#pseudo-science

[adgaea]

Danny Phantom Headcanons on Ectobiology/Ectophysiology

Many believe that ghosts don't breathe, but they do. They use less oxygen, but they do still require it, otherwise, the ghost zone would not be safe for humans to venture into and live! Ghosts are not actually dead, they just have a different biology and a human may become a ghost in the afterlife if they have strong wills to not let go of their early ties, or it may be completely spontaneous, as the Infinite Realms are mysterious. Afterall, ghosts can procreate as evidenced in the series, so they have to be alive in some shape or form. Boxlunch was born a ghost, a child made of two different ghosts, thus ghosts are living beings because NO WAY can a ghost child just spontaneously arise from two ghosts if the ghosts are both supposedly dead beings. Little swimmers don’t work like that, and Boxlunch proves that it definitely isn’t an asexual kind of reproduction. Also, ghost blood is green not just because of its ectoplasm, but because ectoplasm has a complex makeup where the hemoglobin has a sulfur molecule on it, therefore giving the blood/ectoplasm its green tint. Rare in humans, but those who are more susceptible to taking up sulphur are more prone to becoming ghosts. Kind of like Sulfhemoglobinemia in humans. The iron is still there, but most of their hemoglobins utilize the sulfur, but the ghost zone still has a sufficient O2 supply for their cells that do still require iron and it's safe for humans to breathe. Like ghosts have extreme sulfhemoglobinemia and that’s why their skin tones tend to be ghastly blue/green/white. Ember’s blue flame hair is the result of burning sulfur in the zone. Sulphur is greenish in the ghost zone due to the chemicals it mixes with, chemicals not found in the human world, but not usually deadly or harmful to humans unless mixed with electricity or cola. Human intake of ectoplasmic air is actually beneficial and helps a person get their daily sulfur intake for their own cells. Sulphur is NOT in a gaseous form in the ghost zone. That’s why ghost zone air is a bit thicker. Also elevated levels of copper in their blood. Also, if they were dead, their physique would not change according to age/diet like in the future shown when Dan was present.

[orderjackalope]

On this day (August 7) in 1948 the Special Session of the Lenin All-Union Academy of Agricultural Sciences (ВАСХНИЛ) convened to debate ideological conflicts between classical genetics and Marxism-Leninism is called to a close.

In his closing remarks, ВАСХНИЛ president Trofim Lysenko blindsides the other delegates by announcing that classical genetics has been ruled incompatible with dialectical materialism by the Central Committee. Anyone who supported classical genetics during the debate is purged over the course of the next few months.

Genetics is dropped from the curriculum in Soviet schools, and Lysenko's own pseudo-scientific "Michurinist" theory of heredity takes its place. The decision sets back the science of biology in the Soviet Union for an entire generation.

(For the rest of the story, check out our episode "Moron or Madman".)

[cynicalclassicist]

A lot of scientific theories have been debunked over time. Maybe this is something that also needs to go on the junk pile of history. In fact... it should just go there.

The brain does not magically mature at 25. Actual neuroscientists note some 8-year-olds even have a greater "maturation index" than 25-year-olds. The myth misunderstands basic neuroscience but is still used for anti-trans policymaking like the Cass Report. https://slate.com/technology/2022/11/brain-development-25-year-old-mature-myth.html

[elisabethdeep-blog]

"it really makes you think, should we be putting this stuff in our bodies?" because mentos make coke fizz.

Because noodles cooked in red cabbage juice changes colour with lemon juice.

Because caramel contains unknowably, uncountably varied POLYMERS, THAT'S RIGHT, POLYMERS RIGHT IN YOUR CARAMEL.

Scientists suggest that Every Cell In Our Bodies Right Now contains METERS of polymers! It really makes you think about what we're putting in our bodies!

[plebeiangoth]

If you actually drink celery juice daily for "detox" or to "tone your gut", unfollow me now, yes I mean it this isn't a shitpost. I'm sick and tired of this.

I genuinely don't tolerate people partaking in and spreading behavior regarding pseudo-scientific health practices that were started by Anthony William, who is one of the people influencing Gwyneth Paltrow's nonsense, who claims he can diagnose and heal you with his psychic abilities, and has caused a child to die.

Celery juice is really just a powerful diuretic, meaning it drains you of water, and it very high in sugar which is normally not a dietary issue with how much fiber celery has but it's taken out when juiced. So it just makes you dehydrated and causes blood-sugar spikes.

Also your liver and kidneys detox you all the time. If they aren't doing that correctly, that's a very serious medical issue that won't be solved by eating vegetables.

I'm not a doctor and neither is the person who told you to cleanse with celery juice.

Eat celery like a normal person and stop buying expensive shit you don't need.

[pebblegalaxy]

The Keto Diet Delusion: Unveiling the Truth Behind the Pseudo-Science Fad

The Keto Diet Delusion: Unveiling the Truth Behind the Pseudo-Science Fad #KetoDiet #PseudoScience #Health #Nutrition #WeightLoss

Keto Diet: The Pseudo-Science Fad That Starves Logic and Satiety In the ever-rotating carousel of dietary trends, one particular charlatan has managed to captivate the masses with its promises of weight loss and boundless energy: the infamous Keto Diet. Touted by zealots as the holy grail of fat loss and hailed as a panacea for everything from obesity to acne, the Keto Diet is nothing more than…

[weirdlookindog]

Julius Bien (1826–1909)

Arrangements for Taking Composite Photographs of Skulls, 1886

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[tomorrowusa]

« Most of us take progress for granted. But we should remember that living standards 250 years ago were little different from what they were 2,500 years ago. Not until the Enlightenment and the Industrial Revolution did we achieve the enormous improvements in life expectancy, health, and living standards that have defined modernity.

