/oss/taxonomy/term/1767/all en /oss/article/pseudoscience-history/looking-iridology <p>Let me tell you a story. Once upon a time, a young Hungarian boy, Ignatz Pecely was attacked by an owl. A fight ensued and as Ignatz managed not only to fend off the attacker but to break its leg. Probably feeling somewhat remorseful, he took the bird home so that it could be restored to health. When he looked into the eye of his captive he noted something that apparently surprised him. He saw a dark stripe in the colored part of the bird's eye that surrounds the pupil, and somehow from this surmised that it was a consequence of the broken leg.</p> Thu, 30 Dec 2021 19:34:19 +0000 Joe Schwarcz PhD 8968 at /oss /oss/article/pseudoscience/i-spy-back-my-eye-murderer-or-not <p>Promising nuggets in early scientific research can quickly take hold of the public imagination and continue to spread well past their sell-by date, a lesson we are all learning the hard way during this pandemic. But this phenomenon is not new. Let me ask you this: do you believe the last thing someone sees before they die gets imprinted on their retinas? It turns out this idea is a myth... mostly.</p> Fri, 23 Oct 2020 14:00:00 +0000 Jonathan Jarry M.Sc. 8460 at /oss