago I was sued for libel, in a case I ultimately won in summary judgement where the other side had to pay for some of my legalcosts because the
BRAIN CONNECTIONS IN APHANTASIA 1 day ago · There is definitely something to be said for the neurodiversity perspective - when it comes to brain function there is a wide range of what can be considered healthy. Not all differencesshould be loo
THE PROBLEM WITH BEING TOO OPEN-MINDED Being open means that you apply this standard fairly to all claims. Being open-minded does not mean believing every claim, no matter how improbable–that’s being gullible, not open. This process of fair analysis, based upon logic and evidence, leading to tentative conclusions, which are COMMUNICATING THROUGH HANDWRITING WITH THOUGHT Communicating Through Handwriting with Thought. We have another incremental advance with brain-machine interface technology, and one with practical applications. A recent study (by Krishna Shenoy, a Howard Hughes Medical Institute investigator at Stanford University and colleagues) demonstrated communication with thought alone at arate of 15
PERSONALITY TEST PSEUDOSCIENCE Personality Test Pseudoscience – Swedish Edition. Our skeptical colleagues over in Sweden have been tackling one of the most popular pseudosciences there (thanks to Swedish Skeptics president Pontus Böckman for the heads up) – their “Fraudster of the year in 2018 was author Thomas Erikson for his book Surrounded by Idiots. ORGANIC ELECTROCHEMICAL SYNAPTIC TRANSISTOR This technology has actually been in development for years. A new study takes it one step further by demonstrating associative learning, which is key to the function of the human brain. An organic electrochemical transistor (OECT) works by trapping ions, using them to communicate with each other like the neurotransmitters in thebrain.
NO – ATLANTIS HAS NOT BEEN DISCOVERED IN NORTH AFRICA No – Atlantis Has Not Been Discovered in North Africa. A video is making the rounds claiming “proof” that Atlantis existed in norther Africa. This video is by Jimmy from Bright Insight and it is an excellent example of crank pseudoscience. Jimmy has made himself into a social media brand, with lots of conspiracy and pseudohistorynonsense
THE NEED FOR IMPROVED FOOD PRODUCTION The Need for Improved Food Production. There are two undeniable trends that impact global food production – increasing CO2 in the atmosphere is warming the planet, and the human population is growing. The former affects production, the latter demand. In both cases there are anti-scientific ideological groups hampering progress, and even BRAIN CELLS IN THE HEART? The heart does not contain brain cells. It contains neurons that comprise its own intrinsic system for regulating cardiac function. Further, neurons alone do not equal mind or consciousness. It takes the specialized organization of neurons in the brain to produce THE DANGERS OF CELEBRITY CULTURE The Dangers of Celebrity Culture. Zooey Deschanel has a Facebook page where she gives advice on complex scientific topics. I love Deschanel as an actress and enjoy much of her work (particularly the otherwise mediocre movie version of the Hitchhiker’s Guide), but that does not mean I want to take advice from her on which foods I should eat.NEUROLOGICA BLOG
Remember the bird flu? Avian influenza (H5N1) was first discovered in birds in 1996, with the first human crossover detected in 1997. Since then it has been discovered in 50 countries and is endemic in six. If you are old enough to remember, there was a bit of a bird flu panic back in the late 90s.SMARTDOT SCAM
Description of the sleepdot one on Mamazoom. SleepDot is a natural sleeping aid. Can be used as a standalone aid or in conjunction with other tools. The highly coherent vibrations from SleepDot encourage the natural sleep pattern. SleepDot emits natural frequencies that encourage your brain to delay the theta and delta frequencies.POSTMODERNISM
Postmodernism – Sophisticated Nonsense. Sometimes really smart people say or write incredibly dumb things, as I was recently reminded while reading Stanley Fish’s June 17th NYT commentary, Atheism and Evidence. I’m sure this applies to me as well, although for obvious reasons we have a hard time recognizing our own ignorance. ARE HEMP BATTERIES BETTER THAN LITHIUM-ION? An energy storage device with 22 times less energy density than current Li-Ion batteries is not viable for cars, period. This is a dealbreaker. It might be useful, however, for grid storage where weight is less of an issue. For grid storage factors such as cost and the availability of raw material are more important. THE REID TECHNIQUE OF INVESTIGATION The essence of the Reid technique is to interrogate the suspect with the presumption that they are guilty. The goal is to make them feel socially comfortable with confession – so the goal is to obtain a confession. Part of the technique is to offer the suspect a choice between two scenarios, one much worse than the other, but bothinvolving
MORE EVIDENCE AGAINST LEARNING STYLES Despite this lack of convincing evidence, the notion of learning styles remains popular. A 2017 survey found that 53% of teachers in higher education endorsed the concept of learning styles, but this support has been waning as more and more negative evidence comes in. Part of the reason for lingering support is that the concept isappealing.
