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As a scientist, I spend a lot of time fighting pseudoscience. But I have come to think that pseudoscience is actually good for science, because it helps us to improve our methods. In this video I explain how pseudoscience led to the development of single-blind trials, double-blind trials, and random controls.
The text I read at 3 mins 37 seconds is from Claude-Anne Lopez article:
Franklin and Mesmer: an encounter.
Yale J Biol Med. 1993 Jul-Aug; 66(4): 325-331.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/arti...
Info about Michael Gordin's book which I mention at the end is here:
global.oup.com/academic/produ...
Many thanks to Jordi Busqué for helping with this video jordibusque.com/
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0:00 Intro
0:24 Pseudoscience as a Byproduct of Science
2:12 From Mesmerism to Single Blind Trials
5:13 From Homeopathy to Double Blind Trials
8:04 Skeptical Societies
9:23 From Telepathy to Random Controls
10:30 The Fight Isn't Over
12:00 Sponsor Message
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