SPOILER ALERT: Santa Claus isn't real (and neither is astrology, graphology, ESP, ghosts, etc., etc., ad nauseam)

As Clever Hans, my mind reading scam and those fake personality tests showed us, “extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence”. And let’s face it, there are all sorts of “extraordinary” claims out there, from people trying to sell weight loss pills without dieting, to psychics claiming that they can communicate with dead loved ones.

Believing in pseudoscientific claims can actually hurt people in many ways; physically, emotionally, financially, and last but not least intellectually. Don’t be a sucker and demand to “see the evidence!”

Take a look at the following videos and respond thoughtfully in the comment section.

It’s kind of long, but if you never saw Billy Nye the Science Guy when you were a kid, you’re gonna love his episode on Pseudoscience.

"Therapeutic Touch" was a theory based on a lot of "woo woo", until a nine year old skeptic decided that she wanted some evidence. Check out John Stossel's report on this whack therapy!

So, how do psychics do it?  Watch Derren Brown's "Science of Scams" episode on psychics. The "reading" lasts until 5:28 and then the explanation takes place thereafter. You'll feel less bad about being a victim of the "Forer Effect"