Appeals to Nature: The one fallacy to rule them all
September 23rd, 2014 | by Rayne
It’s about time I did a blog post on my most hated logical fallacy. I know I tend to call
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The Brand of the Food Babe: The potential for harm
September 17th, 2014 | by Rayne
Last post I spoke about the various ways in which the Food Babe has constructed her army and positioned herself
Operating like the Food Babe: Product referrals, inconsistencies in data and bad science
September 9th, 2014 | by Rayne
The more I do research into how Food Babe operates, the more intrigued I become. My first post into the
5 posts in 5 days: The Religion of Food Babe
September 5th, 2014 | by Rayne
I’ve been thinking about this over the last while ever since discovering Food Babe and her followers. How on earth
5 posts in 5 days: Chlorophyll and sunlight in your digestive system
September 4th, 2014 | by Rayne
I’ve wanted to do a post about a particular meme for a while but I accidentally deleted in from my
5 posts in 5 days: Things you need to understand about science before talking about it
September 3rd, 2014 | by Rayne
Today’s post in my 5 posts in 5 days challenge is going to be an expansion on a meme I
5 posts in 5 days: The Doctrine of Signatures
September 2nd, 2014 | by Rayne
Article banner found here Today’s post in my Alternative Medicine 5 posts in 5 days series focuses on this image:
5 posts in 5 days: The Food Babe vs Pumpkin Spiced Lattes
August 25th, 2014 | by Rayne
On the weekend I decided to up my game on the writing front and do five posts in five days,
The irony of alternative medicine
August 22nd, 2014 | by Rayne
I’ve spoken a lot about alternative medicine and pseudoscience. I’ve discussed how and why alternative medicine lures people away from
Clickbait advertisments and quick fixes: Selling pseudoscience to impatient people
August 19th, 2014 | by Rayne
Today’s blog is a special request that I am more than happy to fill
James Randi on Homeopathy
August 13th, 2014 | by Rayne
James Randi explains what homeopathy is. This is a portion of the lecture Randi gave at Princeton in 2001. View
Selective reasoning: Don’t mess with my pet pseudoscience
August 11th, 2014 | by Rayne
The one thing I have learned very quickly as a full-time skeptic and part-time blogger is this: You don’t fuck
A Simple Guide To How Alternative Medicines Work
August 9th, 2014 | by Rayne
I posted this on my Facebook page and on my Twitter account. It seems to be popular so I thought
How Herd Immunity and Vaccines Work
August 6th, 2014 | by Rayne
Featured image found here. A simple explanation of Herd Immunity, how vaccines work, and a response to claims that you’re
The allure of Alternative Medicine: The pros and cons.
August 5th, 2014 | by Rayne
Not too long ago I did a post on the tactics alternative medicine uses to not only get more customers through its
Twitter makes my Ebola tweet go ironically viral
August 4th, 2014 | by Rayne
The Ebola outbreak in Africa recently has generated worldwide attention. So far doctors and patients alike have succumb to the
Neil DeGrasse Tyson talks about GMO Foods
July 31st, 2014 | by Rayne
Neil DeGrasse Tyson says exactly what I’m thinking. Just because you don’t understand how the GM process works, or just
Detox: because my facebook picture is better than your science
July 30th, 2014 | by Rayne
As I’ve mentioned before, sometimes blog posts fall into my lap. And sometimes they wake me up with a sledgehammer
You might be a pseudoscientist if..
July 23rd, 2014 | by Rayne
You claim that scientifically accepted medical treatments are unsafe and/or do not work, while promoting alternative treatments that are dangerous
For the last time, science is not a religion
July 10th, 2014 | by Rayne
It constantly amazes me that people still have the audacity to assert that science is a religion. Whenever a person says the
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