Science vs Pseudoscience The truth about alternative facts

Science vs. Pseudoscience The truth about alternative facts!

What is • • • ? Testable Can be verified The result of experimentation and observation Systematic Seeks to falsify claims through testing Relies on empirical evidence (using your senses as a means of observation and experimentation)

What is Pseudoscience? • Claims are untestable • Seeks to confirm a claim or belief • Relies on anecdotal evidence (based on hearsay or personal accounts)

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Classify: Science, Pseudoscience or both? • Makes unbiased observations • Often driven by cultural or commercial goals • Makes claims about the natural world • Astrology • Involves constant reevaluation of what is known • Research designed to justify existing knowledge • Discards observations that are not consistent with beliefs • Bases claims on a large amount of data • Uses Peer Review

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