The James Randi Educational Foundation has produced a superb 10-part video lecture series in which Harriet Hall, M.D., contrasts science-based medicine with so-called “complementary and alternative” methods. The topics include: What is CAM?; acupuncture; chiropractic; energy medicine; homeopathy; miscellaneous “alternatives”; naturopathy and herbal medicines; pitfalls in research; science based medicine vs. evidence-based medicine; science-based medicine in the media and politics. The lectures range from 32 to 45 minutes. A companion course guide is also available. Listen to the audio advertisement for the course. Listen to the audio advertisement for the course.
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Topics addressed: alternative medicine • critical thinking and skepticism • frauds and hoaxes • pseudoscience • superstition and magical thinking
Resource type: all videos • instructional videos
Academic discipline: biology • chemistry and/or physics • freshman foundation and general education
Academic level: college and university • secondary
Resource type: all videos • instructional videos
Academic discipline: biology • chemistry and/or physics • freshman foundation and general education
Academic level: college and university • secondary
