Pseudoscience

The term pseudoscience refers to any scientific endeavour or discovery that is considered to have no scientific foundation. Examples of psuedoscience include:

• Alchemy: The medieval art of chemistry, physics, metallurgy and medicine.
• Fan death: The claim that fans can cause death when left in a room with a sleeping person.
• Feng Shui: The art of arranging living space in accordance with nature (popular but lacking any scientific support).
• Phrenology: The study of the shape of the skull in order to analyse a person's character and mental capacity.