Science or Pseudoscience?
Course Outcome: Make observations and discriminate between scientific and pseudoscientific
explanations
Use critical thinking, what you have learned in the OLI course modules, and a web-search to determine
whether or not the following examples are Science or Pseudoscience.
Pick one of the examples below, try to locate a published peer-reviewed scholarly article that supports
the claim, make a reference to something you read in the OLI course modules, and summarize your
conclusion in 250- 400 words. Your conclusion must be supported by at least one reliable information
source in addition to the OLI course material. Please cite this source at the end of your response.
If there are other examples you would like to investigate instead of the four provided, please send me a
message so that I can approve it first.
You may find this article useful: Science and Pseudoscience in Adult Nutrition Research and
Practice:http://www.csicop.org/si/show/science_and_pseudoscience_in_adult_nutrition_research_and
_practice/
1. Green coffee supplements burn fat: http://www.greencoffeepremium.com/images/study1greencoffee.pdf
2. The blood type diet improves your health: http://www.dadamo.com/program_welcome2.htm 3. The Atkins Diet will help you lose weight quickly: http://www.atkins.com/Program/Overview.aspx 4. Talking to your plants make them grow
faster: http://organicgardening.about.com/b/2009/06/23/its-true-you-really-should-talk-to-your-plantsespecially-if-youre-a-woman.htm
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