Parody science, sometimes called spoof science, is a parody of science. One parody science can make a parody of several branches of science at the same time. Parody sciences have a variety of purposes, ranging from social commentary to making political points, to just plain humor.
Parody science is distinctly different from real science that happens to be humorous (e.g., the Pitch drop experiment) as parody science has little or no basis in real science.
List of parody sciences and resources
Caveat: Since many parody sciences masquerade as real sciences, it is not always clear when a "science" is a parody.
- Null Hypothesis: The Journal of Unlikely Science - a satirical science website
- Annals of Improbable Research - Parody science journal that awards the Ig Nobel Prizes, which have often honored parody science
- Journal of Irreproducible Results - Parody science journal since 1955
- Revolution Theory - Alternative theory of the creation of the universe
- Science Made Stupid - 1985 general sciences book by Tom Weller
- Speculative Grammarian - "the premier scholarly journal featuring research in the neglected field of satirical linguistics"
- Dihydrogen monoxide hoax, which exploits common fears about science to make people think that water is dangerous
- Look Around You, a BBC scientific satire based on school science programmes from the '70s and '80s.
- Ask Dr. Science, a humorous radio and television program
See also
External links
- Science Made Stupid Online abridged form of book.
- Tom Weller Official website of the author of Science Made Stupid
- Dihydrogen Monoxide Official site on the Dangers of dihydrogen monoxide
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