Category Archives: Pseudoscience

Health Food Store Advice Often Misleading

Posted on June 9, 2010 by Yaacov

A couple years back I ranted about the nonsense that was used to sell wheatgrass in local health food store, and about the poor understanding of human health that often prevails in those places. Now, a study by Athabasca University … Continue reading →

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Robert McNamara

Posted on July 10, 2009 by Yaacov

Despite the many articles on Michael Jackson, there has been very little on CBC about the passing of Robert McNamara, and I almost missed it. I know little about McNamara beyond the basics; he was Secretary of Defense for much … Continue reading →

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Cantankerous Frank

Posted on February 25, 2009 by Yaacov

Check out this fantastic web comic. It’s called Cantankerous Frank and makes fun of our consumption society in general and the lack of wisdom around climate change in particular.

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Don’t Count On Evolution

Posted on December 9, 2008 by Yaacov

Evolution, as described by Charles Darwin, is both one of the most elegantly simple scientific theories and one of the best supported. There is, of course, a large section of the population that wouldn’t agree, but they do so on … Continue reading →

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And Then A Miracle Happens

Posted on November 18, 2008 by Yaacov

What do creationists, people who have “the solution” to climate change and those who think we can read the future in tea leaves have in common? At some point in their argument, there is a step that’s equivalent to “and … Continue reading →

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