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Chapter 19: Application III: Science versus Pseudoscience

After Chapter 19: Section 2:
19.1 Videos the Nature of Pseudoscience

  • [video_lightbox_youtube video_id=”NXa8NQr4Eps&rel=0″ width=640 height=400 anchor=”Prof. Beals on science/pseudo-science” description=”Prof. Beals on science/pseudo-science”] [video_lightbox_youtube video_id=”NXa8NQr4Eps&rel=0″ width=640 height=400 auto_thumb=”1″ description=”Prof. Beals on science/pseudo-science”]9:19
  • [video_lightbox_youtube video_id=”-X8Xfl0JdTQ&rel=0″ width=640 height=400 anchor=”Karl Popper, Science, and Pseudoscience” description=”Karl Popper, Science, and Pseudoscience”] [video_lightbox_youtube video_id=”-X8Xfl0JdTQ&rel=0″ width=640 height=400 auto_thumb=”1″ description=”Karl Popper, Science, and Pseudoscience”]8:56
  • [video_lightbox_youtube video_id=”PCdcluiAOKU&rel=0″ width=640 height=400 anchor=”James Randi on A Lifetime Fighting Pseudoscience” description=”James Randi on A Lifetime Fighting Pseudoscience”] [video_lightbox_youtube video_id=”PCdcluiAOKU&rel=0″ width=640 height=400 auto_thumb=”1″ description=”James Randi on A Lifetime Fighting Pseudoscience”]6:40
  • [video_lightbox_youtube video_id=”DRqlvqHBVCg&rel=0″ width=640 height=400 anchor=”James Randi on how a professional magician investigates claims of the paranormal” description=”James Randi on how a professional magician investigates claims of the paranormal”] [video_lightbox_youtube video_id=”DRqlvqHBVCg&rel=0″ width=640 height=400 auto_thumb=”1″ description=”James Randi on how a professional magician investigates claims of the paranormal”]56:45
  • [video_lightbox_youtube video_id=”8T_jwq9ph8k&rel=0″ width=640 height=400 anchor=”Michael Shermer on why people believe weird things” description=”Michael Shermer on why people believe weird things”] [video_lightbox_youtube video_id=”8T_jwq9ph8k&rel=0″ width=640 height=400 auto_thumb=”1″ description=”Michael Shermer on why people believe weird things”]14:12
  • [video_lightbox_youtube video_id=”R6ijdDtOLLo&rel=0″ width=640 height=400 anchor=”Shermer on the believing brain” description=”Shermer on the believing brain”] [video_lightbox_youtube video_id=”R6ijdDtOLLo&rel=0″ width=640 height=400 auto_thumb=”1″ description=”Shermer on the believing brain”]1:08:46
  • [video_lightbox_youtube video_id=”Jv4KtAnjqzU&rel=0″ width=640 height=400 anchor=”Michael Shermer on The Threat of Pseudoscience” description=”Michael Shermer on The Threat of Pseudoscience”] [video_lightbox_youtube video_id=”Jv4KtAnjqzU&rel=0″ width=640 height=400 auto_thumb=”1″ description=”Michael Shermer on The Threat of Pseudoscience”]32:19
  • [video_lightbox_youtube video_id=”jLEQCipy6NM&rel=0″ width=640 height=400 anchor=”Why Smart People Believe Stupid Things (with Dr. Michael Shermer)” description=”Why Smart People Believe Stupid Things (with Dr. Michael Shermer)”] [video_lightbox_youtube video_id=”jLEQCipy6NM&rel=0″ width=640 height=400 auto_thumb=”1″ description=”Why Smart People Believe Stupid Things (with Dr. Michael Shermer)”]41:16
After Chapter 19: Section 3:
19.2 Videos Astrology as Pseudoscience

  • [video_lightbox_youtube video_id=”VZ2eMUmumw0&rel=0″ width=640 height=400 anchor=”Laci Greene on Astrology” description=”Laci Greene on Astrology”] [video_lightbox_youtube video_id=”VZ2eMUmumw0&rel=0″ width=640 height=400 auto_thumb=”1″ description=”Laci Greene on Astrology”]3:20
  • [video_lightbox_youtube video_id=”dlMiKrwCRQ0&rel=0″ width=640 height=400 anchor=”Richard Dawkins on Astrology” description=”Richard Dawkins on Astrology”] [video_lightbox_youtube video_id=”dlMiKrwCRQ0&rel=0″ width=640 height=400 auto_thumb=”1″ description=”Richard Dawkins on Astrology”]
After Chapter 19: Section 4:
19.3 Videos Lysenkoism

  • [video_lightbox_youtube video_id=”eDteTc9aEKQ&rel=0″ width=640 height=400 anchor=”The Vavilov-Lysenko Contention” description=”The Vavilov-Lysenko Contention”] [video_lightbox_youtube video_id=”eDteTc9aEKQ&rel=0″ width=640 height=400 auto_thumb=”1″ description=”The Vavilov-Lysenko Contention”]53:32
  • [video_lightbox_youtube video_id=”AK1PnV_xEI8&rel=0″ width=640 height=400 anchor=”Lysenkoism” description=”Lysenkoism”] [video_lightbox_youtube video_id=”AK1PnV_xEI8&rel=0″ width=640 height=400 auto_thumb=”1″ description=”Lysenkoism”]10:38
  • [video_lightbox_youtube video_id=”YiZXf2SWBOY&rel=0″ width=640 height=400 anchor=”Trofim Lysenko” description=”Trofim Lysenko”] [video_lightbox_youtube video_id=”YiZXf2SWBOY&rel=0″ width=640 height=400 auto_thumb=”1″ description=”Trofim Lysenko”]9:58
After Chapter 19: Section 5:
19.4 Videos Cold Fusion

  • [video_lightbox_youtube video_id=”0Xyb2lPcyT0&rel=0″ width=640 height=400 anchor=”Bill Nye, Is Cold Fusion Possible?” description=”Bill Nye, Is Cold Fusion Possible?”] [video_lightbox_youtube video_id=”0Xyb2lPcyT0&rel=0″ width=640 height=400 auto_thumb=”1″ description=”Bill Nye, Is Cold Fusion Possible?”]3:58
  • [video_lightbox_youtube video_id=”3BemTGkjl6U&rel=0″ width=640 height=400 anchor=”James Randi – Cold Fusion and Carl Sagan” description=”James Randi – Cold Fusion and Carl Sagan”] [video_lightbox_youtube video_id=”3BemTGkjl6U&rel=0″ width=640 height=400 auto_thumb=”1″ description=”James Randi – Cold Fusion and Carl Sagan”]9:05
  • [video_lightbox_youtube video_id=”XfNCWl2KC-U&rel=0″ width=640 height=400 anchor=”The Cold Fusion Question” description=”The Cold Fusion Question”] [video_lightbox_youtube video_id=”XfNCWl2KC-U&rel=0″ width=640 height=400 auto_thumb=”1″ description=”The Cold Fusion Question”]5:29
  • [video_lightbox_youtube video_id=”tM3yy6eg-_c&rel=0″ width=640 height=400 anchor=”1996 – ABC Nightline Cold Fusion” description=”1996 – ABC Nightline Cold Fusion”] [video_lightbox_youtube video_id=”tM3yy6eg-_c&rel=0″ width=640 height=400 auto_thumb=”1″ description=”1996 – ABC Nightline Cold Fusion”]6:33
19.5 Tutorial Chapter 19 Concept Review 20 points