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Wikipedia definitively rejects unsubstantiated woo

The “Association for Comprehensive Energy Psychology” put up this petition at Change.org, demanding  that Wikipedia loosen its criteria for posting about alternative medicine. The petition argues that areas like acupuncture, energy psychology and other such mishigass “are being controlled by a few self-appointed ‘skeptics’ who serve as de facto censors for Wikipedia.” I’m not sure what “comprehensive energy … Continue reading Wikipedia definitively rejects unsubstantiated woo

Pseudoscience roundup: Guerrilla Skeptics mock Sheldrake’s paranoia; Tedx fails to keep its videos of Sheldrake off YouTube, and BBC criticized for giving “equal time” to climate-change denialists

Rupert Sheldrake has been whining everywhere, including on the BBC, that his Wikipedia page has been doctored by a group called the Guerrilla Skeptics (or rather, a branch called the Guerrilla Skeptics on Wikipedia (GSoW), once again suggesting there’s a conspiracy to cover up his marvelous findings on morphic resonance and telepathy in dogs. In … Continue reading Pseudoscience roundup: Guerrilla Skeptics mock Sheldrake’s paranoia; Tedx fails to keep its videos of Sheldrake off YouTube, and BBC criticized for giving “equal time” to climate-change denialists

Woomeister to give prestigious public-school lecture in UK

Bedales School, located in the town of Steep in southeast England, is one of the most prestigious “public schools” in the UK. As you know, those are the equivalent of what we in the US would call “private boarding schools,” catering to children (males and females in this case) between about 13 and 18 years … Continue reading Woomeister to give prestigious public-school lecture in UK

Deepak beefs again about the skepticism on his Wikipedia page

Over at HuffPo, Deepak Chopra is still kvetching about his Wikipedia page. The fact that PuffHo still lets the old quack continue complaining about his “misrepresentation” at great length shows that no matter how low you think PuffHo has fallen, there’s still a ways to the bottom. In a piece published yesterday, “Wikipedia, a new perspective on an old problem“, Deepakity … Continue reading Deepak beefs again about the skepticism on his Wikipedia page

Deepak Chopra, still peeved, tweets about a comment on an ancient New Republic piece

I don’t usually post about internet drama, but this is an exception for two reasons. First, I’m cooling my heels at Midway Airport with a slightly delayed flight, and second, there’s a lesson here about how woomeisters respond when their pseudoscience is attacked, and how they distort data to pretend that many great advances have … Continue reading Deepak Chopra, still peeved, tweets about a comment on an ancient New Republic piece

Guerrilla Skeptics create and update Wikipedia pages (including mine)

About a month ago I received an email from Susan Gerbic—who helps run Guerrilla Skeptics on Wikipedia (GSoW)—telling me that they were revamping my Wikipedia page. I was surprised, as of course I hadn’t solicited this, and had no idea who started the page in the first place—nor who updates it.  And I’d barely heard … Continue reading Guerrilla Skeptics create and update Wikipedia pages (including mine)

The Deepak, part I: Chopra goes after Professor Ceiling Cat

I have deeply affronted The Deepak with my recent piece in The New Republic criticizing him and Rupert Sheldrake.  Chopra has written an outraged letter to the magazine, flaunting his impeccable scientific credentials, and I have replied. You can read the exchange at TNR‘s online piece, “Deepak Chopra responds to pseudoscience allegations. Jerry Coyne fires … Continue reading The Deepak, part I: Chopra goes after Professor Ceiling Cat