Junk science is spurious or fraudulent scientific data, research, or analysis. The concept is often invoked in political and legal contexts where facts...
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Pseudoscience (redirect from Pseudo science)
been experimentally discredited. It is not the same as junk science. The demarcation between science and pseudoscience has scientific, philosophical, and...
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as pseudoscience, fringe science, or junk science. Physicist Richard Feynman coined the term "cargo cult science" for cases in which researchers believe...
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Junk Science is the first studio album by electronic music duo Deep Dish. The album reached number 37 in the United Kingdom. The Independent wrote that...
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characterized by journalists and researchers as promoting pseudoscience or junk science. Numerous websites have been created by companies that contain satirical...
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skeptics have dismissed the Warrens' museum as "full of off-the-shelf Halloween junk, dolls and toys, books you could buy at any bookstore". Laycock calls the...
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Occult (redirect from Occult science)
practices which generally fall outside the scope of organized religion and science, encompassing phenomena involving a 'hidden' or 'secret' agency, such as...
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science Charlatan Crank Fringe theory Fringe science Pseudoarchaeology Pseudohistory Pseudomathematics Junk science Paranormal Pathological science Quackery...
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Steven Milloy (section Junk science)
adjunct scholar at the libertarian Cato Institute, which hosted the JunkScience.com site. He was an adjunct scholar at the Competitive Enterprise Institute...
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Astrology (section Reception in the social sciences)
2022.; "Chapter 7: Science and Technology: Public Attitudes and Understanding". science and engineering indicators 2006. National Science Foundation. Archived...
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in ESP Research. Science New Series, Vol. 201, No. 4351. pp. 131–136. Bunge, Mario. (1987). "Why Parapsychology Cannot Become a Science". Behavioral and...
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Junk DNA (non-functional DNA) is a DNA sequence that has no relevant biological function. Most organisms have some junk DNA in their genomes—mostly pseudogenes...
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dissonance Communal reinforcement Fallacy Falsifiability Fringe science Groupthink Hypnosis Junk science Protoscience Pseudoscience Scientific evidence Scientific...
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Encyclopedia of Philosophy "Science and Pseudo-Science"". Plato.stanford.edu. September 3, 2008. Retrieved September 22, 2012. "Science Needs to Combat Pseudoscience:...
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science in an attempt to claim a legitimacy that it would not otherwise be able to achieve is referred to as pseudoscience, fringe science, or junk science...
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Exploration – American body to study fringe sciencePages displaying short descriptions of redirect targets Junk science – Scientific data considered to be spurious...
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"Junk food" is a term used to describe food that is high in calories from macronutrients such as sugar and/or fat, and possibly sodium, making it hyperpalatable...
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supernatural explanations fraudulent science, exploiting bad science for the purposes of fraud Park criticizes junk science as the creature of "scientists,...
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(10 January 2018). "Goop's "Trusted Expert" Anthony William Dispenses Junk Science, Say Critics". Inverse.com. Inverse. Archived from the original on 3...
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charitable giving" (PDF). University of Toronto Department of Political Science Working Papers. Retrieved 14 January 2023. Arabi, Shahida (2020). The highly...
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believe black-eyed children to be extraterrestrials, vampires, or ghosts. Science writer Sharon A. Hill was unable to find any documentation of black-eyed...
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Disappearing polymorph (category Polymorphism (materials science))
due to the presence of seeds. Apotex rejected the seeding theory as "junk science", and "alchemy". Both the District Court and the Federal Circuit Court...
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dissonance Communal reinforcement Fallacy Falsifiability Fringe science Groupthink Hypnosis Junk science Protoscience Pseudoscience Scientific evidence Scientific...
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science, "categories ... such as ... pseudoscience, amateur science, deviant or fraudulent science, bad science, junk science, pathological science,...
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supposed reptilian humanoids, which play a prominent role in fantasy, science fiction, ufology, and conspiracy theories. The idea of reptilians was popularised...
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A junk (Chinese: 船; pinyin: chuán) is a type of Chinese sailing ship characterized by a central rudder, an overhanging flat transom, watertight bulkheads...
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dissonance Communal reinforcement Fallacy Falsifiability Fringe science Groupthink Hypnosis Junk science Protoscience Pseudoscience Scientific evidence Scientific...
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Polygraph (section National Academy of Sciences)
polygraph, often incorrectly referred to as a lie detector test, is a junk science device or procedure that measures and records several physiological indicators...
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Maintenance Phase since October 2020. The show examines the myths and "junk science" behind health, nutrition, and wellness trends, and have discussed topics...
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American Association of Endodontists wrote, "The film's premise is based on junk science and faulty testing conducted more than 100 years ago, that was first...
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