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    Steven Pinker‏Verified account @sapinker 11 Oct 2013

    Excellent article on The Dangers of Pseudoscience - http://NYTimes.com  http://nyti.ms/1gwiEb6 

    8:01 AM - 11 Oct 2013
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      1. Yankı Yazgan‏ @yankiyazgancom 11 Oct 2013
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        Bilimmiş gibi yapan ile bilim nasıl ayırdedilecek? @sapinker The Dangers of Pseudoscience - http://NYTimes.com  http://nyti.ms/1gwiEb6 ”

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      1. Alberto Cairo‏Verified account @albertocairo 11 Oct 2013
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        By Massimo Pigliucci. Book: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/022605196X/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=022605196X&linkCode=as2&tag=thefunart03-20 … MT @sapinker Excellent article on The Dangers of Pseudoscience http://nyti.ms/1gwiEb6 

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      2. Jeremy Bowman‏ @bowmanthebard 11 Oct 2013
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        @sapinker I'd be more impressed if the authors had stuck their necks out & tried to identify more insidious pseudoscience than "quackery".

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      3. Sergio Graziosi‏ @GraziosiSergio 11 Oct 2013
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        @bowmanthebard @sapinker me too. The fuzzy line between science/ pseudoscience is an interesting & v-important topic.http://wp.me/p3NcXb-2z 

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      1. varm korv‏ @cheesefromgoat 16 Oct 2013
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        @sapinker pseudoscience is invariably done by pseudo-intellectuals. It's fascinating how they block their minds off.

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      1. William Billard‏ @wfbillard 14 Oct 2013
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        @sapinker Well argued points about a very, very serious issue. Lots of misery awaits us in the future if we don't confront this head on!

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      1. Suzanne McCalden‏ @semccalden 14 Oct 2013
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      1. Poliphilvs‏ @Poliphilvs 13 Oct 2013
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        @sapinker even reality has a liberal bias nowadays. What did you expect from actual snake oil salesmen? Too many battles to fight!

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      1. Bruce‏ @WSIB_Paralegal 12 Oct 2013
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        @sapinker Speaks to Popper's proposition that science should be empirical, verifiable, and progress incrementally. Good article; thanks.

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      1. Jochen Fromm‏ @cas_group 12 Oct 2013
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        @sapinker evolutionary psychology sometimes comes close to pseudoscience as well - speculative, unprovable and untestable. And yet..

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      1. Snake Plushkitten: Escape From Twytter‏ @justplncate 11 Oct 2013
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        @sapinker @TrancewithMe I'm okay. I only trust science I get from Jenny McCarthy. *laughs under breath*

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      1. Carolina Iribarren‏ @Ciribarr 11 Oct 2013
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        “@sapinker: Excellent article on The Dangers of Pseudoscience - http://NYTimes.com  http://nyti.ms/1gwiEb6 ”

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      1. Adnan Kurt‏ @AdnannKurt 11 Oct 2013
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        “@sapinker: Excellent article on The Dangers of Pseudoscience - http://NYTimes.com  http://nyti.ms/1gwiEb6 ”

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      1. Charles Murray‏ @charlesmurray 11 Oct 2013
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        @sapinker I'm just happy about any article on pseudoscience that doesn't include IQ. I set the bar very low.

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      1. J.M.Mendoza‏ @JohniMendoza 11 Oct 2013
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        “@sapinker: Excellent article on The Dangers of Pseudoscience - http://NYTimes.com  http://nyti.ms/1gwiEb6 ” @jettbriggs

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      1. Simon Cossar‏ @scossar 11 Oct 2013
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        @sapinker Pseudoscience might serve as an emulsifying agent that lets real science permeate the culture. Be careful what you wish for.

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      1. Rodrigo Canales‏ @CanalesRo 11 Oct 2013
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        Excellent article on The Dangers of Pseudoscience - http://NYTimes.com  http://nyti.ms/1gwiEb6  (RT) via @sapinker

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      1. Jimbo Dim the Lights  👻  🌘‏ @jimoutofbennies 11 Oct 2013
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        @sapinker @jref "You know what they call alternative medicine that's been proven to work? 'Medicine.'" —@timminchin

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