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philosophy
fromThe Conversation
8 hours ago

Astrology's appeal in uncertain times

Astrology remains popular as a resource for making sense of identity and uncertainty rather than primarily for predicting the future.
Education
fromPsychology Today
2 weeks ago

How to Support Children with Special Education Needs

Unregulated special education services use unproven, brain-based claims; parents and professionals must require rigorous research, clear credentials, and transparency.
Public health
fromwww.mediaite.com
2 weeks ago

The 5 Most Brutal Hits in John Oliver's MAHA Takedown

Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s Make America Healthy Again campaign merges fringe health ideas with monetization tactics, diluting genuine public health efforts.
fromIntelligencer
3 weeks ago

How the New Atheists Joined the MAHA War on Science

"The secretary of Health and Human Services said that mRNA research 'poses more risk than benefits for these respiratory viruses' although it doesn't."
US politics
fromPinkNews | Latest lesbian, gay, bi and trans news | LGBTQ+ news
1 month ago

'Let's put this to bed - trans 'social contagion' theory is dangerous nonsense'

Despite a tower of evidence refuting the theory so massive it would give the Burj Khalifa a run for its money, the ridiculous idea that gender dysphoria is somehow transmissible through societal pressure has been included in a draft report from the UN's human rights office.
LGBT
philosophy
fromAeon
3 months ago

One woman's nose and two men's hubris: a nasogenital tale | Aeon Essays

The late 19th-century nasogenital reflex theory linked nose surgeries to reproductive health, highlighting early misconceptions in medical science.
fromMail Online
3 months ago

Joe Rogan's 'worst guest' breaks silence on what REALLY happened

I spent 25 years holding debates against people like Graham Hancock, Robert Bauval and John Anthony West, who argued that the pyramids and the Sphinx were built 15,000 years ago by people from Atlantis.
Podcast
fromIntelligencer
3 months ago

What Ghost Hunters Tell Us About Trump's America

According to a recent Pew Research Center survey, nearly a third of Americans consult astrology or supernatural practices yearly, revealing a surprising trend in paranormal beliefs.
Right-wing politics
OMG science
fromArs Technica
3 months ago

Tuesday Telescope: Finally, some answers on those Martian streaks

Mars' dark and light streaks, once thought to indicate water flows, are now believed to be caused by dust slides.
fromMail Online
3 months ago

Psychologists dub Virgin Island a 'public health danger'

The approach is not based on any clear scientific approaches, just what 'sounds' like science. It is dangerous, given that an unsuspecting public would have no reason to think it wasn't scientific. It is a public health danger.
Media industry
US politics
fromBuzzFeed
3 months ago

A Handwriting Expert Spotted Something Telling With Donald Trump's Signature

Graphology, despite skepticism, is defended by some as a legitimate tool for personality analysis through handwriting.
Public health
fromThe Atlantic
3 months ago

The MAHA Takeover Is Complete

Casey Means, Trump's nominee for surgeon general, is both accomplished and controversial, known for her strong views on health and nutrition.
Alternative medicine
fromPsychology Today
4 months ago

Brainspotting Is Pseudoscience

Many dubious interventions exist for mental illness treatment.
Brainspotting is unproven and lacks scientific support.
Pseudoscience proliferates when scientific knowledge is incomplete.
OMG science
fromwww.npr.org
4 months ago

Fake skull science is back - and it's still racist

Phrenology and physiognomy are experiencing a resurgence in interest, despite being debunked as pseudoscience.
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