EVENT REMINDER: this is happening today. Let that ink in.

Given our openness to blog submissions, we are hosting a writing workshop! Written word is still important in today's world. Among official, and sometimes dubious reports, blogs, newsletters and posts, writing is an important skill for all who fight pseudoscience!

Thank you @simonoxfphys.com for attending the CUSAP event as a speaker, and thank you to everyone who attended. It was a very nice evening with plenty of interesting questions asked. Thank you to the Cambridge Union team for hosting. (check their YT for recording). Photo credit: Timothy Lambden

Also for those in the US www.standupforscience.net

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Although a bit late, Blog Chief Editor is at it again with the legal take on spooky curses. A perfect mood match for the Spooktober 👻🎃⛩️. cusap.org/2025/10/19/l...

Legality of curses and the “impossible crime”

Author: Maya Lopez (Co-President) Now that we’re back for another academic year in full swing, summer feels distant. I was back in my home country (Japan) during the break, which was a time f…

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We are getting closer to our guest talk by Simon Clark on the Science Communication in this very strange age of AI slop! I can barely contain my excitement for it.

We are happy to welcome soon Simon Clark at the Cambridge Union for his talk about 'Online Science Communication In The Age of AI Slop'

REMINDER: Remember about today's social event at 7pm at Queens college. This is the best place to meet the committee and fellow members and a good place for freshers to meet like minded students!

Hello everyone! With a new term ahead, we'd like to welcome all new members of our society. We have plenty of events awaiting for you!

Good day everyone, it is the 1st day of Spooktober, and I bring you the good news that we are recruiting for the new committee! Sign up here: cusap.org/recruitment-... We welcome alumni and students to help us fight against pseudoscience!

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Official Statement: On the 9th Sept, Cambridge Biomedical Campus will be hosting the Cambridge Wellness Festival 2025. The programme includes workshops in Reiki & Reflexology, which are pseudoscientific practice with no evidence base.

Here at CUSAP we believe that mental wellbeing is a serious matter. We are therefore concerned about @cambridgebiocampus.bsky.social including pseudoscientific treatments in their "Cambridge Wellness Festival such as Reflexology and Reiki. We have decided to send them a complaint.

I feel like I'm in an episode of Phineas and Ferb: Me: MOM, RFK JR IS BUILDING ANOTHER CONSPIRACY IN THE BACKYARD AGAIN The mom (MAGA supporter): *doesn't see it or ignores it because her phone rings or something* But there is nothing there

Nature@nature.com · 12mo ago

The claim that aluminium in vaccines causes autism has been debunked “again and again” go.nature.com/4mY7OQQ

To those who think pseudoscience is not dangerous....

Alt CDC (they/them)@altcdc.altgov.info · 12mo ago

Today we gathered to honor Officer David Rose. He was a man of quiet integrity. He loved food, motorcycles, and most of all, his family. He answered the call. Our call. And gave his life to protect the community he served We will be forever grateful. Rest in peace. www.11alive.com/article/news...

Today we gathered to honor Officer David Rose. He was a man of quiet integrity. He loved food, motorcycles, and most of all, his family. He answered the call. Our call. And gave his life to protect the community he served We will be forever grateful. Rest in peace. www.11alive.com/article/news...

Loved ones, fellow officers pay tribute to fallen DeKalb Police Officer David Rose

Family, friends, and fellow officers gathered at First Baptist Church in Atlanta on Friday morning, honoring Rose, who was killed by the gunman who shot at the CDC.

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In my life as a STEM person, I aspire to the level of scientific literacy represented by the @CarbonBrief in their article fact checking Trump's 'critical' assessment. For the full story, read here: interactive.carbonbrief.org/doe-factchec...

Factcheck: Trump’s climate report includes more than 100 false or misleading claims

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New blog post. If you want to get a bird's eye view of how pseudoscience has interplayed with politics visit here: cusap.org/2025/07/31/s... How do old regimes compare to modern ones? How does prosecution of scientists differ between then and now?

