On Pseudoscience: ASU's Sukharev

here, a good interview on science versus 'that other stuff only pretending':

001. at asunow.asu.edu, Marshall Terrill writes in "A Quick How-to User Guide to Debunking Scientific Myths and Rumors" [not the best language chosen in that title] (2019-08-13):

"the internet [...] the web has generated lots of fake news on both sides of the political spectrum, conspiracy theories and pseudoscience [...] how does one distinguish between exciting scientific breakthroughs and just plain baloney? Arizona State University’s Maxim Sukharev [...] a physics professor with the College of Integrative Arts and Sciences[...] is knowledgeable in debunking various pseudoscientific claims [...and spoke about]  about telling fact from fiction [...]";

go on...

"[the scientist] 'pseudoscience, quackery and junk science is everything but science: claiming things that never happen — telekinesis, ghost haunting, etc., pretending to use scientific language to misguide the public for personal gain, such as that infamous example of Airborne, which turned out to be just a primitive vitamin supplement and settled a $23.3 million class-action lawsuit for false advertisement [...]";

good to know...

"'fraud science is when actual scientists purposely misrepresent/fabricate data. Unfortunately, there are quite a few examples of that as well. The scientific community does fight such instances harshly but it takes obviously a significant amount of time to uncover fabrications [...] personally, I think the best way to fight pseudoscience is to popularize science [...] pseudoscience [...] feeds on our ignorance and natural desire for mystery and miracle [...]";

so, now I'm thinking about naturopathy: pseudoscience, baloney, quackery, false advertisement, fraud and fabrication in the .edu sector.  Ah, and promises of miracle cures.

"'[he advises] I am trying to provide a possible remedy [...] the scientific method [...] discoveries are tirelessly verified and scrutinized by the scientific community over and over and over again [...] if properly followed, these steps most of junk science/quackery/pseudoscientific claims can be exposed [which he then details...] most importantly, we must remember that extraordinary claims demand extraordinary proof ' [...]";

hear, hear.