Monthly Archives: February 2017

Genetics provide powerful evidence of evolution

Posted on February 28, 2017 by Fallacy Man

Many people are under the false impression that evolution is just a guess or a belief, when in reality, it is one of the most well-supported concepts in all of science. The evidence for it is overwhelming and comes from … Continue reading →

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Basic Statistics Part 6: Confounding Factors and Experimental Design

Posted on February 14, 2017 by Fallacy Man

The topic of confounding factors is extremely important for understanding experimental design and evaluating published papers. Nevertheless, confounding factors are poorly understood among the general public, and even professional scientists often fail to appropriately account for them, which results in … Continue reading →

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I used to be a science denier: My journey from pseudoscience to skepticism

Posted on February 7, 2017 by Fallacy Man

In this post, I decided to do something a bit different and write about my personal background rather than debunking woo, explaining a logical/scientific concept, or any of the other things that I usually do on this blog. The embarrassing … Continue reading →

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