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Much of the idiocy on the web is supported by an appeal to misguided or weird science. The sites listed here provide an antidote to the pseudoscience and junk science that threatens to deceive us and rot our brains on a daily basis. (A list of sites based on faulty science can be found at The Millenium Project.)
Articles and other comments in The Millenium Project relevant to pseudoscience.
Some articles by other people.
An essay I wrote about skepticism, following the events of September 11, 2001
books about real science.
by A. K. Dewdney
by Richard Holmes
by Roger B. Culver and Philip A. Ianna
by J.V. Stewart
by Lawrence E. Jerome
by Phil Plait
by Christopher Wanjek
by Ben Goldacre
by Peter Doherty
by Simon Singh
by Simon Hoggart and Mike Hutchinson
by Richard Dawkins
by Michael Shermer
by Gary L. Hardcastle and George A. Reisch (Editors)
by Penn & Teller
by Penn & Teller
by Penn & Teller
by Penn & Teller
by Stephen Jay Gould
by Stephen Barrett and Ronald E. Gots
by Richard Dawkins
by Carl Sagan
by Carl Sagan
by Richard Wiseman
by Carl Sagan
by Seth Kalichman
by Martin Gardner
by Alice Ottoboni
by James Randi
by Richard Dawkins
by Charles MacKay
by Andrea Arnold
by Stephen Jay Gould
by Paul R. Gross, Norman Levitt and Martin W. Lewis
by James Randi
by Kenneth L. Feder
by Philip G. Davis
by Stephen Jay Gould
by Paul R. Gross and Norman Levitt
by Francis Wheen
by Martin Gardner
by Theodore Schick and Lewis Vaughn
by Michael Shermer
by Robert D. Hicks
by Robert B. Cialdini
by Melvin Harris
by Thomas Hobbes
by Richard Ofshe and Ethan Watters
by James Randi
by Daniel L. Schacter (Editor)
by Stephen Jay Gould
by Jonathan Swift
by Elizabeth Loftus and Katherine Ketcham
by Martin Gardner
by Bart J. Bok and Lawrence E. Jerome
by Martin Gardner
by Stephen Jay Gould
by Milton A. Rothman
by Thomas Browne
by Lawrence Wright
by Richard Dawkins
by Martin Gardner
by Tom Weller
by Tad S. Clements
by Richard Dawkins
by Chet Raymo
by Robert T. Carroll
by Lynne Kelly
by Terence W. Campbell
by Gordon Stein and James Randi
by Stephen Jay Gould
by Robert Park
by John Maynard Smith
by Robin Dunbar
by James Randi
by Richard Dawkins
by Carl Sagan and Ann Druyan
by Mark Pendergrast and Melody Gavigan
by Robert Park
by Martin Gardner
by Michael Shermer
by Niles Eldredge
by Stephen Jay Gould
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Aluminum Foil Deflector Beanie
Sometimes you meet people who need one of these to keep the conspiracy rays out. Here are the instructions.
American Council on Science and Health
Founded in 1978, and directed and advised by the world's leading scientists, physicians, and policy advisors — ACSH is a non-profit, consumer education organization dedicated to providing the public with mainstream scientific information on issues related to food, nutrition, chemicals, pharmaceuticals, lifestyle, the environment and health.
Americans for Medical Progress
"Americans for Medical Progress is a non-profit organization whose mission is to protect society's investment in research. To that end, we promote public understanding of and support for the appropriate role of animals in biomedical research so that scientists are able to continue their quest for cures and improved methods of treatment for illness, injury and disease".
Apollo Lunar Surface Journal (NASA)
Fools say that nobody has been to the moon. Read the truth here.
This site has been developed to provide comprehensive information about Aspartame and serve as a reference for sound, scientific data.
"Australasian Science" magazine
Australian & New Zealand Association for the Advancement of Science
Australian & New Zealand Association for the Advancement of Science - Victorian Division
The Australian False Memory Association
"The Australian False Memory Association abhors child abuse. It is concerned about the serious individual and social effects of Recovered Memories. This includes the impact on the accusers, those who recover false memories of child abuse, and individuals and families devastated by false accusation. All are victims of memory".
Australian Skeptics at Yahoo!7 (Peter Bowdiitch)
Bad Science (1) (Alistair B. Fraser)
Bad Science (2) (Ben Goldacre)
Carl Sagan's Baloney Detection Kit
Carl Sagan's classic essay on the identification of nonsense.
