Myths that will not die
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Sixteen claims you have probably heard this year, each beside what the evidence actually shows. Good for settling arguments.
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Brain myths
Body myths
Reading minds
The world and the sky
Debunked
The Ten Percent of the Brain Myth
Fact
Brain Imaging
Debunked
The Left-Brain, Right-Brain Myth
Fact
The Cerebral Cortex
Debunked
Learning Styles
Proven
The Randomised Controlled Trial
Debunked
The Mozart Effect
Contested
The Replication Crisis
Debunked
Do Vaccines Cause Autism?
Fact
Vaccines
Debunked
Stomach Ulcers and Stress
Fact
Bacteria
Debunked
Breakfast as the Most Important Meal
Fact
Dietary Fibre
Debunked
Autointoxication
Fact
The Liver
Debunked
The Polygraph
Theory
Signal Detection Theory
Debunked
Criminal Profiling
Debunked
Subliminal Advertising
Fact
Attention
Debunked
Facilitated Communication
Fact
The Scientific Method
Debunked
Flat Earth
Proven
The Spherical Earth
Debunked
Astrology
Debunked
Dowsing
Debunked
The Golden Ratio in Art and Architecture
A myth survives because it is simple, memorable and flattering. The correction is usually more complicated, so it travels slower.
Question
Which of these did you believe until today?