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"Extraordinary Claims Require Extraordinary Evidence"

- Carl Sagan

My mission is simple.

I want to make science and rationality easily accessible to everyone across the country.

Hi, My name's Pranav and Science is Dope is my brainchild.

Right now the only exposure most people have to science is through academics, where what most people want is often just the end result - which is just marks. Why is this a problem, you might ask? That leads to people who learn science not because they want to, but because they have to. That leads to them not learning the parts of science that won't score their marks. Parts like rational and scientific thinking.

 

And India is a country that desperately needs rational and scientific thinking. Call me ambitious but I wanna rid the country of pseudoscience. 

 

I want to make videos that sort out the rational from the irrational, the evidence-based from the imagined, and the real from the fake. I also wanna arm people with a way of thinking rationally and scientifically about things and falling into pseudoscientific scams.

 

And I wanna do all this through interesting and entertaining stories and videos where you won’t even realize you’re learning things.

 

I eventually want to take this same mission to multiple channels covering different genres that come under science and rationality (oh, there are many!) and multiple languages (one of my top requests).

 

If you like what I’m doing I’d appreciate any kind of support from subscription to merch purchase to Patreon support :) You’re also welcome to just browse around.

Should we adopt Ayurveda | An Indian's response | Dr. Mike vs Dr. K
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Should we adopt Ayurveda | An Indian's response | Dr. Mike vs Dr. K

Dr. Mike recently had a discussion about Ayurveda with Dr. K. this is my response to it along with points that should have been there in the original podcast that might have been valuable. One-time support: UPI: scienceisdope@icici Buy me a coffee: https://buymeacoffee.com/scienceisdope Website: https://www.scienceisdope.com Merch: https://kadakmerch.com/collections/science-is-dope Continued support: Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/scienceisdope_ WhatsApp community: https://nas.io/scienceisdope Discord: https://discord.gg/BQrBAUkA33 Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/scienceisdope/ 2nd Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCEcR-YyDkwd8agxK2Djn4RA #DrMike #DrK #Ayurveda #Scienceisdope Sources: Quantitative Tests in Ayurveda: https://www.riverpublishers.com/pdf/ebook/RP_978-87-93102-43-9.pdf https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3803118/ https://www.keralatourism.org/ayurveda/diagnosis/five-types Vagueness of Ayurvedic Tridosha (Body types) https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/vata-dosha-pitta-dosha-kapha-dosha AYUSH research portal: https://ayushportal.nic.in/ AYUSH legal regulations: https://www.ayush.gov.in/alldomains.html#QltyAndStd Drugs and Cosmetics Act: https://cdsco.gov.in/opencms/export/sites/CDSCO_WEB/Pdf-documents/acts_rules/2016DrugsandCosmeticsAct1940Rules1945.pdf The Ministry of AYUSH: India’s biggest blunder https://youtu.be/6nMtGYN6Fx8?si=ZnurusJ9-rnbYkFm Chapters: 00:00 - Intro 03:45 - Qualitative Tests Only 06:15 - How bias affects your conclusions 09:19 - Dr. Mike’s skepticism 10:51 - The theory of humors 13:50 - The dominant Narratives 20:56 - Other Narratives 25:17 - The problems with modern medicine 27:15 - The weaknesses of ayurveda 31:20 - The term “allopathy” 33:07 - Legal regulation and the harm from Ayurveda 37:43 - The AYUSH Ministry and research in ayurveda 40:26 - Medical Entrance Exams in India 42:11 - The only redeeming thing I see in Ayurveda Follow me on social media: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/scienceisdope_/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/ScienceIsDope_ Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/c/scienceisdope Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/scienceisdope/
How the SPEED OF LIGHT was first measured - Ole Romer
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How the SPEED OF LIGHT was first measured - Ole Romer

Did you know that the speed of light was first measured back in 1676? This is the story of how it was done. One-time support: UPI: scienceisdope@icici Buy me a coffee: https://buymeacoffee.com/scienceisdope Website: https://www.scienceisdope.com Merch: https://kadakmerch.com/collections/science-is-dope Continued support: Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/scienceisdope_ WhatsApp community: https://nas.io/scienceisdope Discord: https://discord.gg/BQrBAUkA33 Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/scienceisdope/ 2nd Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCEcR-YyDkwd8agxK2Djn4RA #lightspeed #speedoflight #oleromer Sources: Determination of the speed of light https://scienceready.com.au/pages/determination-of-speed-of-light Ole Romer https://www.amnh.org/learn-teach/curriculum-collections/cosmic-horizons-book/ole-roemer-speed-of-light James Bradley https://www.britannica.com/biography/James-Bradley James Clerk Maxwell https://courses.lumenlearning.com/suny-physics/chapter/24-1-maxwells-equations-electromagnetic-waves-predicted-and-observed/ Chapters: 00:00 - Intro 00:54 - Lightspeed 02:02 - The first attempt to measure the speed of light 03:20 - The first determination of the speed of light 07:30 - The refinement of the value Follow me on social media: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/scienceisdope_/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/ScienceIsDope_ Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/c/scienceisdope Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/scienceisdope/
The SCAM that Preys on Young Men (Clean version re-upload)
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The SCAM that Preys on Young Men (Clean version re-upload)