Centre for Evidence-Based Medicine
"If you are looking for basic chemistry information, stay on this site. It's not just for kids, it's for everyone. We have information on matter, atoms, elements, the periodic table, reactions, and biochemistry"
Clavius Moon Base - debunking the moon hoax
The Committee for Skeptical Inquiry (formerly CSICOP)
The complete work of Charles Darwin
This site currently contains more than 50,000 searchable text pages and 40,000 images of both publications and handwritten manuscripts. There is also the most comprehensive Darwin bibliography ever published and the largest manuscript catalogue ever assembled. More than 150 ancillary texts are also included, ranging from secondary reference works to contemporary reviews, obituaries, published descriptions of Darwin's Beagle specimens and important related works for understanding Darwin's context.
Debunking Thought Field Therapy (Brandon Gaudiano)
"If you like a good, broad mix of Science - new science, hard science, pop science, historical science and very silly science, listen to Diffusion"
Dihydrogen Monoxide Research Division (Tom Way)
A beautiful spoof demonstrating the nonsensical nature of most of the anti-chemical scaremongers.
An Encyclopedia of Claims, Frauds and Hoaxes of the Occult and Supernatural (James Randi)
An online, searchable edition of Randi's classic collections of definitions of nonsense.
"Comprehensive, collaborative, ever-growing, and personalized, the Encyclopedia of Life is an ecosystem of websites that makes all key information about life on Earth accessible to anyone, anywhere in the world. Our goal is to create a constantly evolving encyclopedia that lives on the Internet, with contributions from scientists and amateurs alike. To transform the science of biology, and inspire a new generation of scientists, by aggregating all known data about every living species. And ultimately, to increase our collective understanding of life on Earth, and safeguard the richest possible spectrum of biodiversity".
False Memory Syndrome Foundation
Does it matter if someone has a false belief about the past? Most of the time it doesn't. Sometimes, however, false beliefs cause great harm, not only to the people who hold them, but also to others. This site provides information about how some false beliefs about memory have seriously harmed the believers, their families and other innocent individuals.
Friends of Science in Medicine
Friends of Science in Medicine (FSM) is an association of concerned scientists, clinicians and members of the public who support a rigorous application of the best science to any health-related profession and oppose health education and practice not based on convincing scientific evidence.
Dr. Patrick Moore has been a leader in the international environmental field for over 30 years. He is a founding member of Greenpeace and served for nine years as President of Greenpeace Canada and seven years as a Director of Greenpeace International. As the leader of many campaigns Dr. Moore was a driving force shaping policy and direction while Greenpeace became the world's largest environmental activist organization.
"Because Crazy Never Sleeps"
In the Hall of Ma'at - Weighing the Evidence for Alternative History
"History cannot be written on the basis of possibilities supported by evidence that may, or may not, turn up at some future time; rather, we are convinced that it must be based on material which is present, checkable, and verifiable or falsifiable. It is therefore essential that people seeking to challenge mainstream theories provide verifiable scientific evidence in support of their claim".
James Randi Educational Foundation
Math Goodies is a free math help site featuring interactive math lessons, homework help, worksheets, forums, and more. Our award-winning site has over 400 pages of activities for students, teachers and parents.
"FreePatentsOnline.com provides fast, easy-to-use access to millions of patents and patent applications"
Probability and Statistics -- from MathWorld
The abuse or misunderstanding of statistics is endemic in pseudoscience. This site explains many of the tests and terms used in statistics. (Warning - lots of maths, but generally understandable by a lay person.)
Sir Thomas Browne's great 1646 treatise on fallible thinking and self-deception.
Quantum Quackery (Victor J. Stenger)
"Reality Check is a weekly radio show hosted by Tony Pitman and broadcast on JOY 94.9 FM in Melbourne, Australia. Each week Reality Check brings you a round-up of LGBT world news and a movie review, plus a heavy dose of critical thinking and skeptical analysis of pseudoscience and the paranormal. Psychics, ghosts, UFOs, astrology, diets, alternative medicines and much more all come under the critical eye"
Recovered Memory Therapy in Australia
"Unregulated counsellors and psychotherapists present a real threat to ordinary Australian families. RMT is nothing less than 'trial by therapy'. Mothers and fathers are presumed guilty: there is virtually no defence".
