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Fad Science Is Bad Science

Fad Science Is Bad Science

Aug 28 2010 | comment(s)

The Wall Street Journal took the Marc Hauser controversy (barely noticed here, because it's evolutionary psychology, which is sort of apodictically evident as bad science so we didn't react to it) and used his suspect data on monkey cognition to slap progressives.
Think Pseudoscience Isn't Dangerous? Ghost Hunter Looking For Ghost Train Killed By Real One

Think Pseudoscience Isn't Dangerous? Ghost Hunter Looking For Ghost Train Killed By Real One

Aug 27 2010 | comment(s)

We like to make fun of pseudoscience, mostly because it is hypocritical.   It simultaneously says real science is insular and close-minded and BIG and therefore resistant to awesome new ideas, like there being ghosts in my attic(1), but wants science legitimacy so uses faux-science techniques and then maps the data to the topology they want to achieve, like 'this must be a ghost.'

The Bible MMO - in where I get beat to the best gaming idea ever

The Bible MMO - in where I get beat to the best gaming idea ever

Aug 27 2010 | comment(s)

Always wanted to fight actual hordes of locusts and see what that whole Sodom place was all about?
Can Wikipedia Be Fixed?

Can Wikipedia Be Fixed?

Aug 26 2010 | comment(s)

It only takes a look at the Science 2.0 entry on Wikipedia to know their system is flawed (1) - anyone can create an entry but in order to edit it, like what Science 2.0 is, you have to document for some stranger on Wikipedia that you know what you are talking about, even if you're one of few people who knows what the topic is about.
Phil Plait Creates A Bad Universe

Phil Plait Creates A Bad Universe

Aug 26 2010 | comment(s)

Dr. Phil Plait of Bad Astronomy fame has been a Science 2.0 favorite since the moment we came online and for almost a decade prior to that.  He combines wit and no-nonsense skepticism with the kind of creative reflex that makes fundamental science concepts understandable by virtually everyone who doesn't hate getting a little smarter.
Should bloggers have control over ads?

Should bloggers have control over ads?

Aug 25 2010 | comment(s)

It's been a strange summer for online content and Simon Owens at The Next Web asks an obvious question - should bloggers have control over ads or not?

It's a non-issue here, of course - every writer on Science 2.0 can simply choose not to carry ads on their work and no ads are shown and no money is paid in that case.   Otherwise, the bulk of the revenue is paid out to writers based on traffic.