Checking for pseudoscience in real science news (updated)
One of the larger problems of the internet (OK, there are a lot) is how science is discussed out in the world. Google any science topic, and you’ll get thousand or millions of hits on any idea in...
View ArticleDespite the meme on Facebook, bananas do not cure cancer
Last year, I wrote an article about how to critically analyze pseudoscience and misinformation to get at the scientific evidence which may help you accept or reject something you might read on the...
View ArticleProliferation of fake peer-review journals
Scientific skepticism is the noble pursuit and accumulation of evidence, based on the scientific method, which is used to question and doubt claims and assertions. A scientific skeptic will hold the...
View ArticleRipe bananas do not prevent cancer
This is a rewrite of an article I published a couple of years ago, and updated a few months ago. I wanted to update some points, clean up some writing, and provide the TL;DR version which is both pithy...
View ArticlePeer review failure – scientific papers retracted
The Skeptical Raptor, stalking pseudoscience in the internet jungle. As many of the regular readers of this website know, I put a lot of value in the quality of evidence for a scientific or medical...
View ArticleThe hierarchy of scientific evidence – keys to skepticism
The Skeptical Raptor, stalking pseudoscience in the internet jungle. I am a scientific skeptic. It means that I pursue published scientific evidence to support or refute a scientific or medical...
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