🔍 Pseudoscience Criticism

Rigorous takedowns of claims that masquerade as science, examining why bad evidence persists and how critical thinking can cut through the noise.

50 Popular Beliefs That People Think Are True

by Guy P. Harrison • 2011

Fifty beliefs debunked, one thinking habit learned: how to spot pseudoscience before it fools you.

3.61

1k+

🔍 Modern Skepticism 🧠 Cognitive Biases 🤔 Critical Thinking

50 Popular Beliefs That People Think Are True Summary

50 Popular Beliefs That People Think Are True 93%

Fifty beliefs debunked, one thinking habit learned: how to spot pseudoscience before it fools you.

by Guy P. Harrison 2011

3.61

1k+ ratings

🔍 Modern Skepticism 🧠 Cognitive Biases 🤔 Critical Thinking

Mind the Science

by Jonathan N. Stea • 2024

How a multi-trillion-dollar industry exploits your cognitive biases to sell fake mental health cures

4.15

257

🏥 Wellness Critique 🔬 Science Literacy 🚩 Pseudoscience Detection

Mind the Science 93%

How a multi-trillion-dollar industry exploits your cognitive biases to sell fake mental health cures

by Jonathan N. Stea 2024

4.15

257 ratings

🏥 Wellness Critique 🔬 Science Literacy 🚩 Pseudoscience Detection

Nonsense on Stilts

by Massimo Pigliucci • 2008

Science isn't one method but many. Learn how they actually work, and the impostors can't hide.

3.89

1k+

🧠 Philosophy Of Science 🚧 Demarcation Problem 🔮 Pseudoscience

Nonsense on Stilts 93%

Science isn't one method but many. Learn how they actually work, and the impostors can't hide.

by Massimo Pigliucci 2008

3.89

1k+ ratings

🧠 Philosophy Of Science 🚧 Demarcation Problem 🔮 Pseudoscience

Do You Believe in Magic?

by Paul A. Offit • 2013

A billion-dollar industry runs on loopholes, hope, and the placebo effect, not science.

4.11

3k+

🧪 Alternative Medicine Critique 🩺 Evidence-Based Medicine 🦆 Medical Quackery

Do You Believe in Magic? 93%

A billion-dollar industry runs on loopholes, hope, and the placebo effect, not science.

by Paul A. Offit 2013

4.11

3k+ ratings

🧪 Alternative Medicine Critique 🩺 Evidence-Based Medicine 🦆 Medical Quackery

Bad Science

by Ben Goldacre • 2008

From detox footbaths to vaccine panics: how bad science hijacks the headlines and your brain.

4.06

45k+

📰 Science Journalism 🩺 Evidence-Based Medicine 📊 Statistical Literacy

Bad Science 93%

From detox footbaths to vaccine panics: how bad science hijacks the headlines and your brain.

by Ben Goldacre 2008

4.06

45k+ ratings

📰 Science Journalism 🩺 Evidence-Based Medicine 📊 Statistical Literacy

Why People Believe Weird Things

by Michael Shermer • 1997

The smarter you are, the better you are at defending beliefs reason never built.

3.86

10k+

🔍 Skeptical Inquiry 🔬 Pseudoscience 🧠 Cognitive Biases

Why People Believe Weird Things 92%

The smarter you are, the better you are at defending beliefs reason never built.

by Michael Shermer 1997

3.86

10k+ ratings

🔍 Skeptical Inquiry 🔬 Pseudoscience 🧠 Cognitive Biases

The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe

by Steven Novella • 2018

The skeptic's manual: how to beat your brain's biases and spot pseudoscience.

4.39

5k+

🧠 Critical Thinking 🧩 Cognitive Biases 💭 Logical Fallacies

The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe Summary

The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe 92%

The skeptic's manual: how to beat your brain's biases and spot pseudoscience.

by Steven Novella 2018

4.39

5k+ ratings

🧠 Critical Thinking 🧩 Cognitive Biases 💭 Logical Fallacies

How to Think About Weird Things

by Theodore Schick Jr. • 1994

A method for evaluating any extraordinary claim, from alien abductions to miracle cures.

3.97

633

🔬 Scientific Skepticism 👻 Paranormal Claims 🪤 Logical Fallacies

How to Think About Weird Things 92%

A method for evaluating any extraordinary claim, from alien abductions to miracle cures.

by Theodore Schick Jr. 1994

3.97

633 ratings

🔬 Scientific Skepticism 👻 Paranormal Claims 🪤 Logical Fallacies

Snake Oil Science

by R. Barker Bausell • 2007

The pain relief is real; the needle is a prop. How placebo explains alternative medicine.

