Published on June 2nd, 2018 | by Rayne
Strap yourselves in – this is a *long* post and I am not sorry. A number of my followers have linked me to a Facebook status regarding the 2018 Influenza vaccine and pregnant women that is ... Read More →
Published on April 17th, 2017 | by Rayne
I’ve been hitting anti-vaxxers pretty hard this past week because quite frankly, they fucking deserve it. For me, out of all the science denial movements, anti-vaxxers are the most infuriating. We’re talking about a population of ... Read More →
Published on May 11th, 2016 | by Rayne
Alternative medicine is the new black – it’s hip, it’s stylish and apparently, it works with everything. It’s the biggest load of shit, right up there with faith-healing. Alternative medicine is a group of treatment practices ... Read More →
Published on February 20th, 2016 | by Rayne
I have never really understood the Big Pharma conspiracy, it makes no sense. I understand that people use conspiracies as a way to make sense of the things they can’t control, but honestly if you’re going ... Read More →
Published on August 11th, 2015 | by Rayne
I love when science deniers prove me right. And today is no different. For those of you who don’t know what’s happening, anti-gmoers have decided they would use legislation to harass scientists rather than provide supporting ... Read More →
Published on August 8th, 2015 | by Rayne
Banner image: http://www.bjwinslow.com/ Debunking pseudoscience is a thankless job. Anti-pseudoscience bloggers around the world vigilantly stand their ground against the never-ending onslaught of dubious practices, quack therapies, fear campaigns and outright fraud perpetuated by pseudoscientists and conspiracy ... Read More →
Published on July 25th, 2015 | by Rayne
Science deniers, what makes them tick? They’re far less complex than most people think, however it’s their simplicity thats the problem. How does one engage with a science denier? Patience and understanding? No. I take no ... Read More →
Published on May 18th, 2015 | by Rayne
Anti-vaxxers, hidden cancer cures, “suppression” of Alternative Medicine by “Big Pharma”, chemtrails, anti-GMO, the Shill Gambit – what do these have in common? They’re conspiracy theories. The epitome of intellectual laziness. I’ve been thinking a lot ... Read More →
Published on May 5th, 2015 | by Rayne
One of most common and aggravating questions I receive from people about pseudoscience is “What’s the harm?”. It’s a question that stems from equal parts ignorance about the dangers of pseudoscience and equal parts mistrust of science. And ... Read More →
Published on April 17th, 2015 | by Rayne
Update: It looks like the Australian Government has landed on the side of reason and officially stopped all religious exemptions. It was declared on Sunday that all religious exemptions in Australia would stop. No more religious ... Read More →
Published on April 10th, 2015 | by Rayne
The Internet exploded this week as science blogger “Science Babe” AKA Yvette d’Entremont put on her high-heeled snark shoes and tore shreds into Vani Hari AKA Food Babe over at Gawker.com (“The “Food Babe” Blogger Is Full of Shit“). ... Read More →
Published on April 4th, 2015 | by Rayne
Banner from Education In Chemistry There is a very small part of me that hopes wooists are just the ultimate trolls. I still hope they’re just a bunch of people fucking us around for shits and giggles, just ... Read More →
Published on February 8th, 2015 | by Rayne
It’s Saturday here in the land of drop bears and giant fucking spiders. The weather is waiting patiently for me to tuck a $10 note into its g-string as it teases me with rain. No, seriously this ... Read More →
Published on January 25th, 2015 | by Metzmo
Being against vaccination technology must be quite difficult given the large percentage of the population who support and use them. It must be quite difficult for those against vaccinations to be heard in a rational coherent way ... Read More →
Published on January 25th, 2015 | by Rayne
Being against vaccination technology must be quite difficult given the large percentage of the population who support and use them. It must be quite difficult for those against vaccinations to be heard in a rational coherent way ... Read More →
Published on January 9th, 2015 | by Rayne
I’ve heard a lot of talk in response to the backlash around Dr Tenpenny’s attempted tour of Australia. The number one compliant I have heard from butthurt anti-vaxxer apologists is “She has freedom of speech!”. I’m going ... Read More →
Published on December 28th, 2014 | by Rayne
It hasn’t been a very good week for pseudoscience. First, there was the ruling by the Federal High Court of Australia which concluded that “Homeopathy Plus! Pty Ltd (Homeopathy Plus!) and its director, Ms Frances Sheffield, engaged ... Read More →
Published on December 28th, 2014 | by Rayne
The warriors against pseudoscience are well versed in the realm of the Food Babe. I, myself have done a few articles on the phenomenon of the Food Babe. I’ve spoken about the tactics she uses to ... Read More →
Published on December 27th, 2014 | by Rayne
The Bulletproof Diet. I came across this new nasty tasty diet fad recently via a friend of my wife’s. The Bulletproof Diet is like the lovechild of gullibility, laziness and pseudoscience wrapped up in a package designed ... Read More →
Published on December 26th, 2014 | by Rayne
Featured image found from Chow Babe. This month saw the release of a chapter of Food Babe’s new book The Food Babe Way. This chapter which is free on her website discusses alcohol, toxins and you ... Read More →