THE PSEUDOSCIENCE OF MASARU EMOTO The Pseudoscience of Masaru Emoto. Published by Steven Novella under Pseudoscience. 168 Comments. Masaru Emoto thought that emotions can affect inanimate objects. If you are nice to water and then freeze it, it will make pretty happy crystals. If you are mean to water and then freeze it, it will make ugly unhappy crystals. He wrote: BRAIN CELLS IN THE HEART? The heart does not contain brain cells. It contains neurons that comprise its own intrinsic system for regulating cardiac function. Further, neurons alone do not equal mind or consciousness. It takes the specialized organization of neurons in the brain to produce WHAT COLOR IS THIS DRESS? IT'S AN OPTICAL ILLUSION This is pretty amazing – almost as much for how quickly this has gone viral as for the effect itself. There is now an intense debate going on in the intertubes over whether this dress is black and blue or white and gold. Take a look and decide for yourself. Buzzfeed has a poll which currently puts it at 72% white and gold, and 28% black andblue.
THE DANGERS OF CELEBRITY CULTURE The Dangers of Celebrity Culture. Zooey Deschanel has a Facebook page where she gives advice on complex scientific topics. I love Deschanel as an actress and enjoy much of her work (particularly the otherwise mediocre movie version of the Hitchhiker’s Guide), but that does not mean I want to take advice from her on which foods I should eat.NEUROLOGICA BLOG
Remember the bird flu? Avian influenza (H5N1) was first discovered in birds in 1996, with the first human crossover detected in 1997. Since then it has been discovered in 50 countries and is endemic in six. If you are old enough to remember, there was a bit of a bird flu panic back in the late 90s.SMARTDOT SCAM
Description of the sleepdot one on Mamazoom. SleepDot is a natural sleeping aid. Can be used as a standalone aid or in conjunction with other tools. The highly coherent vibrations from SleepDot encourage the natural sleep pattern. SleepDot emits natural frequencies that encourage your brain to delay the theta and delta frequencies.POSTMODERNISM
Postmodernism – Sophisticated Nonsense. Sometimes really smart people say or write incredibly dumb things, as I was recently reminded while reading Stanley Fish’s June 17th NYT commentary, Atheism and Evidence. I’m sure this applies to me as well, although for obvious reasons we have a hard time recognizing our own ignorance. ARE HEMP BATTERIES BETTER THAN LITHIUM-ION? An energy storage device with 22 times less energy density than current Li-Ion batteries is not viable for cars, period. This is a dealbreaker. It might be useful, however, for grid storage where weight is less of an issue. For grid storage factors such as cost and the availability of raw material are more important. THE REID TECHNIQUE OF INVESTIGATION The essence of the Reid technique is to interrogate the suspect with the presumption that they are guilty. The goal is to make them feel socially comfortable with confession – so the goal is to obtain a confession. Part of the technique is to offer the suspect a choice between two scenarios, one much worse than the other, but bothinvolving
MORE EVIDENCE AGAINST LEARNING STYLES Despite this lack of convincing evidence, the notion of learning styles remains popular. A 2017 survey found that 53% of teachers in higher education endorsed the concept of learning styles, but this support has been waning as more and more negative evidence comes in. Part of the reason for lingering support is that the concept isappealing.
THE PSEUDOSCIENCE OF MASARU EMOTO The Pseudoscience of Masaru Emoto. Published by Steven Novella under Pseudoscience. 168 Comments. Masaru Emoto thought that emotions can affect inanimate objects. If you are nice to water and then freeze it, it will make pretty happy crystals. If you are mean to water and then freeze it, it will make ugly unhappy crystals. He wrote: BRAIN CELLS IN THE HEART? The heart does not contain brain cells. It contains neurons that comprise its own intrinsic system for regulating cardiac function. Further, neurons alone do not equal mind or consciousness. It takes the specialized organization of neurons in the brain to produce WHAT COLOR IS THIS DRESS? IT'S AN OPTICAL ILLUSION This is pretty amazing – almost as much for how quickly this has gone viral as for the effect itself. There is now an intense debate going on in the intertubes over whether this dress is black and blue or white and gold. Take a look and decide for yourself. Buzzfeed has a poll which currently puts it at 72% white and gold, and 28% black andblue.