4.01

346

🧐 Alternative Medicine Skepticism 💊 Placebo Effect 🔬 Clinical Trial Design

Snake Oil Science 92%

The pain relief is real; the needle is a prop. How placebo explains alternative medicine.

by R. Barker Bausell 2007

4.01

346 ratings

🧐 Alternative Medicine Skepticism 💊 Placebo Effect 🔬 Clinical Trial Design

The Demon-Haunted World

by Carl Sagan • 1995

Why we fall for alien abductions and astrology, and the scientific toolkit that can save us.

4.29

81k+

🔍 Scientific Skepticism 🔬 Philosophy Of Science 🚫 Pseudoscience Critique

The Demon-Haunted World 92%

Why we fall for alien abductions and astrology, and the scientific toolkit that can save us.

by Carl Sagan 1995

4.29

81k+ ratings

🔍 Scientific Skepticism 🔬 Philosophy Of Science 🚫 Pseudoscience Critique

Bad Advice

by Paul A. Offit • 2018

Why a movie star's health advice spreads faster than doctors', and what to do about it.

4.11

593

🩺 Health Misinformation 🗣️ Science Communication 📰 Media Criticism

Bad Advice 91%

Why a movie star's health advice spreads faster than doctors', and what to do about it.

by Paul A. Offit 2018

4.11

593 ratings

🩺 Health Misinformation 🗣️ Science Communication 📰 Media Criticism

Trick or Treatment

by Simon Singh • 2008

Acupuncture, homeopathy, chiropractic, herbal medicine: held to the evidence, most unravel.

4.11

5k+

💊 Alternative Medicine 🔍 Medical Skepticism 🧪 Clinical Trials

Trick or Treatment 91%

Acupuncture, homeopathy, chiropractic, herbal medicine: held to the evidence, most unravel.

by Simon Singh 2008

4.11

5k+ ratings

💊 Alternative Medicine 🔍 Medical Skepticism 🧪 Clinical Trials

Bad Astronomy

by Philip Plait • 2002

From seasons to tides to falling stars: what you've gotten wrong about the night sky.

4.04

6k+

Bad Astronomy 91%

From seasons to tides to falling stars: what you've gotten wrong about the night sky.

by Philip Plait 2002

4.04

6k+ ratings

The Joy of Science

by Jim Al-Khalili • 2022

Spot falsehoods, change your mind, and find wonder: the scientific method applied to daily life.

3.60

624

🔬 Scientific Thinking 🧠 Cognitive Biases 📰 Misinformation

The Joy of Science 91%

Spot falsehoods, change your mind, and find wonder: the scientific method applied to daily life.

by Jim Al-Khalili 2022

3.60

624 ratings

🔬 Scientific Thinking 🧠 Cognitive Biases 📰 Misinformation

Think

by Guy P. Harrison • 2013

Your brain fools itself. The scientist's rules for seeing past the self-deceptions that cost you.

3.36

687

🔬 Scientific Skepticism 🧐 Critical Thinking ⚠️ Cognitive Biases

Think 91%

Your brain fools itself. The scientist's rules for seeing past the self-deceptions that cost you.

by Guy P. Harrison 2013

3.36

687 ratings

🔬 Scientific Skepticism 🧐 Critical Thinking ⚠️ Cognitive Biases

ذهن فریبکار شما

by Steven Novella • 1395

Your brain was built to fool you. A neurologist's method for thinking clearly anyway.

4.23

1k+

🧠 Cognitive Biases 🤔 Critical Thinking 🔬 Scientific Skepticism

ذهن فریبکار شما 91%

Your brain was built to fool you. A neurologist's method for thinking clearly anyway.

by Steven Novella 1395

4.23

1k+ ratings

🧠 Cognitive Biases 🤔 Critical Thinking 🔬 Scientific Skepticism

The Irrational Ape

by David Robert Grimes • 2019

Your brain runs on faulty code, and politicians, advertisers, and quacks have the manual.

