Pseudoscience

Annihilation of caste written by B.R. Ambedkar in 1936 is a robust and compelling speech written for the Jat Pat Todak Mandal’s annual conference. The speech which was deemed “unbearable” by the Reception Committee went on to become one of the most revolutionary texts against the prevailing caste system in India. It’s easy to understand why that is the case once you read it. Interestingly, Ambedkar starts in a very humble manner, unlike most of his extremist contemporaries, which sets a…

Vaccination conundrum Angelo Carrion Once upon a time… Decades ago many children and adults contracted communicable diseases, including Tetanus, Polio, and Pertussis. During that time, most people were much more frightened of the diseases than of the side effects of the vaccinations. In Reality… Today the situation is reversed. In the era of helpful vaccines, many parents are becoming more concerned about the possible adverse effects. Many parents of today have never experienced the…

Clement VI had to prohibit them. Furthermore, the common beliefs held by priests were that the plague might have been a blessing, and part of God’s plan. Wherefore, it was inevitable. On the other hand, most scientists preferred to believe in a pseudoscience called astrology that proposed that Mars and Saturn—superstitiously viewed as “evil” planets—with the benevolent planet Jupiter as primary catalysts for the disease. As a result, the air was supposedly infected by the location of these…

John Glynn, author of the article “Guns and Games” says, “When an explicitly violent act occurs, we tend to experience … a string of cognitive preconceptions that involve an individual’s desire to relate the incident to previously held beliefs” (Glynn 51). Ever since the number of school shootings rose, there has been speculation that violent video games are to blame. In Glynn’s article “Guns and Games” the benefits of gaming are evaluated along with an explanation determining if there is a…

place where we test ideas whose reality or potential reality we are not sure of… there has to be enough ‘reality’ that we can in fact imagine that the situation could be real, or want it to be real, or be afraid it is – solid characters, credible pseudoscience, magic that makes us wonder a little about what’s possible, terror that truly terrifies” (Kerman 182). The story should be believable but should also include content that makes us doubt the story. To be fantastic, a story must blur the…

as science today is, “distinctive set of claims, which have a number of characteristic features.” It is very difficult to determine what is science, and what is not science. Many scientific claims fall short, and are considered non-science or pseudoscience. He states, “science looks for unbroken, blind, natural regularities (laws). Things in the world do not happen in just any old way. They follow set paths, and science tries to capture this fact.” Ruse say science is defined by a collection of…

In light of the whole body of research I would not recommend Speech Easy to a client on my caseload who stutters. There is a lack of evidence in the peer-reviewed journals that demonstrate its efficacy and external validity. In most cases, the scientific progress is slow moving and you rarely see great big leaps (Bothe, Finn, & Bramlett, 2007). The Speech Easy is not connected to a scientific or empirical tradition. However, it has been portrayed on the media as the "cure" for stuttering.…

One In A Thousand by Graham Broad is a novel on the life of a captain in the Canadian military who dropped out university to become a pilot. This novel is not only just a biography of his life, but also the author’s thoughts on writing historic story with the information he had and why he put in certain thing and left out others. Not only that, he gives his opinion on what is history and how history can become highly controversial and is always getting updated. To begin, Captain Alfred Edwin…

Being able to apply biology based science to medical use paves the way to further study the complexity of the human body. The limitless discoveries that can be made in the realm of biomedical science in which potential new medical advances, cures and a deeper anatomical understanding is what motivates me to be a part of this ever-changing profession. I recall being introduced to science in school and how there was so much I didn’t know and my need to absorb new information . Since then my…

Trofim Lysenko was able to pull off one of the biggest acts of pseudoscience in his time. He was able to prove one theory and from there was able to convince states of government that his other theories were correct and this worked since Stalin was dictator. Overall, Lysenko’s theories were terrible but in the beginning…