I’ve been wanting to articulate some more thoughts about a question that’s been on my mind for a while: do practitioners of alternative medicine really believe what they practice themselves? I am in fact growing more and more convinced that, not only do they not believe in what they sell, but that it’s also better … Continue reading But do they believe it themselves?
The results from the OPERA experiment at CERN have caused a huge stir in the media over the last two weeks, and with good reason, since they claim to have measured the arrival of a neutrino beam 60 nanoseconds faster than light. Before we go on, let’s calm down a bit. Even if these results … Continue reading Good and bad science, and faster-than-light neutrinos
Today marks the death of one of our most beloved friends, Robin Klauss, at the heartbreaking age of 29. I remember clearly when, during one of our countless karaoke nights which were usually filled with joy and laughter, she revealed the news of her cancer diagnosis. During the previous weeks, she had noticed a small … Continue reading Remembering a dear friend
A friend of mine recommended that I read a book called The Field by Lynne McTaggart, and referred to the subject matter as thought-provoking, if not life-changing. A cursory examination of the book on Amazon.com revealed overwhelmingly positive reviews and similar “life-changing” testimonials. So I obtained The Field for myself, as well as McTaggart’s more … Continue reading The non-science of Lynne McTaggart
A while ago I posted a couple of articles about Tachyon Energy, which is a relatively new development in the “field” of new-age self healing pseudoscience. I had hoped that this would be just a negative blip on an otherwise upward trend towards rationality and reason among the general population. Of course I was mistaken … Continue reading More Tachyon Energy