Pseudoscience

Polygraph (测谎器)

A polygraph, popularly referred to as a lie detector test, is a device or procedure that measures and records several physiological indicators such as blood pressure, pulse, respiration, and skin conductivity while a person is asked and answers a series of questions. The belief underpinning the use of the polygraph is that deceptive answers will produce physiological responses that can be differentiated from those associated with non-deceptive answers. There are, however, no specific physiological reactions associated with lying, making it difficult to identify factors that separate those who are lying from those who are telling the truth. Polygraph examiners also prefer to use their own individual scoring method, as opposed to computerized techniques, as they may more easily defend their own evaluations.

Acupuncture (针灸)

Bloodletting (放血)

Trepanning (头部穿孔)

头部穿孔是一种民间疗法,用来治疗精神病或其他与头脑相关的病变。

Cupping therapy (拔罐)

Hollow Earth (地球空洞说)

Perpetual motion (永动机)