Like my post last week about how thinking goes wrong, this is a great piece that points out the tell-tale signs of bogus science. Check it out.

In capsule form:
1. The discoverer pitches the claim directly to the media.
2. The discoverer says that a powerful establishment is trying to suppress his or her work.
3. The scientific effect involved is always at the very limit of detection.
4. Evidence for a discovery is anecdotal.
5. The discoverer says a belief is credible because it has endured for centuries.
6. The discoverer has worked in isolation.
7. The discoverer must propose new laws of nature to explain an observation.

Then again, I think stupid.

via Metafilter