People like Andrew Tate that is extremely misogynistic and centred around the term ‘Alpha Male’. Some people defend it saying the term itself is scientific in origin. Let’s examine it. One-time support: UPI: scienceisdope@icici Buy me a coffee: https://buymeacoffee.com/scienceisdope Website: https://www.scienceisdope.com Merch: https://kadakmerch.com/collections/science-is-dope Continued support: Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/scienceisdope_ WhatsApp community: https://nas.io/scienceisdope Discord: https://discord.gg/BQrBAUkA33 Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/scienceisdope/ 2nd Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCEcR-YyDkwd8agxK2Djn4RA #AlphaMale #AndrewTate #YoungMen Sources: [1]: Schenkel’s Work http://davemech.org/wolf-news-and-information/schenkels-classic-wolf-behavior-study-available-in-english/ [2]: David Mech’s Work https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/890245.The_Wolf [3]: Al Gore vs. Bush Election https://nymag.com/article/2016/05/the-rise-of-the-alpha-beta-male.html https://www.nytimes.com/1999/11/01/us/adviser-pushes-gore-to-be-leader-of-the-pack.html https://www.southcoasttoday.com/story/opinion/1999/11/03/gore-overbearing-in-his-new/50501946007/ [4]: Alpha Male and Stress: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0003347205000497 [5]: Do women prefer dominant men? https://www.scu.edu/media/college-of-arts-and-sciences/psychology/documents/Burger-Cosby-JRP-1999.pdf Chapters: 00:00 - Alpha Male 01:45 - Origins 05:31 - Wolves in the wild 08:48 - What makes an alpha 11:28 - Alpha males in humans 14:00 - The trap for young men Music Credits: Mist - Odonis Odonis Illusions - Anno Domni Bodega - Underbelly Things are going Southampton - Verified Picasso Follow me on social media: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/scienceisdope_/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/ScienceIsDope_ Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/c/scienceisdope Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/scienceisdope/

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Rationality on YT India @bioshala01 @LogicalAayaam  @rationable @sparshcastic2058@PaleBlueThoughts
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Rationality on YT India @bioshala01 @LogicalAayaam @rationable @sparshcastic2058@PaleBlueThoughts

Let me introduce you to creators in the rationality niche in India! One-time support: UPI: scienceisdope@icici Buy me a coffee: https://buymeacoffee.com/scienceisdope Website: https://www.scienceisdope.com Merch: https://kadakmerch.com/collections/science-is-dope Continued support: Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/scienceisdope_ WhatsApp community: https://nas.io/scienceisdope Discord: https://discord.gg/BQrBAUkA33 Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/scienceisdope/ Main Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/ScienceIsDope #Rationality #Mythbusting #India Channels mentioned: Bioshala: https://www.youtube.com/@bioshala01/videos https://www.youtube.com/@bioshala02/videos https://www.instagram.com/bioshala/ Logical Aayam https://www.youtube.com/@LogicalAayaam/videos Pale Blue Thoghts: https://www.youtube.com/@PaleBlueThoughts/videos Rationable: https://www.youtube.com/@rationable/videos Sparshcastic: https://www.youtube.com/@sparshcastic2058/videos video with my cameo: https://youtu.be/yYkuYkLS0G8?si=AEW_oOLrbTMv7uNU Chapters: 00:00 - Intro 01:26 - Creator 1 03:04 - Creator 2 03:58 - Creator 3 05:21 - Creator 4 06:47 - Creator 5 08:15 - Comment Response Free Pseudoscience Game - Spot the BS: https://bingobaker.com/#65349335c8b652a6 Biases and Fallacies: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1X1JaINN-2Ve5it7pLiyhN7XSIp-OhmnNK9dERcROlug/edit?usp=sharing Follow me on social media: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/scienceisdope_/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/ScienceIsDope_ Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/c/scienceisdope Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/scienceisdope/
HyperQuest - The Scientific Sanatani | Pseudoscience Police
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HyperQuest - The Scientific Sanatani | Pseudoscience Police