THE DANGERS OF CELEBRITY CULTURE The Dangers of Celebrity Culture. Zooey Deschanel has a Facebook page where she gives advice on complex scientific topics. I love Deschanel as an actress and enjoy much of her work (particularly the otherwise mediocre movie version of the Hitchhiker’s Guide), but that does not mean I want to take advice from her on which foods I should eat. BRAIN CONNECTIONS IN APHANTASIA 6 hours ago · There is definitely something to be said for the neurodiversity perspective - when it comes to brain function there is a wide range of what can be considered healthy. Not THE PROBLEM WITH BEING TOO OPEN-MINDED Being open means that you apply this standard fairly to all claims. Being open-minded does not mean believing every claim, no matter how improbable–that’s being gullible, not open. This process of fair analysis, based upon logic and evidence, leading to tentative conclusions, which are PERSONALITY TEST PSEUDOSCIENCE Personality Test Pseudoscience – Swedish Edition. Our skeptical colleagues over in Sweden have been tackling one of the most popular pseudosciences there (thanks to Swedish Skeptics president Pontus Böckman for the heads up) – their “Fraudster of the year in 2018 was author Thomas Erikson for his book Surrounded by Idiots. COMMUNICATING THROUGH HANDWRITING WITH THOUGHT Communicating Through Handwriting with Thought. We have another incremental advance with brain-machine interface technology, and one with practical applications. A recent study (by Krishna Shenoy, a Howard Hughes Medical Institute investigator at Stanford University and colleagues) demonstrated communication with thought alone at arate of 15
A CRISPR GENETIC ON-OFF SWITCH A CRISPR Genetic On-Off Switch. Our knowledge of genetics and the tools to engineer or modify genetics continues to rapidly progress. The most celebrated recent advance was CRISPR (clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats), a bacteria-derived system that can easily target any sequence of DNA using a guide RNA. THE NEED FOR IMPROVED FOOD PRODUCTION The Need for Improved Food Production. There are two undeniable trends that impact global food production – increasing CO2 in the atmosphere is warming the planet, and the human population is growing. The former affects production, the latter demand. In both cases there are anti-scientific ideological groups hampering progress, and even NEW CREATIONIST DOCUMENTARY New Creationist Documentary – Same Old Nonsense. Creation.com, the authors of “15 questions for ‘evolutionists’ that they have already answered but we are going to continue to ignore those answers,” has recently release a trailer for their new movie where they apparently found 15 PhDs who are willing to embarrass themselvesby
WHAT COLOR IS THIS DRESS? IT'S AN OPTICAL ILLUSION This is pretty amazing – almost as much for how quickly this has gone viral as for the effect itself. There is now an intense debate going on in the intertubes over whether this dress is black and blue or white and gold. Take a look and decide for yourself. Buzzfeed has a poll which currently puts it at 72% white and gold, and 28% black andblue.
BRAIN CELLS IN THE HEART? The heart does not contain brain cells. It contains neurons that comprise its own intrinsic system for regulating cardiac function. Further, neurons alone do not equal mind or consciousness. It takes the specialized organization of neurons in the brain to produceVACCINES ARE GAY
It’s always amusing to see two pseudosciences combined into one greater pseudoscience – it’s like chocolate and peanut butter. It’s not uncommon because those who would embrace one pseudoscience are likely to follow the same flawed logic and process to acceptothers.
NEUROLOGICA BLOG
Remember the bird flu? Avian influenza (H5N1) was first discovered in birds in 1996, with the first human crossover detected in 1997. Since then it has bee discovered in 50 countries and is endemic is six. If you are old enough to remember, there was a bit of a bird flu panic back in the late 90s. ARE HEMP BATTERIES BETTER THAN LITHIUM-ION? An energy storage device with 22 times less energy density than current Li-Ion batteries is not viable for cars, period. This is a dealbreaker. It might be useful, however, for grid storage where weight is less of an issue. For grid storage factors such as cost and the availability of raw material are more important.POSTMODERNISM
Postmodernism – Sophisticated Nonsense. Sometimes really smart people say or write incredibly dumb things, as I was recently reminded while reading Stanley Fish’s June 17th NYT commentary, Atheism and Evidence. I’m sure this applies to me as well, although for obvious reasons we have a hard time recognizing our own ignorance. MORE EVIDENCE AGAINST LEARNING STYLES Despite this lack of convincing evidence, the notion of learning styles remains popular. A 2017 survey found that 53% of teachers in higher education endorsed the concept of learning styles, but this support has been waning as more and more negative evidence comes in. Part of the reason for lingering support is that the concept isappealing.
