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Pseudoscience
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2022 elections
New Jersey’s Dr. Oz to Enter Pennsylvania Senate RaceThe pseudoscience amplifier is aiming for that sweet, sweet Trump endorsement.
By Benjamin Hart
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The Tragic, Pseudoscientific Practice of Forcing Addicts to ‘Hit Rock Bottom’How a bad idea gave rise to sleep deprivation, sexual humiliation, and all sorts of other abuses.
By Jesse Singal
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Consultants Are Making So Much Money ‘Teaching’ Companies About MillennialsDid you know that millennials, unlike every prior generation, enjoy finding meaning in their work?
By Jesse Singal
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pseudoscience
John Oliver Took On Junk Science on Last Week Tonight, and It Was Great“Science is … hugely important. And it deserves better than to be twisted out of proportion and turned into morning-show gossip.”
By Jesse Singal
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pseudoscience
Did a Scammy Sponsored Internet Search-Result Lead to a Cancer Death in China?Authorities are casting a light on Baidu’s sponsored search results after a college student succumbed to cancer.
By Jesse Singal
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The Sad Controversy Over a Misleading Autism TestParents wary about autism, unfortunately, offer a particularly nervous, eager market for half-baked science.
By Jesse Singal
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bad science
The Chocolate-Milk Concussion ScandalThis is a pretty spectacular, embarrassing failure.
By Jesse Singal
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Chipotle’s Anti-GMO Stance Didn’t Keep Its Customers SafeThe burritos didn’t contain GMOs, but they did contain E. coli.
By Jesse Singal
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pseudoscience
How a Cancer-Faking Huckster Was Able to Fool So Many PeopleShe had a lot of help from outlets eager to push a feel-good story.
By Jesse Singal
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pseudoscience
By Jesse Singal
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faking orgasms
By Allison P. Davis
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pseudoscience
Are You the Marrying Type?The trifecta of marriageability.
By Allison P. Davis
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pseudoscience
By Allison P. Davis
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imaginary husbands
Study: ‘Katie’ and ‘David’ Make the Best SpousesThe more generic the name, the better the hypothetical marriage.
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science says
A Post About a Study About Being BoredGroundbreaking news: There are five different ways to be bored.
By Allison P. Davis
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is anybody still having sex
Women Prefer TV Over Sex, Survey SaysNot tonight babe, there’s a Slapchop infomercial on.
By Allison P. Davis
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Egypt PM Blames Health Crisis on Dirty Breasts Who gave him the GOP’s book of offensive-to-women mad libs?
By Kat Stoeffel
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apropos of nothing