The case was very well-received. Students appreciated being able to learn more about what is and isn’t science by working with a concrete example. I modified the flow chart that helps students distinguish science vs. pseudoscience, junk science and antiscience (e.g., it seemed that “anecdote” should not be listed as part of the methods of science).

[Editor’s Note: You can access the modified version in either PDF or editable XLS format.]

Comments submitted 01/24/2005 by:

Alexis Grosofsky, Associate Professor
Psychology
Beloit College
Beloit, WI
grosofsk@beloit.edu