Science and extreme agendas

Author: Raf Kliber (Social Media Officer) Original feature image art specially drawn by: TallCreepyGuy While I work myself to boredom at a local retail store, I listen to some podcasts in the backg…

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CUSAP content showcase: While part of CUSAP ethos is to argue with respect, Prof Dave has released another video about members of the Discovery Institute. DI is one of the backers behind project 2025 and is responsible for rise of Christian fundamentalism. www.youtube.com/watch?v=VOnb...

Exposing Discovery Institute Part 10: Casey Luskin Again (Because He's Such a Loser Fraud)

YouTube video by Professor Dave Explains

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Happy PI approximation day! 22/7 ≈ π

OMG, our blog receiving more regular content?! YES!! Our Blog Chief Editor is at it again with a nice debunk of the 'Alpha Male' myth. Its impact on today's manosphere is unquestionable, but does it hold any water? Read more here: cusap.org/2025/07/03/a...

Alpha (??) Male (???)

Author: Maya Lopez (Blog Chief Editor) When I was video calling my parents recently, I noticed that a wildlife documentary was playing in the background. The documentary was on some pack of wolves …

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See this Instagram post by @gabrielshemirani: www.instagram.com/p/DLF4lJbIBEO/ Sharing this here because at CUSAP we think that this is very important message. All conspiracy theories, even those that seem silly at a glance like flat earth, are dangerous and can have the most dire of consequences.

Question to all of economists out there: Do you think Modern Monetary Theory (MMT) is a pseudo-economics theory?

Content of the week: A humble opinion of mine is that recycling, in its initial conception by the plastic industry, is a bit of a pseudo-solution rather than actual one (see @climatetown.bsky.social ). But @simonoxfphys.com made a video recently that has fundamentally...

So how bad is popping paracetamol really? (Probably way better than Vicodin). Our Co-President dives into the topic, exploring effects of frequent use. Please share and like if you've found this article to be a nice read. cusap.org/2025/06/08/w...

War on Paracetomol

Author11: Isha Harris(Co-President) Paracetamol doesn’t get nearly enough credit as a wonder drug. While not as acutely lifesaving as penicillin, the quality of life improvement multiplied by…

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One day, pseudoscience will be a relic of the past... But for now, it is time for the monthly wrap up for May! This month we have had a busy time, as such, we didn't have in-person events. BUT, our Blog Chief Editor absolutely rocked it with wonderful and insightful posts:

The plaque was upon us! Giving the idea for many of Halloween costumes and plenty of gifs relating to necromancy; a plaque doctor may have had its merits, but for the wrong reasons. Our Blog Chief Editor talk about it here: cusap.org/2025/05/29/p.... Another fascinating read.

Plague doctors were onto something?? (albeit for a wrong reason)

Author: Maya Lopez (Blog Chief Editor) On June 13th, 1645, George Rae was appointed as a second plague doctor in Edinburgh. This was following the first doctor John Paulitious, who died due to, wel…

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New awesome blog post dropped! cusap.org/2025/05/15/s... I think the understanding of this topic is important. In many of debates (look Gutsick Gibbon and her debates) between pseudoscience proposers and academics, the former often dresses up their arguments in such a sound.

Sound of Science

Author: Maya Lopez (Blog Chief Editor) Some of you watching a Sci-Fi film may hear dialogue (perhaps especially those poorly written?) and feel like “yeah, that’s Sci-Fi jargon”. These terms may be…

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Our Blog Chief Editor smashing it again with a blog post about Nessie aka the Loch Ness Monster. It is a nice pondering on the nature of cryptids with a very positive end to the discussion. Highly recommend it. cusap.org/2025/04/30/n...

Nessie – can scientific investigation ever deny cryptid?

Author: Maya Lopez (Blog Chief Editor) Walking up to the shores of Loch Ness, I saw a body of water that quickly turned black just about 5m away from where I stood. This was not surprising given th…

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Message from Blog Chief Editor!!: "Interested in tackling misinformation? Thinking of science communication to combat pseudoscience? If you would like to discuss possible blog contribution, feel free to contact us; and we're happy to help from drafting process to editing ;)”...

From the Cambridge Uni History and Philosophy of Science department. "Disinformation is the scourge of the information age causing both science denial as well as the more recent 'reality denial'". Join Dr Lee McIntyre from Boston University...