Enlightenment thinkers recognized that scientific experimentation and tinkering could help people understand nature and create new, transformative technologies; and that the social sciences could enable closer coordination in efforts to improve conditions for all members of society. Such efforts required the rule of law to displace absolutism, respect for truth to prevail over obscurantism, and the elevation of expertise in human affairs. Among the most disturbing features of the MAGA revolution is its outright rejection of these values. »

— Nobel economics laureate Joseph Stiglitz writing at Project Syndicate. (archived)

Trumpsters and their patriarchal Christian fundamentalist lickspittles think that they can repeal The Enlightenment and still maintain a decent standard of living.

But the philosophical revolution during The Enlightenment quickly spawned a scientific and technological revolution which is continuing today.

Life expectancy at birth in 1800 was in the mid to late 30s. By 1900, life expectancy in the United States had risen to 47. After a dip during COVID, it is back up to 78.

An administration that's brimming over with climate deniers, vaccine skeptics, and creationists will give us a decline in the quality and length of life.

The multi-billionaire MAGA oligarchs can build bunkers, buy blood from young people, and move to Mars to get away from the mess they helped to create on Earth. But the rest of us cannot afford to throw away the progress of the last couple of centuries to please the MAGA cult.

Reality based thinking and real science are necessary for the functioning of a healthy 21st century society.

[qosic]

I put all my 愛 for the game into this one, to everyone who has beared my shouting about this modern classic for the last 4 years, I thank you!!!

Commissioned by Greg Chun (eng voice of Kaname Date) He will be doing a signing session at a later date where you can get this as a print, go follow him for more info on that!

[hayleylovesjessica]

Okay, the author is now talking about astrology and geomancy. This is straight-up pseudo-science! Who's going to publish this crap?? (Don't @ me!)

I'm currently reading and editing a philosophy paper on free will that's trying to synthesize law, religion, and neuroscience. It reads like something a pot-smoking sophomore in college might write for some kind of Intro to Philosophy course. It's painfully bad.

[allgremlinyaps]

post-Knightfall Bruce Wayne WISHES he had the kind of recovery arc Korra did in book 4...

[ikamigami]

People who says that the Doctor is definitely dead probably never watched or read any horror in their lives lol

[leihaddock]

How many calories would Steve and Bucky burn while having sex?

How the hell did we get here? Well I made a new workout plan I titled “save a horse ride a supersoldier” and then got curious about it while talking to @fandomfluffandfuck, so take this cleaner calculation

Really, we could do these calculations for any super soldier, probably any enhanced person, but at least in the MCU, we only seem to have any information for the 1940s strains of the super soldier serum. Steve and Bucky each have one of those and got the best possible results with their method of administration. So we’ll go with that, and of course assume they have sex with each other, both doing at least some work

We know and can account for:

Their heights (not needed but interesting) and weights (Bucky’s metal arm or rather lack of arm skews his weight, see later)

That one throwaway line of Steve’s metabolism being 4x faster than the average man’s, meaning he can’t get drunk (needs a lot of/very strong alcohol) and would need to eat a lot (why was that never explored, how would a super soldier survive in war?)

The fandom having decided that they can go round after round for as long as they want or need

We don’t know for sure and have to compensate for at the end:

Assuming they’ve got a healing factor outside of their sped up metabolism (and we don’t do the “Bucky’s serum is weaker” thing here, it’s decidedly not), their bodies healing themselves in fast motion. Taking care of micro abrasions, bruises, scratches, hickeys and so on

Any other enhancement through the super soldier serum that we don’t actually know (much) about (i.e. their immune systems, the density of their muscle mass and so on)

What kind of filthy, kinky, athletic af sex they’re actually having. Even something as “light” as wall sex would burn more calories than missionary love making

The MCU fandom wiki gives 6'2'' and 240lbs for Steve and 5'11''-6' and 182lbs for Bucky. I genuinely don't believe the weight it gives on Bucky is accurate, (and I have more than one bone to pick with the wiki in general) so I'm gonna assume it's without the arm (and even so it seems very low). We'll use this as is for the calculation but like- no. The metal arm, its weight and the neural network that makes it functional, would add not only considerably to his weight but the extra strain and effort would also most likely make up for his arm's metabolic rate

This calculator gives us 432kcal burned for a person of Steve's weight, 328kcal for a person of Bucky's weight, per hour. The website uses what seems to be the agreed upon formula of kcal = time (min) × 4.5 × body weight (lbs)/150. Another calculator gives 305kcal burned for a person of Steve's weight and 231kcal for a person of Bucky's weight, per hour.

Multiplying those values by 4 to account for the metabolism enhancement, we get 1728kcal and 1312kcal respectively for the first and 1220kcal and 924kcal respectively for the second calculator

At this point, we can probably assume that all the unknown variables we've got are going to push all these numbers up at least a bit. For the sake of staying pseudo scientific, let's just round them up to the next 100 and drop the calculator that is less dependable for our final roundup:

Steve and Bucky would burn approximately 1800kcal and 1400kcal respectively per hour of sex they're having. This assumes a metabolism 4x as fast as the average human male's and enhanced stamina to have sex of the same intensity for that long. These numbers correspond to the basal metabolic rate of a large number of people.

[courseyoulovemeyoudontknowme]

Chronicle (2012, Josh Trank)

31/07/2024

[what-if-this-happens-instead]

What if pain was Theo’s first anchor?

[evilhorse]

Johnny explains the pseudo-science.

(Fantastic Four Volume 7 #23)