Research from Birzait University appears to show that it is the carbon dioxide in soft drinks that contributes most to weight gain and not the (artificial) sugars in these beverages. However, this study seems not to be very convincing after a critical look.
Homeopath Scholten faces Disciplinary College over Trial with Iquilai in Kenya
Homeopath Jan Scholten, inventor of a homeopathic remedy against hiv/aids, was given a decoration. The Dutch authorities were not aware of his unethical trial with this Iquilai in Kenya.
Far-fetched Mathematics on Mars
Close to the so called ‘Face on Mars’ there are twelve hills which are likely the remnants of mud volcanoes. These hills are positioned in such a way that you can find all kind of remarkable mathematical relations in the triangles and other figures you can form with those. A hidden message from an alien civilization? Or are these calculations an example of confirmation bias?
Playing chess with a dead man – Maroczy vs Korchnoi
From 1985 until 1993 two chess grandmasters, Viktor Korchnoi and Géza Maróczy, played a correspondence game. Quite remarkable because Maróczy had already been dead for more than thirty years when the game began.
Fabricated history by Bertrand Russell?
According to Bertrand Russell the Spanish conquistadors used to baptize infants before killing them in cruel ways as to save at least their souls. But did such things actually happen?
Disappointing outcome of Bardens vs. Lanka: measles proven to exist, but anti-vaxxer Lanka keeps his money
A victory for Stefan Lanka, only because of legal subtleties, not because the courts finds the proof for the existence of the virus lacking.
The Archive of Gerard Croiset
The archive of Dutch clairvoyant and healer Gerard Croiset, who became famous internationally as psychic detective, has been indexed and will be made publicly available. Could there be anything of interest in the annotations he wrote about his cases?
Sued by Ruggero Santilli
Ruggero Santilli has sued me over an article I’ve written on his pseudoscience. He has a long history of suing his critics or just threatening to take them to court. Another very dark side of Santilli has not been given much attention by me – until now.
Xlens promotes colored filters for dyslexia, without solid evidence
Dutch firm Xlens promotes glasses with colored lenses as a tool for people who have reading problems because of dyslexia. The glasses are claimed to improve reading, but there is no plausible theory behind it and there is no solid evidence whatsoever.
More Santilli Shenanigans
Fringe scientist Ruggero Santilli isn’t pleased at all with a couple of articles I’ve written about his activities. He tried to scare to scare me off with a peculiar letter from his attorney, Joe Parrish from Fortis Law.