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Another "Harvard study" that doesn't live up to what is touted. 1 Archae Jul 2015 Jul 2015 3 1957

So it appears Jim Carrey is still an idiot. 2 progressoid Jul 2015 Jul 2015 2 2926

Now The Anti-GMO Crowd Thinks The Pope Is Great. 6 HuckleB Jun 2015 Jul 2015 0 2031

This is for us "shills".... 1 progressoid Jul 2015 Jul 2015 3 1541

The anti-vaxxers are going to have a fit... 8 Archae Jun 2015 Jun 2015 2 2631

Are We Seeing the End of Homeopathy? 4 progressoid Jun 2015 Jun 2015 3 1889

The anti-Monsanto hysterics are out in force... 1 Archae Jun 2015 Jun 2015 0 1812

"60 Minutes" will show one reason people go to quacks. 2 Archae Jun 2015 Jun 2015 1 1958

Discredited study is still being propped up... 1 Archae Jun 2015 Jun 2015 1 1812

Anti-vaccers petition to have Mercury removed from solar system 5 progressoid Jun 2015 Jun 2015 4 3341

From the depths of an argument in the Religion Group... 6 gcomeau May 2015 Jun 2015 0 2731

The Progressive Contrarian: Lying scumbags and dipshits: Frustration has its limits 8 HuckleB Jun 2015 Jun 2015 2 3427

Writer bullshits four "psychics," all four just make excuses. 2 Archae Jun 2015 Jun 2015 5 2019

Latest connection: GMO's cause autism... 2 Archae Jun 2015 Jun 2015 0 2023

March Against Myths About Modification... 3 SidDithers May 2015 May 2015 2 2228

Why science is so F-d at DU. 11 HuckleB Mar 2015 May 2015 1 3812

Into the Depths of Anti-Science Hell 2 HuckleB May 2015 May 2015 2 1982

Activated charcoal: The latest detox fad in an obsessive food culture 4 progressoid May 2015 May 2015 1 2722

Another bright star in the firmament. *sarcasm* 0 progressoid May 2015 May 2015 1 1515

These Giant Stone Circles Were Discovered All Over The World But No One Knows Why They Exist 0 yuiyoshida May 2015 May 2015 2 1656

That’s what you get for catering to pseudoscience – more pseudoscience. 9 progressoid May 2015 May 2015 2 3277

RFK Jr is going to throw a HUGE tantrum... 2 Archae May 2015 May 2015 7 2350

This interview did not go too well for the Food Babe 0 progressoid May 2015 May 2015 1 1830

How many homeopaths does it take to change a lightbulb? 2 Orrex May 2015 May 2015 7 2159

Ah ha! I was wondering why we don't have a skeptics forum! 8 Rex Apr 2015 May 2015 0 2848

A comic strip for us! 0 Archae May 2015 May 2015 3 1837

Faith healer Adam Miller suing youtuber for pointing out he’s a fraud. 1 Dr. Strange May 2015 May 2015 2 2434

What’s the harm? An Australian child dies while undergoing a particularly cruel form of quackery 2 progressoid May 2015 May 2015 4 2646

"Have you ever wondered about the universe and its origin?" (comic) 4 DetlefK May 2015 May 2015 21 2568

Anti-vaccers voted Worst People on Facebook (Food Babe Army comes in second) 0 progressoid May 2015 May 2015 0 1548

Skepticism, Science & Pseudoscience Continued...

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"Food Babe" hilariously "interviewed" by the parody "I Don't Fucking Understand Science" page 3 arcane1 May 2015 May 2015 3 2563

We got a dandy in the video forum again... 3 Archae Apr 2015 Apr 2015 1 2121

Australian Vaccination Skeptics Network compares vaccines to rape 2 Dr. Strange Apr 2015 Apr 2015 1 1891

Scientific Molestation 5 beam me up scottie Apr 2015 Apr 2015 4 2132

The GMO hysterics are at it... 0 Archae Apr 2015 Apr 2015 1 1561

Hadley Freeman: Pseudoscience and strawberries: 'wellness' gurus should carry a health warning 1 LeftishBrit Apr 2015 Apr 2015 2 1825

'Wellness Guru' Belle Gibson lied about having brain cancer, profited from lying about bogus cancer 5 friendly_iconoclast Apr 2015 Apr 2015 2 2840

Tell us something we don't already know... 1 Archae Apr 2015 Apr 2015 2 1659

How Anti-Vaxxers Sound to Normal People 0 progressoid Apr 2015 Apr 2015 5 1549

Anti-vaccine myths and misinformation 0 LeftishBrit Apr 2015 Apr 2015 4 1391

Make the next disaster-movie more realistic: 8 DetlefK Apr 2015 Apr 2015 3 2243

Once again, the Huffer Post goes off the woo deep end... 3 Archae Apr 2015 Apr 2015 1 2077