4.26

1k+

🧠 Cognitive Biases 🧩 Logical Fallacies 💭 Critical Thinking

The Irrational Ape 91%

Your brain runs on faulty code, and politicians, advertisers, and quacks have the manual.

by David Robert Grimes 2019

4.26

1k+ ratings

🧠 Cognitive Biases 🧩 Logical Fallacies 💭 Critical Thinking

How to Become a Really Good Pain in the Ass

by Christopher W. DiCarlo • 2007

Why the most annoying person in the room is often right, and how to become them.

3.58

270

🧠 Cognitive Biases 🔍 Fallacy Spotting 📊 Evidence Evaluation

How to Become a Really Good Pain in the Ass Summary

How to Become a Really Good Pain in the Ass 91%

Why the most annoying person in the room is often right, and how to become them.

by Christopher W. DiCarlo 2007

3.58

270 ratings

🧠 Cognitive Biases 🔍 Fallacy Spotting 📊 Evidence Evaluation

The Certainty Illusion

by Timothy Caulfield • 2025

Science, reviews, and expert advice are corrupted by hype, profit, and bias.

3.95

614

🧠 Information Literacy 🧩 Cognitive Biases 🏥 Health Misinformation

The Certainty Illusion 91%

Science, reviews, and expert advice are corrupted by hype, profit, and bias.

by Timothy Caulfield 2025

3.95

614 ratings

🧠 Information Literacy 🧩 Cognitive Biases 🏥 Health Misinformation

How to Talk to a Science Denier

by Lee McIntyre • 2021

Science denial isn't an information problem. It's an identity trap, and more facts spring it.

3.87

1k+

🔬 Science Denial 🗣️ Science Communication 🛡️ Identity-Protective Cognition

How to Talk to a Science Denier 91%

Science denial isn't an information problem. It's an identity trap, and more facts spring it.

by Lee McIntyre 2021

3.87

1k+ ratings

🔬 Science Denial 🗣️ Science Communication 🛡️ Identity-Protective Cognition

Lost in Math

by Sabine Hossenfelder • 2018

Theoretical physics is stuck. The culprit isn't bad math, but a fixation on elegant theories.

4.05

3k+

⚛️ Theoretical Physics 🤔 Philosophy Of Physics 🎨 Aesthetic Bias In Science

Lost in Math 91%

Theoretical physics is stuck. The culprit isn't bad math, but a fixation on elegant theories.

by Sabine Hossenfelder 2018

4.05

3k+ ratings

⚛️ Theoretical Physics 🤔 Philosophy Of Physics 🎨 Aesthetic Bias In Science

A Survival Guide to the Misinformation Age

by David J. Helfand • 2016

Mental tools from science that let you gut-check any claim yourself, no search engine required.

3.71

220

🧪 Scientific Literacy 🔍 Misinformation Defense 🔢 Quantitative Reasoning

A Survival Guide to the Misinformation Age Summary

A Survival Guide to the Misinformation Age 91%

Mental tools from science that let you gut-check any claim yourself, no search engine required.

by David J. Helfand 2016

3.71

220 ratings

🧪 Scientific Literacy 🔍 Misinformation Defense 🔢 Quantitative Reasoning

The Death of Expertise

by Thomas M. Nichols • 2017

Why do people resent the experts who know more? A diagnosis of the cultural war on knowledge.

3.82

10k+

🛡️ Anti-Intellectualism 🧠 Cognitive Biases 🗞️ Media Criticism

The Death of Expertise 90%

Why do people resent the experts who know more? A diagnosis of the cultural war on knowledge.

by Thomas M. Nichols 2017

3.82

10k+ ratings

🛡️ Anti-Intellectualism 🧠 Cognitive Biases 🗞️ Media Criticism

The Quick Fix

by Jesse Singal • 2021

How psychology's biggest fads escaped the lab, became policy, and did harm, despite the evidence.

3.91

1k+

🧠 Pop Psychology 🔬 Bad Science 🧪 Replication Crisis

The Quick Fix 90%

How psychology's biggest fads escaped the lab, became policy, and did harm, despite the evidence.

by Jesse Singal 2021

3.91

1k+ ratings

🧠 Pop Psychology 🔬 Bad Science 🧪 Replication Crisis

Surgery, The Ultimate Placebo

by Ian Harris • 2016

Many common surgeries work no better than a fake incision: a surgeon reveals the evidence.

4.16

196

🔬 Evidence-Based Medicine ⚠️ Medical Overtreatment 💊 Placebo Studies

Surgery, The Ultimate Placebo 90%

Many common surgeries work no better than a fake incision: a surgeon reveals the evidence.

by Ian Harris 2016

4.16

196 ratings

🔬 Evidence-Based Medicine ⚠️ Medical Overtreatment 💊 Placebo Studies

I Told You So!

by Matt Kaplan • 2026

Science punishes its boldest discoveries. From handwashing to mRNA, the pattern is fixable.