DEATH BY HOMEOPATHY
Further: Giving evidence at Dingle’s inquest yesterday before West Australian Coroner Alastair Hope, her sister Toni Brown said seeing Dingle in 2003 was like watching “somebody being tortured”. Not only was Penelope Dingle allowed to die, according to reports she was allowed to remain in pain without the benefit of even pain killers. THE NEED FOR IMPROVED FOOD PRODUCTION The Need for Improved Food Production. There are two undeniable trends that impact global food production – increasing CO2 in the atmosphere is warming the planet, and the human population is growing. The former affects production, the latter demand. In both cases there are anti-scientific ideological groups hampering progress, and evenCAN DIET CURE MS?
A number of people have sent me links to this opinion piece, and other articles about Dr. Terry Wahls, who claims to have cured her own multiple sclerosis (MS) with diet alone. She advocates a paleo-style diet to cure whatever ails you. The evidence for this claim – zippo. ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE KILLS Prostate cancer tends to have a long natural course, and in this study numbers were small and follow-up too short. Overall if you rely on alternative medicine to treat your cancer your risk of death was increased 2.5 times. For highly treatable cancers like breast cancer risk of death was almost six times higher with alternative medicine. ADHD AND BRAIN CHEMISTRY ADHD and Brain Chemistry. ADHD (attention deficit and hyperactivity disorder) is somewhat of a beleaguered and misunderstood disorder. The key controversy (and it is mainly a public, not a scientific, controversy) is whether ADHD is an actual brain disorder, a product of environmental factors (bad parenting, too much TV), or a culturalfiction.
VACCINES ARE GAY
It’s always amusing to see two pseudosciences combined into one greater pseudoscience – it’s like chocolate and peanut butter. It’s not uncommon because those who would embrace one pseudoscience are likely to follow the same flawed logic and process to acceptothers.
NEUROLOGICA BLOG
Remember the bird flu? Avian influenza (H5N1) was first discovered in birds in 1996, with the first human crossover detected in 1997. Since then it has bee discovered in 50 countries and is endemic is six. If you are old enough to remember, there was a bit of a bird flu panic back in the late 90s. ARE HEMP BATTERIES BETTER THAN LITHIUM-ION? An energy storage device with 22 times less energy density than current Li-Ion batteries is not viable for cars, period. This is a dealbreaker. It might be useful, however, for grid storage where weight is less of an issue. For grid storage factors such as cost and the availability of raw material are more important.POSTMODERNISM
Postmodernism – Sophisticated Nonsense. Sometimes really smart people say or write incredibly dumb things, as I was recently reminded while reading Stanley Fish’s June 17th NYT commentary, Atheism and Evidence. I’m sure this applies to me as well, although for obvious reasons we have a hard time recognizing our own ignorance. MORE EVIDENCE AGAINST LEARNING STYLES Despite this lack of convincing evidence, the notion of learning styles remains popular. A 2017 survey found that 53% of teachers in higher education endorsed the concept of learning styles, but this support has been waning as more and more negative evidence comes in. Part of the reason for lingering support is that the concept isappealing.
DEATH BY HOMEOPATHY
Further: Giving evidence at Dingle’s inquest yesterday before West Australian Coroner Alastair Hope, her sister Toni Brown said seeing Dingle in 2003 was like watching “somebody being tortured”. Not only was Penelope Dingle allowed to die, according to reports she was allowed to remain in pain without the benefit of even pain killers. THE NEED FOR IMPROVED FOOD PRODUCTION The Need for Improved Food Production. There are two undeniable trends that impact global food production – increasing CO2 in the atmosphere is warming the planet, and the human population is growing. The former affects production, the latter demand. In both cases there are anti-scientific ideological groups hampering progress, and evenCAN DIET CURE MS?
