Tag Archives: scientific method

Trust Me, It’s Related

Posted on November 20, 2015 by dcarmack

The dreaded scientific reversal, covered very well in today’s New York Times, is a bane to healthy living on many fronts. The Times is talking about when medical advice is given based on old knowledge, that has to be changed … Continue reading →

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Debate Cannot Change Reality

Posted on August 19, 2015 by dcarmack

Ages ago, before my time, a dedicated scientist named Ancel Keys supposed that the explosion of white middle aged men who were suffering from heart disease and dying of heart attacks were doing so because they ate too much saturated … Continue reading →

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Pseudo-Science, Defined

Posted on November 18, 2014 by dcarmack

There is science and the scientific method, and then there is pseudo-science. It can be difficult to tell the difference, but once you know about the scientific method it becomes much easier to tell them apart. From Wikipedia: The chief … Continue reading →

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