I love this cartoon about the anti-vaxxers... 0 Archae Apr 2015 Apr 2015 11 1652

Why temperatures never go up in straight lines 3 Lordquinton Apr 2015 Apr 2015 1 2242

Another attempt by the anti-vaxxers... 3 Archae Apr 2015 Apr 2015 1 2096

DawnsBrain: Ten Facebook Pages You Need to Stop Sharing From 1 LeftishBrit Apr 2015 Apr 2015 3 2315

Wikipedia vs Quackery – Standards vs Chaos 2 progressoid Apr 2015 Apr 2015 5 1601

And people wonder why I call some anti-GMO people hysterics? 1 Archae Apr 2015 Apr 2015 1 1983

We don’t need labels on genetically modified foods 2 progressoid Apr 2015 Apr 2015 3 1731

If you are a homeopath, you really shouldn't take a shower: 1 DetlefK Apr 2015 Apr 2015 5 1542

New Years Resolutions cartoon. 1 ZombieHorde Apr 2015 Apr 2015 5 1626

Something I posted about a lobbyist, and how to properly use Roundup. 8 Archae Mar 2015 Mar 2015 3 2637

Ben Goldacre, on evidence based policy, Newsnight 0 HuckleB Mar 2015 Mar 2015 3 1475

I called out a woo web site, it takes almost two YEARS to reply? 3 Archae Mar 2015 Mar 2015 0 2124

Give me strength. (nt) 10 Orrex Mar 2015 Mar 2015 0 2620

Helpful links for anyone discussing the glyphosate/Round Up as carcinogen story. 4 HuckleB Mar 2015 Mar 2015 0 2008

Greenmedinfo does its usual self one better. 0 HuckleB Mar 2015 Mar 2015 0 1469

How upset would people get if someone told them homeopathic products contain GMOs? 7 HuckleB Mar 2015 Mar 2015 1 2516

One of DU's famous anti-science folks is upset about anti-science BS. 0 HuckleB Mar 2015 Mar 2015 0 1493

The anti-science crowd is at it again. 12 HuckleB Mar 2015 Mar 2015 0 2884

Skepticism, Science & Pseudoscience Continued...

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The League of Nerds Podcast: Are Scientists Shills? 0 HuckleB Mar 2015 Mar 2015 0 1637

By the way... 3 progressoid Mar 2015 Mar 2015 1 2068

If I Were a Food Activist By Nurse Loves Farmer 1 HuckleB Mar 2015 Mar 2015 1 1701

The anti-GM lobby appears to be taking a page out of the Climategate playbook 1 progressoid Mar 2015 Mar 2015 1 1588

Bringing light in the discussion about GMOs? 4 HuckleB Mar 2015 Mar 2015 2 2042

Shiva: "Screw All Ya'll Florida Farmers!" 0 HuckleB Mar 2015 Mar 2015 0 1573

The Naturopathic Diaries: Confesssions of a Former Naturopath 1 HuckleB Mar 2015 Mar 2015 2 1900

The "NO DUH!" headline of the day... 0 Archae Mar 2015 Mar 2015 4 1658

Professor Brian Cox Hits Back At Astrology-Believing Tory MP David Tredinnick 1 progressoid Mar 2015 Mar 2015 3 1713

How screwed is Israel in right wing Armageddon fantasies? 4 Silent3 Mar 2015 Mar 2015 0 2179

A friend/coworker thinks she's riddled with "systemic candida" (yeast in her vital organs) 4 NickB79 Mar 2015 Mar 2015 0 2271

The anti-GMO DUers are going full blast with the woo attacks today. 12 HuckleB Mar 2015 Mar 2015 0 3087

A GMO labeling analogy I'd make in GD if it wasn't for the inevitable miss-the-point shit storm 0 Silent3 Mar 2015 Mar 2015 0 1498

What does scientific research say about gun ownership, open carry, etc.? 4 Silent3 Mar 2015 Mar 2015 0 3111

Is Monsanto in trouble? 2 Orrex Mar 2015 Mar 2015 0 1627

I may have eaten some GMO food today 22 Orrex Mar 2015 Mar 2015 1 4696

Florida naturopath facing charges after treating girl’s fatal leukemia with vitamins and vegan diet 1 progressoid Mar 2015 Mar 2015 2 1665

Experts have been using fake monsters... 4 William Seger Feb 2015 Mar 2015 3 2241

The "Food Babe" tries (and fails) to answer her critics... 1 Archae Mar 2015 Mar 2015 3 2744

British MP: Opposition to astrology is driven by superstition, ignorance and prejudice 4 DetlefK Feb 2015 Mar 2015 4 1956

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