Hyperquest is one of those creators that’s on a mission to find science in scripture. Let’s look at one of his videos and see how much science there is. One-time support: UPI: scienceisdope@icici Buy me a coffee: https://buymeacoffee.com/scienceisdope Website: https://www.scienceisdope.com Merch: https://kadakmerch.com/collections/science-is-dope Continued support: Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/scienceisdope_ WhatsApp community: https://nas.io/scienceisdope Discord: https://discord.gg/BQrBAUkA33 Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/scienceisdope/ Main Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/ScienceIsDope #Hyperquest #ScienceInScripture #DDRational Sources: Big crunch: https://bigthink.com/starts-with-a-bang/dark-energy-big-crunch/ https://www.physicsforums.com/threads/what-is-the-role-of-dark-energy-in-the-potential-occurrence-of-a-big-crunch.704328/ https://www.forbes.com/sites/startswithabang/2017/05/13/ask-ethan-can-the-universe-still-end-in-a-big-crunch/?sh=6ebced584347 Videos: Ramanujan: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WbYL9eNujPU CV Raman https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PQKD8QwsM_4 Aryabhata https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LI6mzQvNRRs JC Bose https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5WkO_tjLukM Indian Mathematicians https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VJ5nsBWDVxY Chapters: 00:00 - Introduction 00:45 - Science from India 04:20 - Lying & Misrepresenting 10:30 - Why is this not scientific Free Pseudoscience Game - Spot the BS: https://bingobaker.com/#65349335c8b652a6 Biases and Fallacies: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1X1JaINN-2Ve5it7pLiyhN7XSIp-OhmnNK9dERcROlug/edit?usp=sharing Follow me on social media: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/scienceisdope_/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/ScienceIsDope_ Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/c/scienceisdope Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/scienceisdope/
Dr. Pal proves he's PROBLEMATIC once again | Pseudoscience Police
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Dr. Pal proves he's PROBLEMATIC once again | Pseudoscience Police

Dr. Pal may be a qualified doctor. But he is a terrible science communicator putting out misinformation after misinformation. He recently invited 2 pseudoscience creators on to his podcast. Let’s examine what was discussed. Use my link to join Stayqrious to pay zero admission fees: https://r.stayq.us/ddrational One-time support: UPI: scienceisdope@icici Buy me a coffee: https://buymeacoffee.com/scienceisdope Website: https://www.scienceisdope.com Merch: https://kadakmerch.com/collections/science-is-dope Continued support: Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/scienceisdope_ WhatsApp community: https://nas.io/scienceisdope Discord: https://discord.gg/BQrBAUkA33 Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/scienceisdope/ Main Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/ScienceIsDope #DrPal #SatvicMovement #DDRational Sources: Stayqrious: https://facultycenter.ischool.syr.edu/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/2-sigma.pdf https://www.weforum.org/publications/the-future-of-jobs-report-2023/ Probiotics in cooked food - https://indianexpress.com/article/lifestyle/health/why-you-need-good-bacteria-or-probiotic-and-prebiotic-food-in-your-diet-8469505/ High Fructose Corn Syrup https://www.fda.gov/food/food-additives-petitions/high-fructose-corn-syrup-questions-and-answers Prana/Life Energy: https://www.mcgill.ca/oss/article/pseudoscience/energy-wasnt-there Food freezing & safety: https://www.fsis.usda.gov/food-safety/safe-food-handling-and-preparation/food-safety-basics/freezing-and-food-safety Artificial Sweeteners Human Studies: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28378852/ https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30892106/ https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/27956737/ https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31877631/ https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28502831/ Videos: Satvic Movement and their radiation fear mongering: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PBQVk8soktY My conversation with nutritionist Amita Gadre https://youtu.be/OoIwEpeCn0Y?si=Ukk7lRgwiyvFq0QK How to lose weight: https://youtu.be/66G_M9TkFCU?si=jvRVXtD0aSAR363g Chapters: 00:00 - Dr. Pal does it again. 08:11 - Satvic Movement 11:13 - The Podcast 29:20 - Changes to the Channel Free Pseudoscience Game - Spot the BS: https://bingobaker.com/#65349335c8b652a6 Biases and Fallacies: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1X1JaINN-2Ve5it7pLiyhN7XSIp-OhmnNK9dERcROlug/edit?usp=sharing Follow me on social media: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/scienceisdope_/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/ScienceIsDope_ Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/c/scienceisdope Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/scienceisdope/

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