A number of people have sent me links to this opinion piece, and other articles about Dr. Terry Wahls, who claims to have cured her own multiple sclerosis (MS) with diet alone. She advocates a paleo-style diet to cure whatever ails you. The evidence for this claim – zippo. ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE KILLS Prostate cancer tends to have a long natural course, and in this study numbers were small and follow-up too short. Overall if you rely on alternative medicine to treat your cancer your risk of death was increased 2.5 times. For highly treatable cancers like breast cancer risk of death was almost six times higher with alternative medicine. ADHD AND BRAIN CHEMISTRY ADHD and Brain Chemistry. ADHD (attention deficit and hyperactivity disorder) is somewhat of a beleaguered and misunderstood disorder. The key controversy (and it is mainly a public, not a scientific, controversy) is whether ADHD is an actual brain disorder, a product of environmental factors (bad parenting, too much TV), or a culturalfiction.
VACCINES ARE GAY
It’s always amusing to see two pseudosciences combined into one greater pseudoscience – it’s like chocolate and peanut butter. It’s not uncommon because those who would embrace one pseudoscience are likely to follow the same flawed logic and process to acceptothers.
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1 day ago · A few years ago I was sued for libel, in a case I ultimately won in summary judgement where the other side had to pay for some of my legal costs because the EVOLUTIONARY COMPROMISES 21 hours ago · Evolution if one of the most fascinating scientific phenomena because it is so complex and operates over such varying and long timescales. It's a real challenge to wrap one's head around. Th BE SKEPTICAL OF VIDEO SHOWING VACCINE "SIDE EFFECT Be Skeptical of Video Showing Vaccine “Side Effect. This was inevitable. We are in the midst of a massive rollout of two new vaccines for COVID-19. Anxiety and fatigue levels from the pandemic are already running high, and there is a pre-existing anti-vaccine movement who is sure to exploit this. But perhaps most significantly,we are now
RED FLAGS OF A CRANK STUDY The pandemic has brought into sharp focus the potential danger of misinformation. There are times when we need to act collectively as asociety to
INSIDE OUT – A NEUROSCIENCE METAPHOR I recently saw the new Pixar movie, Inside Out, which follows the inner workings of a young girl’s mind. (I will be discussing the premise, rather than the plot, of the movie so only mild spoilers.) As a neuroscientist of course I was interested in the metaphors that the writers chose to represent the workings of the human brain. PLACEBO CONTROLLED TRIALS OF VACCINES This is a study of the efficacy of the varicella component of the vaccine, comparing it to the current standard of care, the MMR alone. There are placebo-controlled trials of pertussis vaccine, HPV vaccine, polio vaccine, Hep B vaccine, pneumococcal vaccine, and flu vaccines – even in subpopulations, such as children with asthma, and patients CAN THINKING CHANGE REALITY I love the documentary series, The Day the Universe Changed, by James Burke.It’s a follow up to his equally good, Connections (I know, they have their criticisms, but overall they are very good).The former title is a metaphor – when our collective model of ADHD AND BRAIN CHEMISTRY ADHD and Brain Chemistry. ADHD (attention deficit and hyperactivity disorder) is somewhat of a beleaguered and misunderstood disorder. The key controversy (and it is mainly a public, not a scientific, controversy) is whether ADHD is an actual brain disorder, a product of environmental factors (bad parenting, too much TV), or a culturalfiction.
