Pseudoscience

#Tuesdaytunes @TieDyeDude
There are so many musical acts that I'm aware of, have listened to a few songs, but haven't really given much thought or attention. Until a few days ago, Goldfrapp was one of those acts for me, but I somehow found myself listening to their album Supernature and wearing out the like button on Spotify. It's got so many attention-grabbing, danceable tracks. Really glad they came up on my streaming roulette!

Bookwomble Goldfrapp are great - glad you've found them. "Seventh Tree" is another brilliant album of theirs, though it's a bit more folky. "Head First" is more similar to "Supernature", but I honestly don't think you can go wrong with any of their albums ? 2d

Billypar @Bookwomble Thanks for those recommendations - I will definitely be listening to more of theirs! 2d

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The_Book_Ninja

Chariots of the Gods | Erich von D�niken

More #TuesdayTunes already? The weeks are flying by! @TieDyeDude

lil1inblue Marvin Gaye!!! 😍 2mo

The_Book_Ninja @lil1inblue the king👑 2mo

TieDyeDude Nice. I love movie scores. I'm not familiar with Z, but I know Theodorakis from Serpico and Zorba the Greek 2mo

The_Book_Ninja @TieDyeDude I only buy soundtrack albums if there‘s a track called “(the) Chase” on it? There‘s a groovy, psychedelic jam on there called Café Rock that‘s worth a listen too 2mo

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TheBookgeekFrau

Why People Believe Weird Things: Pseudoscience, Superstition, and Other Confusions of Our Time | Michael Shermer

#NewYearNewBooks #WhyInTitle

Eggs, Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

Eggs Looks so interesting 🥰 3mo

TheBookgeekFrau @Eggs I was a whole other person when I read this back in the 20th century🤣😂 But from what I remember - it was very interesting! 3mo

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GingerAntics

Body: A Guide for Occupants | Bill Bryson

A croc eats 2-5 pounds of meat a DAY. That‘s 1302-3255 calories a DAY that a croc eats. So according to Bill, humans MUST (he said must) eat 39,060-97,650 calories a day. Either he‘s got his science wrong here, he‘s got his science wrong about the dieting, or he‘s got his science wrong all the way around. I want to see some sources.
#BillBryson #TheBody #audiobook #busbook #science #pseudoscience #questionable

GingerAntics @ImperfectCJ this is even worse. I don‘t think this is right. I think this would kill the average human. 9mo

ImperfectCJ @GingerAntics You're going to want to read that quote again. It doesn't say what you think it says. 9mo

CBee He just means that a human should eat in a day what a crocodile eats in a whole month 😊 9mo

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GingerAntics @CBee which is 2-5 pounds of meat. 9mo

GingerAntics @ImperfectCJ what do you think it says? It says that each day we need to eat as much as a crocodile eats in 30 days. That‘s what it says. Clear as day. 9mo

ImperfectCJ @GingerAntics This means that a crocodile eats only one day a month. It doesn't eat the other 29 (or 27 or 30, depending on how you count a month). Humans eat every day of the month the same amount that a crocodile eats on that one day out of the month. 9mo

ImperfectCJ The calorie intake you've calculated for a crocodile is per month, not per day. Reptiles eat much less frequently than mammals. 9mo

GingerAntics @ImperfectCJ that is incorrect. Crocs eat every 3-5 days. However, a different source stated that a 100kg croc eats 700g of food each WEEK, and that a 100kg/220lb human needs to eat that amount DAILY. If you consider that crocs eat only meat, that‘s going to factor to about 2016 calories a day for a 220 pound human. 9mo

GingerAntics @ImperfectCJ That IS actually closer to the amount a grown adult needs to eat, and it washes when you consider this is the minimum for the human body to function healthily. Once you add activity, climate, etc, you‘re going to have to add more. 9mo

GingerAntics @ImperfectCJ I am fully aware of this. I took the fact I found “A crocodile eats on average 2-5 pounds of meat per day, or roughly 5% of its body weight per week.” I figured out how many calories that would be. 1302-3255 calories. Since that is the average a croc eats “per day” I multiplied by 30 since Bryson is claiming we need to eat in a day what a croc eats in a month. 39,060-97,650. According to Bryson, this is what we should eat a day. 9mo

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Jenken1998

Quackery: A Brief History of the Worst Ways to Cure Everything | Lydia Kang, Nate Pedersen

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Gross.....yet entertaining. LOL. A historical look at previous medical and psychological treatments. Some had merit and others were insane. Have a strong stomach for this one!

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CSeydel

Quackery: A Brief History of the Worst Ways to Cure Everything | Lydia Kang, Nate Pedersen

Late getting this posted, but I‘m excited to read my #bookspin and #doublespin selections for #january ! Both were Christmas gifts to me … in 2020 😬

TheAromaofBooks

TheAromaofBooks I also just checked a 2020 acquisition off the list 😂 1y

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KristiAhlers

Chariots of the Gods | Erich von D�niken

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I‘m all about reading and seeing other perspectives on various subjects. Was God an ancient astronaut? This book did have some really good arguments for this thought process and approaches our history in ways I hadn‘t considered. Am I totally convinced? No but it did make me think.

Reggie Last year for Thanksgiving I gave the prayer and my grandmother gets bothered but she still laughed when I said to the aliens who left us here, can you please come back and save us before we destroy each other. Lol 1y

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LibrarianRyan

Proofiness: How You're Being Fooled by the Numbers | Charles Seife

Proof post one. I have only managed to log 2 out of 3 pages of bingo cards but I have 3 just on these pages. #teammonstermash

StayCurious

AnnR Way to go! You are close to getting a bingo for #AutumnBingo2022. 🎃🍁 2y

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Cathyloves2read

Quackery: A Brief History of the Worst Ways to Cure Everything | Lydia Kang, Nate Pedersen

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I read this book as part of an A to Z challenge. I probably wouldn‘t have picked it up otherwise, but so glad I did. It was very interesting! Wow! The things people used to believe and do in the name of medicine and healing! Many of the quacky techniques didn‘t take place that long ago. I‘m afraid to admit that someday I‘ll be reading about some of the medical practices that take place today in a similar book.

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