pseudoscience
noun
pseu·do·sci·ence
ˌsü-dō-ˈsī-ən(t)s 
: a system of theories, assumptions, and methods erroneously regarded as scientific
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The Foundation: Expertise And Credibility In an industry rife with pseudoscience, expertise is the bedrock upon which true leadership is built.
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Lara Devgan, Forbes, 30 Dec. 2024
The challenge for many higher institutions, however, is how to separate traditional knowledge from pseudoscience and other fringe concepts—especially when the concepts are given a platform by the current Hindu nationalist government, often in the same breath as scientific ones.
—Christie Wilcox, science.org, 27 Dec. 2024
That’s not pseudoscience any more than carpentry or accounting is.
—Paul Sutter, Ars Technica, 31 Jan. 2024
Worries are that this borders on junk science or pseudoscience and creates false hopes.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes, 25 Nov. 2024
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Lara Devgan, Forbes, 30 Dec. 2024
The challenge for many higher institutions, however, is how to separate traditional knowledge from pseudoscience and other fringe concepts—especially when the concepts are given a platform by the current Hindu nationalist government, often in the same breath as scientific ones.
—Christie Wilcox, science.org, 27 Dec. 2024
That’s not pseudoscience any more than carpentry or accounting is.
—Paul Sutter, Ars Technica, 31 Jan. 2024
Worries are that this borders on junk science or pseudoscience and creates false hopes.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes, 25 Nov. 2024
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pseudoscience
noun
pseu·do·sci·ence
ˌsüd-ō-ˈsī-ən(t)s
: a system of theories, assumptions, and methods erroneously regarded as scientific
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