NEONICOTINOIDS, GMOS, AND COLONY COLLAPSE DISORDER Neonicotinoids, GMOs, and Colony Collapse Disorder. Published by Steven Novella under General Science. 34 Comments. A new propaganda point has entered the anti-GMO repertoire – that GMOs are killing the honey bees. This claim, like many of their claims, is highly misleading, as the actual cause is incidental to the technology ofgenetic
NEW CREATIONIST DOCUMENTARY New Creationist Documentary – Same Old Nonsense. Creation.com, the authors of “15 questions for ‘evolutionists’ that they have already answered but we are going to continue to ignore those answers,” has recently release a trailer for their new movie where they apparently found 15 PhDs who are willing to embarrass themselvesby
BE SKEPTICAL OF VIDEO SHOWING VACCINE "SIDE EFFECTSKEPTICAL OF OR ABOUTBE SKEPTICAL CROSSWORDBE SKEPTICAL CROSSWORD CLUESIDE EFFECTS OF MEDICATIONS WORKSHEETSIDE EFFECTS OF PREDNISONESKEPTICAL SCIENCE APP Be Skeptical of Video Showing Vaccine “Side Effect. This was inevitable. We are in the midst of a massive rollout of two new vaccines for COVID-19. Anxiety and fatigue levels from the pandemic are already running high, and there is a pre-existing anti-vaccine movement who is sure to exploit this. But perhaps most significantly,we are now
NEUROLOGICA BLOG
Remember the bird flu? Avian influenza (H5N1) was first discovered in birds in 1996, with the first human crossover detected in 1997. Since then it has bee discovered in 50 countries and is endemic is six. If you are old enough to remember, there was a bit of a bird flu panic back in the late 90s.POSTMODERNISM
Postmodernism – Sophisticated Nonsense. Sometimes really smart people say or write incredibly dumb things, as I was recently reminded while reading Stanley Fish’s June 17th NYT commentary, Atheism and Evidence. I’m sure this applies to me as well, although for obvious reasons we have a hard time recognizing our own ignorance. ARE HEMP BATTERIES BETTER THAN LITHIUM-ION? An energy storage device with 22 times less energy density than current Li-Ion batteries is not viable for cars, period. This is a dealbreaker. It might be useful, however, for grid storage where weight is less of an issue. For grid storage factors such as cost and the availability of raw material are more important. THE NEED FOR IMPROVED FOOD PRODUCTION The Need for Improved Food Production. There are two undeniable trends that impact global food production – increasing CO2 in the atmosphere is warming the planet, and the human population is growing. The former affects production, the latter demand. In both cases there are anti-scientific ideological groups hampering progress, and evenCAN DIET CURE MS?
A number of people have sent me links to this opinion piece, and other articles about Dr. Terry Wahls, who claims to have cured her own multiple sclerosis (MS) with diet alone. She advocates a paleo-style diet to cure whatever ails you. The evidence for this claim – zippo. ADHD AND BRAIN CHEMISTRY ADHD and Brain Chemistry. ADHD (attention deficit and hyperactivity disorder) is somewhat of a beleaguered and misunderstood disorder. The key controversy (and it is mainly a public, not a scientific, controversy) is whether ADHD is an actual brain disorder, a product of environmental factors (bad parenting, too much TV), or a culturalfiction.
BRAIN CELLS IN THE HEART? The heart does not contain brain cells. It contains neurons that comprise its own intrinsic system for regulating cardiac function. Further, neurons alone do not equal mind or consciousness. It takes the specialized organization of neurons in the brain to produceNEUROMETAPHYSICS
Dr. Joe Vitale is not a real doctor, in any sense of the word. He went to Kent State but failed to graduate. Then he received a “doctorate” in metaphysics from the unaccredited University of Metaphysics in Sedona, Arizona (America’s epicenter of woo).VACCINES ARE GAY
It’s always amusing to see two pseudosciences combined into one greater pseudoscience – it’s like chocolate and peanut butter. It’s not uncommon because those who would embrace one pseudoscience are likely to follow the same flawed logic and process to acceptothers.
BE SKEPTICAL OF VIDEO SHOWING VACCINE "SIDE EFFECTSKEPTICAL OF OR ABOUTBE SKEPTICAL CROSSWORDBE SKEPTICAL CROSSWORD CLUESIDE EFFECTS OF MEDICATIONS WORKSHEETSIDE EFFECTS OF PREDNISONESKEPTICAL SCIENCE APP Be Skeptical of Video Showing Vaccine “Side Effect. This was inevitable. We are in the midst of a massive rollout of two new vaccines for COVID-19. Anxiety and fatigue levels from the pandemic are already running high, and there is a pre-existing anti-vaccine movement who is sure to exploit this. But perhaps most significantly,we are now
NEUROLOGICA BLOG
Remember the bird flu? Avian influenza (H5N1) was first discovered in birds in 1996, with the first human crossover detected in 1997. Since then it has bee discovered in 50 countries and is endemic is six. If you are old enough to remember, there was a bit of a bird flu panic back in the late 90s.POSTMODERNISM
Postmodernism – Sophisticated Nonsense. Sometimes really smart people say or write incredibly dumb things, as I was recently reminded while reading Stanley Fish’s June 17th NYT commentary, Atheism and Evidence. I’m sure this applies to me as well, although for obvious reasons we have a hard time recognizing our own ignorance. ARE HEMP BATTERIES BETTER THAN LITHIUM-ION? An energy storage device with 22 times less energy density than current Li-Ion batteries is not viable for cars, period. This is a dealbreaker. It might be useful, however, for grid storage where weight is less of an issue. For grid storage factors such as cost and the availability of raw material are more important. THE NEED FOR IMPROVED FOOD PRODUCTION The Need for Improved Food Production. There are two undeniable trends that impact global food production – increasing CO2 in the atmosphere is warming the planet, and the human population is growing. The former affects production, the latter demand. In both cases there are anti-scientific ideological groups hampering progress, and evenCAN DIET CURE MS?
