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What is the difference between science and pseudoscience?

Ancient aliens. Astrology. Flat-Earth and UFO conspiracies. These are examples of pseudoscience, a system of beliefs that masquerades as true science but is far from it. To understand how ...
Yahoo

Drawing the line between science and pseudoscience. How to tell the difference?

In this crazy era of climate change deniers, anti-vaxxers, and people who think giants built Ohio’s mounds, appreciating the difference between actual facts and “alternative facts” has never been more ...
Princeton University

‘On the Fringe’ by Dean of the College Michael D. Gordin named Princeton Pre-read

Dean of the College Michael D. Gordin’s book “On the Fringe: Where Science Meets Pseudoscience” has been named the Princeton Pre-read for the Class of 2029. The book, which uses history and philosophy ...
Princeton University

Dean Michael Gordin leads the Class of 2029 in a Pre-read exploration of science and pseudoscience

As a student, Princeton’s Dean of the College Michael Gordin took one class in the history of science and was hooked. “I was just drawn to the richness, the philosophical and the historical richness ...