/oss/taxonomy/term/6589/all en /oss/article/critical-thinking-pseudoscience/whats-trending-world-pseudoscience <p>Our office’s mission is to separate sense from nonsense, which may well be a Sisyphean task. There is a lot of pseudoscience—meaning ideas and interventions that look scientific but that are not—especially around health. Having a mental map of what is trending right now can help us better understand the landscape so that we can intervene more effectively. I have been interested in health-related pseudoscience for over a decade now. Here is what I see being popular at the moment and who is pushing (and often profiting from) these narratives.</p> Fri, 15 Sep 2023 10:00:00 +0000 Jonathan Jarry M.Sc. 9645 at /oss /oss/article/critical-thinking/peppermint-oils-pseudo-high <p>Burt’s Bees is my all-time favourite lip balm. I always keep a tube in my bag (sometimes more than one). So, when I found myself on the Burt’s Bees side of TikTok, I was excited to see that other people were raving about this same product. Except there’s a catch — they were applying the product to their eyelids instead of their lips, explaining that they felt a buzz that was perfect for a night out. Upon clicking the <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/tag/beezin?lang=en">Beezin’ tag</a> on TikTok, I saw there were a combined 18.4 million views for these types of videos!</p> Fri, 23 Dec 2022 11:00:00 +0000 Cat Wang, B.Sc. 9340 at /oss