Introducing Pseudoscience Prevention

[Lucy]

"Science, my lad, is made up of mistakes, but they are mistakes which it is useful to make, because they lead little by little to the truth."

---Jules Verne, novelist and poet

What if, however, we do not learn from these mistakes? What if we are unable to distinguish these mistakes from valid science?

I am proud to introduce the creation of my new website Pseudoscience Prevention, a website that will address all of these questions!

Learn more about Pseudoscience Prevention in the blog post below:

https://lucylcarter.wixsite.com/websi...

[Chris]

Hi Lucy
Congratulations, a great initiative!
I write scientifically accurate (as much as possible) hard science fiction and while there are genres that rely heavily on fantasy or magic, I believe authors have a responsibility to keep the science real and accurate wherever possible.
I wish you every success!

[Lucy]

Chris wrote: "Hi Lucy
Congratulations, a great initiative!
I write scientifically accurate (as much as possible) hard science fiction and while there are genres that rely heavily on fantasy or magic, I believe ..."

Thanks, Chris!

I wish you every success as well!

[Lucy]

UPDATE: Three months ago, I announced the release of Pseudoscience Prevention, a website and initiative intended to inform the public about a handful of historical and contemporary pseudosciences, as well as provide students, educators, and science enthusiasts with strategies to fact-check their own beliefs for pseudoscientific influence. In other words, it was a website that mainly served for informational purposes regarding pseudosciences. However, what if there is a way to prompt students and enthusiasts to actually apply, recall, and reflect upon what they have learned about the different pseudosciences described in this website? What if there is a more tangible way to help students not only learn about fact-checking but actually fact-check their own beliefs? This is where Pseudoscience Prevention's worksheets come in!

Learn more about these worksheets in the blog post below: https://lucylcarter.wixsite.com/websi...