Pseudoscience

Eugenics and the Western World: When religion influences science By: Juliana Berglund-Brown, Fernando Rendon, Tiara Sykes, Yesenia Ulloa Our panel topic is the intersection of eugenics and religion. Description The purpose of our presentation is to investigate and discuss the intertwining ideas of science and religion through the lens of prominent European and American religions and eugenics. We will explore this relationship by studying the history, ideology, and processes behind eugenics…

Area 51: Aliens, True or Real? Area 51 has long been understood to obscure real evidence about aliens since the twentieth century. In the article Area 51’s Facade, the author states the significance of the structures in Area 51 which alludes to the fact of the existence of aliens. This paper will analyze the validity of the article by analyzing the claims, assumptions, and evidence made by the author, analyze how the author’s views are more pseudoscientific than scientific, and by using…

Neil Gaiman, known for his surreal tales that bend ideas of space and time, transformed the comic book world with his first episode of Preludes and Nocturnes from The Sandman series. Throughout his career, his stories explore the interrelationship between rationality and irrationality, especially in conjunction with dreams. In his 1999 essay “Reflections on Myth,” Gaiman meditates on the nature of mythology and its connection to dreaming, stating that the new mythologies of magic and science and…

Walter Benn Michaels starts off the piece with the topic of classism. But instead of taking the traditional approach, he decides to use the writings and opposing viewpoints of Ernest Hemingway and F. Scott Fitzgerald. As he breaks down the classism in The Great Gatsby, he introduces the way people seek separation and makes a transition into the topic of diversity. From there he explained how the living definition of diversity has changed over time and is now a widely accepted concept. However,…

Peer review is not efficient with regards to time consumption. Peer review is highly subject to both personal and professional bias. The process can be a rather expensive way to verify research. These are all deficiencies that, while certainly problematic, are acceptable side effects of effectively reviewed work. However, from much of the ISP Fall reading collection, it is beyond reasonable to extract that the peer review process is not achieving that final goal effectively enough. Rather than…

scientific theory. Popper (1959) rejected the notion of the universal statement to be the bases for empirical sciences (as cited in Schick, 2000). It seems that the induction methodology has weak justifications to its perception regarding science and pseudoscience. However, logical reasoning in deduction methodology provides a better and strong approach to develop scientific theory. Therefore, it is necessary to support deduction methodology in this…

Raghunthan (2011) provides a reflection from a scene in the movie “The Matrix” demonstrating a choice we all make in life. Morpheus gives Neo a choice between two pills—a red pill and a blue pill. "Take the blue pill," says Morpheus, "and the story ends. You awake in your bed and believe whatever you want to believe." "You take the red pill," he continues, "you stay in Wonderland, and I show you how deep the rabbit hole goes. Remember: All I'm offering is the truth, nothing more. Morpheus…

scientific status of a theory is derived from that theories potential for refutation. Theories outlining experimental results that (if observed) could refute the theory are classified as scientific. Theories that lack this content are classified as pseudoscience. Popper uses this distinction to preface his scientific view: falsificationism. Under this view, science exists as a system through which we can logically falsify theories. This stands as the central role of science. In this Essay, I…

Humanity is a curious species by its nature. Throughout time immemorial, humans of all time periods and cultures have sought to know more about the world around them. During time periods in which scientific knowledge and technology was too primitive and unrefined to discover more about the world, societies often turned to superstitions and legends. Many ancient civilizations such as Egypt, Rome, and Greece developed complex pantheons to quench the desire to comprehend life. Even thousands of…

and the best jobs for you” (“Is Your Job a Good Fit?”, 2009). To examine this claim we would have to look at empirical research. In the online article, Astrology: Is it scientific, it is shown that Astrology and Zodiac signs are just a matter of pseudoscience and they hold no merit. In the conclusion of the article, “Astrology is not a very scientific way to answer questions. Although astrologers seek to explain the natural world, they don 't usually attempt to critically evaluate…