A number of people have sent me links to this opinion piece, and other articles about Dr. Terry Wahls, who claims to have cured her own multiple sclerosis (MS) with diet alone. She advocates a paleo-style diet to cure whatever ails you. The evidence for this claim – zippo. ADHD AND BRAIN CHEMISTRY ADHD and Brain Chemistry. ADHD (attention deficit and hyperactivity disorder) is somewhat of a beleaguered and misunderstood disorder. The key controversy (and it is mainly a public, not a scientific, controversy) is whether ADHD is an actual brain disorder, a product of environmental factors (bad parenting, too much TV), or a culturalfiction.
BRAIN CELLS IN THE HEART? The heart does not contain brain cells. It contains neurons that comprise its own intrinsic system for regulating cardiac function. Further, neurons alone do not equal mind or consciousness. It takes the specialized organization of neurons in the brain to produceNEUROMETAPHYSICS
Dr. Joe Vitale is not a real doctor, in any sense of the word. He went to Kent State but failed to graduate. Then he received a “doctorate” in metaphysics from the unaccredited University of Metaphysics in Sedona, Arizona (America’s epicenter of woo).VACCINES ARE GAY
It’s always amusing to see two pseudosciences combined into one greater pseudoscience – it’s like chocolate and peanut butter. It’s not uncommon because those who would embrace one pseudoscience are likely to follow the same flawed logic and process to acceptothers.
FAUCI'S E-MAILS
1 day ago · A few years ago I was sued for libel, in a case I ultimately won in summary judgement where the other side had to pay for some of my legal costs because the EVOLUTIONARY COMPROMISES Evolution if one of the most fascinating scientific phenomena because it is so complex and operates over such varying and long timescales. It's a real challenge to wrap one's head around. Th BE SKEPTICAL OF VIDEO SHOWING VACCINE "SIDE EFFECT Be Skeptical of Video Showing Vaccine “Side Effect. This was inevitable. We are in the midst of a massive rollout of two new vaccines for COVID-19. Anxiety and fatigue levels from the pandemic are already running high, and there is a pre-existing anti-vaccine movement who is sure to exploit this. But perhaps most significantly,we are now
THE PROBLEM WITH BEING TOO OPEN-MINDED Being open means that you apply this standard fairly to all claims. Being open-minded does not mean believing every claim, no matter how improbable–that’s being gullible, not open. This process of fair analysis, based upon logic and evidence, leading to tentative conclusions, which are RED FLAGS OF A CRANK STUDY The pandemic has brought into sharp focus the potential danger of misinformation. There are times when we need to act collectively as asociety to
BLUE GREEN ALGAE
Cell Tech, a distributor of blue green algae products, claims that blue green algae is “a complete whole food,” which contains “60% protein with all the essential amino acids in perfect balance,” and “the highest chlorophyll content of any plant.”. They furtherclaim that the
GRAPHENE ALUMINUM ION BATTERIES Damn, I hope this one is true. Battery technology is absolutely key to our energy strategy going forward. Right now the cutting edge is lithium ion batteries, which are great, and good enough for THE NEED FOR IMPROVED FOOD PRODUCTION The Need for Improved Food Production. There are two undeniable trends that impact global food production – increasing CO2 in the atmosphere is warming the planet, and the human population is growing. The former affects production, the latter demand. In both cases there are anti-scientific ideological groups hampering progress, and even THE REID TECHNIQUE OF INVESTIGATION The essence of the Reid technique is to interrogate the suspect with the presumption that they are guilty. The goal is to make them feel socially comfortable with confession – so the goal is to obtain a confession. Part of the technique is to offer the suspect a choice between two scenarios, one much worse than the other, but bothinvolving
SMARTDOT SCAM
Description of the sleepdot one on Mamazoom. SleepDot is a natural sleeping aid. Can be used as a standalone aid or in conjunction with other tools. The highly coherent vibrations from SleepDot encourage the natural sleep pattern. SleepDot emits natural frequencies that encourage your brain to delay the theta and delta frequencies.*
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