Essays on Pseudoscience

In the article, “Pseudoscience Is Taking Over Social Media and Putting Us All at Risk”, Santosh Vijaykumar describes the role social media plays in spreading false information, more specifically scientific information. Vijaykumar suggests scientists need to be more active in developing creative ways to communicate…

 In the article “The Mistrust of Science”, Atul Gawande writes to inform readers of the dangers of believing and trusting in pseudoscience, as opposed to proven scientific facts and arguments. Throughout his piece Gawande uses personal anecdotes, fact-based evidence, and historical evidence to argue why…

When we usually speak of Nazism, which is the known ideological practice and belief within Germany, the main connections we draw is history, World Wars and far-rightists. Even now in our generation, there are still plenty national socialists carrying the legacy and reaching even in…

Till date, nobody has successfully described the meaning of science. For most of human history, science was just an insignificant activity. Prior to today, few individuals were called scientists and even fewer made a living from doing science. However, in our history, there was no…

Professional psychology believes that the basic entry level is ideally a master’s level of training conducted under strict control conditions (Korman, 1976). It emphasizes on giving credence and competency based education for one to be termed as a professional psychologist (Kaslow, 2004).On the other hand,…

The Myers–Briggs Type Indicator is a personality test that examines four categories of personality, and classifies ones work life, social interactions, and many more areas according to the results. The test uses pairs for each of its categories, and each person has one quality from…