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Pathological science occurs when well-intentioned scientists spend extended time and resources studying a phenomena that isnt real. Researchers who get caught up in pathological science are usually following the scientific method and performing careful experiments, but they get tricked by nature. The study of water has had several protracted episodes of pathological science, a few of which are still ongoing. We discuss four areas of pathological water science -polywater, the Mpemba effect, Pollacks fourth phase of water, and the effects of static magnetic fields on water. Some common water-specific issues emerge such as the contamination and confounding of experiments with dissolved solutes and nanobubbles. General issues also emerge such as imprecision in defining what is being studied, bias towards confirmation rather than falsification, and poor standards for reproducibility. We hope this work helps researchers avoid wasting valuable time and resources pursuing pathological science.
By the theorem of Mantel $[5]$ it is known that a graph with $n$ vertices and $lfloor frac{n^{2}}{4} rfloor+1$ edges must contain a triangle. A theorem of ErdH{o}s gives a strengthening: there are not only one, but at least $lfloorfrac{n}{2}rfloor$ t
Quantum mechanics does not provide a clear answer to the question: What was the past of a photon which went through an interferometer? Various welcher weg measurements, delayed-choice which-path experiments and weak-measurements of photons in interfe
Tablet computers are widely used by young children. A report in 2016 shows that children aged 5 to 15 years are spending more time online than watching TV. A 2017 update of the same report shows that parents are becoming more concerned about their ch
I discuss the properties of some representative $XYZ$ mesons in the context of the most commonly proposed models for their underlying nature.
Scientific research is and was at all times a transnational (global) activity. In this respect, it crosses several borders: national, cultural, and ideological. Even in times when physical borders separated the scientific community, scientists kept t