pseudoscience
unscientific claims wrongly presented as scientific
healing knowledge
totality of human knowledge and skills about the cure of diseases, without evidence-based medicine
intelligent design
argument for the existence of God
ancient astronauts
pseudoscientific claims of past alien contact
physiognomy
assessment of a person's character or personality from their outer appearance
Ley line
straight alignments between historic structures and landmarks
acquired homosexuality
pseudoscientific theory that homosexuality can be spread
meteorological astrology
The pseudo-scientific belief that astrology can be used for weather prognostication
hundredth monkey effect
fictional story created by biologist Lyall Watson, calling it a biological phenomenon
Anthroposophical medicine
form of alternative medicine
pseudoscientific language comparison
form of pseudo-scholarship
pseudoscientific metrology
highly speculative approaches in historic metrology
dermatoglyphics
Scientific study of finger- and toeprints
Melanin theory
pseudoscientific theory of black supremacy
CEASE therapy
pseudoscientific treatment that claims to cure autism
free energy
Pseudo-scientific concept of an energy field that can be harvested by perpetual motion machines
astrology
divination by the positions of the planets and other celestial bodies; study of influence of stars on human affairs
Waldorf education
educational system based on the writings of the occultist Rudolf Steiner
Effective microorganism
trademark
climate change denial
denial, dismissal, or unwarranted doubt about the scientific consensus on the rate and extent of global warming
natal astrology
system of astrology that claims to predict an individual’s life and personality based on the exact date, time, and location of one’s birth
Psychic archaeology
Aspect of archaeology
Power saver transformers in Japan
step-down transformers that purportedly reduce household electricity bills
Aryanism
ideology of Aryan supremacy
rapid-onset gender dysphoria
hypothesis that adolescents identify as transgender due to peer influence and social contagion
creationism
religious belief that nature, and aspects such as the universe, Earth, life, and humans, originated with supernatural acts of divine creation
anthroposophy
esoteric philosophy founded by Rudolf Steiner postulating the existence of an objective spiritual world accessible to human experience
blood type personality theory
pseudoscientific theory that a person's ABO blood type is predictive of a person's personality, temperament, and compatibility with others
rapid prompting method
scientifically unproven technique aiming to teach people with disabilities to communicate via pointing or typing
Bach flowers
alternative medicine without scientific evidence
scientific racism
misuse of the scientific method to justify racism
excited delirium
widely rejected diagnosis characterized as a potentially fatal state of extreme agitation and delirium
Midbrain activation
pseudoscientific method claiming to improve memory and concentration
occultism
knowledge of the hidden or the paranormal
facilitated communication
discredited communication technique in disabled care
cargo cult science
form of pseudoscience
genetic sexual attraction
concept that a strong sexual attraction develops between close blood relative who only meet as adults
judicial astrology
forecasting events by astrological means
magnet motor
perpetual motion machine using permanent magnets
Nasology
scientific joke at the expense of phrenology
white supremacy
racist belief that white people are superior to people of other racial backgrounds
hexagonal water
pseudoscientific marketing term
plant perception
unconfirmed hypothesis that plants remotely perceive and respond to traumatic events in their vicinity
pseudo-scholarship
pretended but not actual scholarship