Part of “Pseudoscience A to Z”, a series of brief articles in the OSSCI newsletter about topics that have not been subjected to much critical thinking by their promoters.
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Breatharianism: When living on air can kill you
The prophecies of Malachy
Part of “Pseudoscience A to Z”, a series of articles in the Skeptics Canada newsletter.
Malachy O’Morgair is known today as Saint Malachy, and like many saints, he had humble beginnings.
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Falling for ley lines
Part of “Pseudoscience A to Z”, a series of articles in the Skeptics Canada newsletter.
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The Ica Stones
Part of “Pseudoscience A to Z”, a series of articles in the Skeptics Canada newsletter.
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Hollow Earth
Part of “Pseudoscience A to Z”, a series of articles in the Skeptics Canada newsletter.
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Glossolalia: Speaking in tongues
Part of “Pseudoscience A to Z”, a series of articles in the Skeptics Canada newsletter about topics that have not been subjected to much critical thinking by their promoters.
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E-rays: Erdestrahlen or Earth Rays
Part of “Pseudoscience A to Z”, a series of articles in the Skeptics Canada newsletter about topics that have not been subjected to much critical thinking by their promoters.
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Divination: A mancy for every fancy
Part of “Pseudoscience A to Z”, a series of articles first appearing in the OSSCI newsletter about topics that have not been subjected to much critical thinking by their promoters.
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Cryptozoology: Science or pseudoscience?
Part of “Pseudoscience A to Z”, a series of articles first appearing in the OSSCI newsletter about topics that have not been subjected to much critical thinking by their promoters.
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The Jonas Method of birth control
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The Jonas Method of natural conception control is a strange mix of quack medicine, religious inspiration, and an astrologically based pseudoscience called cosmobiology. If you believe the claims it enables seemingly infertile women to conceive, while promising that you can choose the sex of the child you wish. It also avoids miscarriages, and “eliminates birth defects and mental retardation”. All of these purported benefits are based on conceiving at just the right time.