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Understanding Scale: The Universe, Atoms, and Homeopathy

Relatively Interesting May 3, 2013 1

Numbers, especially the very large and very small, can be deceiving. It’s almost impossible for our brains to compute the immense scale in the fields of astronomy or microbiology. Nevertheless, understanding and being able

Living without eating? A skeptical look at Breatharianism and Sungazing

Relatively Interesting April 18, 2013 0

The fact is that people have been trying to sell each other snake oil ever since money was invented. But it’s a little known fact that most snake-oil salesmen actually believe in the stuff

2012 Failed Psychic Predictions

Relatively Interesting December 18, 2012 15

Another year has come and gone, and with it, a slew of failed and forgotten psychic predictions. Each year, the world’s “leading” psychics lay down their predictions in January, and then we review them

Reiki: Real or Ridiculous?

Relatively Interesting August 28, 2012 10

Reiki, a spiritual practice developed by a Japanese Buddhist in 1992, has developed into various traditions. Some call is palm healing, others label it hands on healing – bottom line, it’s complementary therapy and

If you believe in telekinesis…

Relatively Interesting July 19, 2012 0

Pseudoscience and Magical Thinking: What’s the Harm?

Relatively Interesting February 3, 2012 2

What’s The Harm is a website that lists cases where a lack of critical thinking has caused unnecessary harm, death, injury, hospitalization, major financial loss, or other damages. Here are 10 striking examples where

Homeopathic Birth Control: Evessla

Relatively Interesting January 17, 2012 4

This advertisement is a fake*, but it still got my attention. Why? Because I can imagine a scenario where a product like this exists, and where a company would try to use the pseudoscience

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Relatively Interesting January 10, 2012 2

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Astrology and Horoscopes Debunked

Relatively Interesting January 14, 2011 35

Horoscopes and Astrology Debunked Over 2300 years ago, the Babylonians came up with the idea that the gods lived among the stars and other celestial objects, and were able to impose their will on

Psychic Fails for 2010: Failed and Forgotten Predictions

Relatively Interesting January 3, 2011 10

Psychic Fails for 2010 2010 has come and gone, and predictably, a slew of failed psychic predictions have also passed. Let’s take a look at a few and see how well the psychics fared.