What do snake oil, N-rays, and cold fusion have in common? They’re all cautionary tales reminding us why skepticism is essential to science—and to our future.
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Credits:
The Great Scientific Scams – From Snake Oil to Cold Fusion
Written, Produced & Narrated by: Isaac Arthur
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Chapters
0:00 Intro
2:21 The Roots of Scientific Deception
7:08 Snake Oil and the Selling of Science
10:55 Pseudoscience in the 20th Century—When Institutions Get It Wrong
14:59 Cold Fusion – A Hot Mess of Hype and Hope
19:07 A Road to the Future – Paved with Good Intentions
24:57 The Line Between Progress and Pitfall