3.81

589

🔬 History Of Science 👥 Sociology Of Science 🔄 Paradigm Shifts

I Told You So! 90%

Science punishes its boldest discoveries. From handwashing to mRNA, the pattern is fixable.

by Matt Kaplan 2026

3.81

589 ratings

🔬 History Of Science 👥 Sociology Of Science 🔄 Paradigm Shifts

Bright-Sided

by Barbara Ehrenreich • 2009

America demands cheerfulness. It quiets dissent, blames victims, and helped cause the 2008 crash.

3.74

11k+

🚫 Toxic Positivity 🔍 Cultural Criticism 🔬 Pseudoscience Debunking

Bright-Sided 90%

America demands cheerfulness. It quiets dissent, blames victims, and helped cause the 2008 crash.

by Barbara Ehrenreich 2009

3.74

11k+ ratings

🚫 Toxic Positivity 🔍 Cultural Criticism 🔬 Pseudoscience Debunking

The God Delusion

by Richard Dawkins • 2006

Religion is a delusion that survives by infecting children. A biologist makes the case for atheism.

3.90

284k+

🧬 Evolutionary Biology 🏛️ Philosophy Of Religion 📖 Religious Critique

The God Delusion 90%

Religion is a delusion that survives by infecting children. A biologist makes the case for atheism.

by Richard Dawkins 2006

3.90

284k+ ratings

🧬 Evolutionary Biology 🏛️ Philosophy Of Religion 📖 Religious Critique

Proof

by Adam Kucharski • 2025

Math proves, courts weigh odds, science disproves. Three logics of truth, one costly confusion.

3.79

340

🧠 Epistemology 🔬 Philosophy Of Science 🧩 Cognitive Biases

Proof 90%

Math proves, courts weigh odds, science disproves. Three logics of truth, one costly confusion.

by Adam Kucharski 2025

3.79

340 ratings

🧠 Epistemology 🔬 Philosophy Of Science 🧩 Cognitive Biases

Science Fictions

by Stuart Ritchie • 2020

From power posing to cancer cures, how fraud, hype, and broken incentives corrupt science.

4.34

3k+

🧪 Metascience 🔁 Replication Crisis 🕵️ Scientific Misconduct

Science Fictions 90%

From power posing to cancer cures, how fraud, hype, and broken incentives corrupt science.

by Stuart Ritchie 2020

4.34

3k+ ratings

🧪 Metascience 🔁 Replication Crisis 🕵️ Scientific Misconduct

Don't Believe Everything You Think

by Thomas Kida • 2006

Your brain hunts for stories, ignores stats, and rewrites its memories. Skepticism is the repair.

3.82

853

🧠 Cognitive Biases 🔬 Scientific Skepticism 💡 Critical Thinking

Don't Believe Everything You Think Summary

Don't Believe Everything You Think 90%

Your brain hunts for stories, ignores stats, and rewrites its memories. Skepticism is the repair.

by Thomas Kida 2006

3.82

853 ratings

🧠 Cognitive Biases 🔬 Scientific Skepticism 💡 Critical Thinking

Good Thinking

by David Robert Grimes • 2021

Bad logic corrupts medicine, politics, and media. A physicist shows how to spot it.

4.29

312

🧠 Cognitive Biases ⚖️ Logical Fallacies 🔬 Scientific Skepticism

Good Thinking 90%

Bad logic corrupts medicine, politics, and media. A physicist shows how to spot it.

by David Robert Grimes 2021

4.29

312 ratings

🧠 Cognitive Biases ⚖️ Logical Fallacies 🔬 Scientific Skepticism

The Age of American Unreason

by Susan Jacoby • 2008

Suspicion of ideas predates the American republic. The forces feeding it have never been louder.

3.85

3k+

🧠 Anti-Intellectualism 🎭 Cultural Criticism 📚 Intellectual History

The Age of American Unreason 90%

Suspicion of ideas predates the American republic. The forces feeding it have never been louder.

by Susan Jacoby 2008

3.85

3k+ ratings

🧠 Anti-Intellectualism 🎭 Cultural Criticism 📚 Intellectual History

Identity Crisis

by John Sides • 2018

One network orchestrates every global crisis. Its target: human consciousness. Its weakness: you.

