5 Times Scientists Were Very Wrong About New Discoveries, Because of Hope

What is pathological science?

• Science that is intentionally misleading

• Science based on fraudulent data

• Science where researchers see patterns that don't exist

• Science that is always correct

What did Giovanni Schiaparelli mistakenly identify on Mars?

• Mountains

• Canals

• Rivers

• Lakes

What was the main reason the Martian canals hypothesis was debunked?

• The canals were proven to be made by humans

• The canals were found on another planet

• New technology showed no canals existed

• Lack of interest from the scientific community

What did René Blondlot claim to have discovered?

• A new element

• A new type of radiation called N rays

• A new planet

• A new species

How was the existence of N rays disproven?

• By showing they were a result of faulty equipment

• By proving they were a hoax

• By demonstrating they were a natural phenomenon

• By showing they were a result of biased observation

What was polywater initially thought to be?

• A new form of water

• A new type of metal

• A new element

• A new type of gas

What was the actual cause of the polywater phenomenon?

• A new chemical reaction

• Contaminated equipment

• Human sweat

• Incorrect measurements

What did Jacques Benveniste claim about water?

• It can remember substances once dissolved in it

• It can change color

• It can turn into a solid at room temperature

• It can conduct electricity

What is cold fusion?

• A new form of energy

• A type of radiation

• A type of chemical reaction

• A nuclear reaction at room temperature

Why is cold fusion considered unlikely to be a viable energy source?

• It requires too much energy to start

• It is too expensive

• It has not been reliably replicated

• It is too dangerous