Through propaganda, corruption, and fraud, the Chinese Communist Party under Xi Jinping transformed the snake oil of COVID-19 lockdowns into "science." This is how he did it, and why.
Offers a critical look at the hyperbole surrounding the Internet and the future uses of computer networks, and discusses the false assumptions concerning the true benefits of computers
Long before television and radio commercials beckoned to potential buyers, the medicine show provided free entertainment and promised cures for everything from corns to cancer.
The book weaves together the beginnings of the enterprise with individual stories from Becca's own journey as well as 20 women in the community.
Here is not only an entertaining critique of the strangely zealous world of CAM belief and practice, but it also a first-rate introduction to how to correctly interpret scientific research of any sort.
"Spiritual Snake Oil" shows that the same fallacies that plague religious apologetics also infect virtually all "new age" and "spiritual" writing.
OTHER UNCONVENTIONAL HYDROCARBONS As a warm-up for touting America's shale gas and tight oil prospects, Mann spent the opening pages of his article introducing readers to the truly gargantuan potential of methane hydrates—a frozen ...
Who knows what actually works? What’s the difference between science-based medicine and everything else? This book examines the misinformation and fear-mongering behind modern-day snake oil.
Most people think that Selling is telling.
R. Alton Lee's historical account might offer insight in today's threat of Bird Flu and other recent medical threats for any reader.
From the clamour of P.T. Barnum's circus rushing through the dusty plains of Missouri to the bustle and noise of packed theatres in New York, The Snake-Oil Dickens Man is...