4.10

503

🕵️ Conspiracy Theories 🌍 Global Elite 🦠 Pandemic Skepticism

Identity Crisis 90%

One network orchestrates every global crisis. Its target: human consciousness. Its weakness: you.

by John Sides 2018

4.10

503 ratings

🕵️ Conspiracy Theories 🌍 Global Elite 🦠 Pandemic Skepticism

Post-Truth

by Lee McIntyre • 2018

Tobacco companies perfected the blueprint for making people doubt facts. Now it powers politics.

4.01

2k+

🔬 Science Denial 🧠 Cognitive Biases 📢 Disinformation

Post-Truth 90%

Tobacco companies perfected the blueprint for making people doubt facts. Now it powers politics.

by Lee McIntyre 2018

4.01

2k+ ratings

🔬 Science Denial 🧠 Cognitive Biases 📢 Disinformation

Outgrowing God

by Richard Dawkins • 2019

Humans have invented thousands of gods. A scientist's case for why yours is one of them.

4.06

6k+

🧠 New Atheism ⛪ Religious Critique 🌍 Secular Humanism

Outgrowing God 90%

Humans have invented thousands of gods. A scientist's case for why yours is one of them.

by Richard Dawkins 2019

4.06

6k+ ratings

🧠 New Atheism ⛪ Religious Critique 🌍 Secular Humanism

Coffee is Good for You

by Robert J. Davis • 2012

Coffee is fine. Detox is nonsense. The evidence behind nutrition's most stubborn myths.

3.31

250

🧪 Nutrition Science 🤔 Food Myths 💥 Myth Busting

Coffee is Good for You 90%

Coffee is fine. Detox is nonsense. The evidence behind nutrition's most stubborn myths.

by Robert J. Davis 2012

3.31

250 ratings

🧪 Nutrition Science 🤔 Food Myths 💥 Myth Busting

Crimes Against Logic

by Jamie Whyte • 2004

Most public arguments are crime scenes. A philosopher dusts for the fingerprints of fallacy.

3.67

2k+

🧠 Critical Thinking 🔍 Spotting Fallacies 🗣️ Public Discourse

Crimes Against Logic 90%

Most public arguments are crime scenes. A philosopher dusts for the fingerprints of fallacy.

by Jamie Whyte 2004

3.67

2k+ ratings

🧠 Critical Thinking 🔍 Spotting Fallacies 🗣️ Public Discourse

Post-Truth

by Matthew d'Ancona • 2017

Truth is everywhere and irrelevant. How emotion replaced fact in public life, and the way back.

3.75

921

📺 Media Criticism 🦠 Misinformation 🕵️ Conspiracy Theories

Post-Truth 90%

Truth is everywhere and irrelevant. How emotion replaced fact in public life, and the way back.

by Matthew d'Ancona 2017

3.75

921 ratings

📺 Media Criticism 🦠 Misinformation 🕵️ Conspiracy Theories

A Field Guide to Lies and Statistics

by Daniel J. Levitin • 2016

How to spot the tricks in any graph, survey, or news report before they fool you.

3.76

5k+

🔍 Information Literacy 💡 Critical Thinking 🤔 Cognitive Biases

A Field Guide to Lies and Statistics Summary

A Field Guide to Lies and Statistics 90%

How to spot the tricks in any graph, survey, or news report before they fool you.

by Daniel J. Levitin 2016

3.76

5k+ ratings

🔍 Information Literacy 💡 Critical Thinking 🤔 Cognitive Biases

Blind Spots

by Marty Makary • 2024

Peanut avoidance caused an epidemic. Hormone therapy wrongly abandoned. The errors follow a pattern.

4.34

5k+

🔒 Medical Dogma 🔄 Medical Reversals 🧠 Cognitive Biases

Blind Spots 90%

Peanut avoidance caused an epidemic. Hormone therapy wrongly abandoned. The errors follow a pattern.

by Marty Makary 2024

4.34

5k+ ratings

🔒 Medical Dogma 🔄 Medical Reversals 🧠 Cognitive Biases

Ending Medical Reversal

by Vinayak K. Prasad • 2015

Why standard medical treatments from stents to hormone therapy keep getting overturned.

