/oss/taxonomy/term/6576/all en /oss/article/critical-thinking-pseudoscience/if-it-sounds-too-good-be-true-it <p>There is hardly a week that passes without someone asking my opinion about some video purporting to have found a remedy for some terrible ailment that “Big Pharma doesn’t want you to know about.” Why? Because as we are told, these companies are more interested in selling expensive, ineffective treatments to make sure that profits keep rolling in, profits that would be lost if a cure were made available.</p> Wed, 28 Aug 2024 19:37:16 +0000 Joe Schwarcz PhD 10049 at /oss /oss/article/technology/i-chatted-artificial-intelligence-about-quackery <p>“Some people find relief from illness by using natural remedies such as herbal teas, essential oils, and warm compresses. These remedies are not proven to be effective for treating illness, but some people find them to be helpful.”</p> <p>I didn’t not paste the above text from a government website or copy it from a book. This is what an artificial intelligence (or AI) told me a few seconds ago when I asked about some natural ways to heal from illness.</p> Fri, 16 Dec 2022 11:00:00 +0000 Jonathan Jarry M.Sc. 9327 at /oss