Skeptical Thoughts
15th October 2017
Here are the topics I chose to talk about on RadioLive for the week. Some of them may not have been mentioned on the radio due to a lack of time.
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Doterra selling cancer cure in NZ
Categories: Skepticism , Tags: Pseudoscience, Doterra
Doterra is a successful multinational company which sells innovative medical treatments - or at least that's what they'd have you believe. In reality, it appears to be
a Multi Level Marketing scheme, based on Essential Oils, which preys on vulnerable people and makes dangerous untrue claims about their products . 4 min read, 701 words. Continue Reading...
Christchurch private detective offering lie detector test which is unlikely to work
Categories: Skepticism , Tags: Pseudoscience, Polygraph
The prevailing scientific opinion on lie detector tests is that they don't work well enough to be relied on in courts as evidence - in fact, they're probably not even a good way of discerning the truth. Unfortunately a Christchurch based private detective is selling tests to couples
as a way of finding out whether a partner has cheated. 1 min read, 104 words. Continue Reading...
Breast Milk Soap
Categories: Skepticism , Tags: Pseudoscience, Milk
A company is making claims
about their soap made out of breast milk. 1 min read, 168 words. Continue Reading...