4.36

407

📊 Evidence-Based Medicine 🧪 Clinical Trials 🔍 Overdiagnosis

Ending Medical Reversal 90%

Why standard medical treatments from stents to hormone therapy keep getting overturned.

by Vinayak K. Prasad 2015

4.36

407 ratings

📊 Evidence-Based Medicine 🧪 Clinical Trials 🔍 Overdiagnosis

The Wellness Trap

by Christy Harrison • 2023

Supplements aren't regulated. Popular diagnoses aren't real. Wellness culture has a science problem.

3.76

2k+

💸 Wellness Critique 🍽️ Diet Culture 🦠 Health Misinformation

The Wellness Trap 90%

Supplements aren't regulated. Popular diagnoses aren't real. Wellness culture has a science problem.

by Christy Harrison 2023

3.76

2k+ ratings

💸 Wellness Critique 🍽️ Diet Culture 🦠 Health Misinformation

This Idea Must Die

by John Brockman • 2015

175 scientists each nominate one idea to retire, from IQ to the Big Bang itself.

3.50

1k+

🔬 Meta-Science 🛑 Scientific Dead Ends 🕸️ Complexity Science

This Idea Must Die 90%

175 scientists each nominate one idea to retire, from IQ to the Big Bang itself.

by John Brockman 2015

3.50

1k+ ratings

🔬 Meta-Science 🛑 Scientific Dead Ends 🕸️ Complexity Science

Destructive Trends in Mental Health

by Rogers H. Wright • 2005

Therapy now invents disorders, buries science, and rewards victimhood. Patients pay the price.

3.95

🧠 Clinical Psychology 🏷️ Diagnostic Overreach ⚖️ Psychology Ethics

Destructive Trends in Mental Health Summary

Destructive Trends in Mental Health 90%

Therapy now invents disorders, buries science, and rewards victimhood. Patients pay the price.

by Rogers H. Wright 2005

3.95

21 ratings

🧠 Clinical Psychology 🏷️ Diagnostic Overreach ⚖️ Psychology Ethics

Tricks of the Mind

by Derren Brown • 2006

A mentalist reveals how cognitive biases, cold reading, and placebos hijack your brain every day.

4.04

7k+

🧠 Cognitive Biases 🤔 Critical Thinking 💭 Memory Techniques

Tricks of the Mind 90%

A mentalist reveals how cognitive biases, cold reading, and placebos hijack your brain every day.

by Derren Brown 2006

4.04

7k+ ratings

🧠 Cognitive Biases 🤔 Critical Thinking 💭 Memory Techniques

Against the Machine

by Paul Kingsnorth • 2025

The West lost its soul; a machine grew in the gap, now coming to replace us.

3.95

3k+

🏛️ Critique Of Modernity ⚙️ Technology Criticism 🌳 Spiritual Ecology

Against the Machine 90%

The West lost its soul; a machine grew in the gap, now coming to replace us.

by Paul Kingsnorth 2025

3.95

3k+ ratings

🏛️ Critique Of Modernity ⚙️ Technology Criticism 🌳 Spiritual Ecology

Pure Human

by Gregg Braden • 2025

Your DNA encodes a sacred message. A global agenda aims to rewrite it by 2030.

4.38

236

🧬 Intelligent Design 🔬 Spiritual Science 🤖 Techno-Skepticism

Pure Human 90%

Your DNA encodes a sacred message. A global agenda aims to rewrite it by 2030.

by Gregg Braden 2025

4.38

236 ratings

🧬 Intelligent Design 🔬 Spiritual Science 🤖 Techno-Skepticism

The Misinformation Age

by Cailin O'Connor • 2018

False beliefs spread through social networks, not faulty brains. And the math proves it.

3.77

1k+

🧠 Social Epistemology 🕸️ Network Science 💭 Belief Formation

The Misinformation Age 90%

False beliefs spread through social networks, not faulty brains. And the math proves it.

by Cailin O'Connor 2018

3.77

1k+ ratings

🧠 Social Epistemology 🕸️ Network Science 💭 Belief Formation

The Doctor Who Fooled the World

by Brian Deer • 2020

The vaccine study that scared the world was a lie. Twelve children's medical records held the proof.

4.04

2k+

🩺 Medical Fraud 💉 Vaccine Misinformation 🔍 Investigative Journalism

The Doctor Who Fooled the World 90%

The vaccine study that scared the world was a lie. Twelve children's medical records held the proof.

by Brian Deer 2020

4.04

2k+ ratings

🩺 Medical Fraud 💉 Vaccine Misinformation 🔍 Investigative Journalism

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