In the 17th century, Swiss poet and preacher Johann Kaspar Lavater brought back an ancient “science.” Physiognomy, the idea of judging someone’s personality based on their face, was not a new idea. It ...
Pseudoscience exploits your insecurities and emotions, taking advantage of your desire to live the healthiest life possible.
This particular one involves a list of countries and their average IQs, and it even cites a research study as its provenance.
Documentaries can be powerful. They can use the mature art-form of cinema in order to convey a specific narrative. The viewer ...
The future of the Institute of Education Sciences, the nonpartisan research arm of the Education Department, is suddenly in ...
It's always good (and frustratingly rare) to see the mainstream media get it right when it comes to pseudoscience in medicine. Too often the narrative is - scientists are baffled at this alternative ...
Pseudoscience has recently re-emerged in the U.S. While much of it concerns vaccines, an "oldie" is again making the rounds: ...
The Maryland Democrat called out Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s false claim that Black people have "better" immune systems than ...
Pseudoscience exploits your insecurities and emotions, taking advantage of your desire to live the healthiest life possible. While the world around you may be uncertain and out of your control ...
Shortly after birth, newborns in the United States receive a few quick procedures: an Apgar test to check their vitals, a heel stick to probe for genetic disorders and various other conditions, and in ...