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Was Nazi science good science?

I’ve long had an interest in World War II history. Ever since I was around 11 or 12 years old, a major portion of my reading diet has consisted of books and articles about World War II. Back when I was young, my interest was, as you might expect, primarily the battles. The military history […]

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Complementary and alternative medicine Friday Woo Medicine Physics Pseudoscience Quackery Science Skepticism/critical thinking

Your Friday Dose of Woo: It’s a marvelous night for a moondance…

I have to confess, the ol’ Folder of Woo was looking a little thin this week. No, it’s not that I’m running out of topics (a.k.a. targets) for my usual Friday jaunt into the wacky world of woo. Far from it. It’s just that, in the run-up to writing this, perusing the odd stuff therein […]

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Complementary and alternative medicine Friday Woo Medicine Physics Quackery Science Skepticism/critical thinking

Your Friday Dose of Woo: The sacred science of universal vibratory woo

I don’t know what it is about woo-meisters and vibration. I know I’ve said this before, but it seems to come up so often that I can’t help but repeat it. Everything is vibration. Everything. And if it’ not vibration, it’s waves, be they energy waves, sound waves, or, as I like to describe them […]

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Your Friday Dose of Woo: A dead physicist rolls over in his grave–again

Pity poor Nikola Tesla. Again. It looks as though the woomeisters have found a way to abuse him yet again. I don’t know what it is about Tesla, but he seems to be a magnet for such woo. Well, actually, I sort of do. Tesla was definitely a character and was known for a variety […]

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Sunday’s science question: Can You Survive in Space Without a Spacesuit?

The answer, apparently, is yes, but only for a very short time. I guess the whole exploding heads thing when people are exposed to vacuum (Outland) or just the very low atmospheric pressure on Mars (Total Recall) is a bit of an exaggeration.