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Tag: critical thinking

How to fix the cogs of reason | Day 299

How to fix the cogs of reason | Day 299

Do you ever try to explain pseudoscience to people? John Cook tells us how to do debunking more effectively.

Posted on June 12, 2015Categories 365 Science StoriesTags critical thinking, debunking, scientific method, skepticism1 Comment on How to fix the cogs of reason | Day 299
By the light of salt | Day 298

By the light of salt | Day 298

Put a light bulb into a lump of crystal, and magi… Oh wait, that’s not how the world works. Salt lamps may be pretty, but they won’t heal your asthma.

Posted on June 11, 2015June 12, 2015Categories 365 Science StoriesTags bad science, critical thinking, pseudoscience, salt lamps, skepticism3 Comments on By the light of salt | Day 298
Oh no, not the E numbers | Day 271a

Oh no, not the E numbers | Day 271a

Chemophobia tends to really irritate me. Such as when people avoid products because of perfectly good ingredients which happen to be marked with a number.

Posted on May 14, 2015August 19, 2015Categories 365 Science StoriesTags chemicals, chemistry, chemophobia, critical thinking, food, skepticismLeave a comment on Oh no, not the E numbers | Day 271a
Science inoculation | Day 255

Science inoculation | Day 255

How to inoculate people against pseudoscience? Teach them logical fallacies, says John Cook. It’s like a weaker version of nonsense.

Posted on April 28, 2015April 30, 2015Categories 365 Science StoriesTags critical thinking, logical fallacies, pseudoscience, skepticism1 Comment on Science inoculation | Day 255

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