
Pseudoscience Exploration Area 2
Description
Book Introduction
The day before yesterday, I used a detox juice to remove waste products.
Yesterday I ate healthy bread made with natural yeast
Today, we will do laundry safely with detergent-free laundry balls…
But, you know.
Do they really work?
Pseudoscience, what do you want to know? Volume 2 of "Pseudoscience Exploration Areas" released!
'You have to trust me completely.' The candy-coated promises of pseudoscience peddlers are still...
There was a time when foot health patches were popular on social media, blogs, and shopping malls.
It is said to be a detox healing patch that removes waste and toxins from our body just by attaching it to the soles of our feet.
In fact, it received a lot of attention when a certified photo showing black, sticky waste coming out of the patch was circulated.
According to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the patches used contained sodium, cholesterol, fat, urea, bacteria, and mold! Wow… there have been all kinds of fake health products out there, but is this one the real deal?
In the comic book 『Pseudoscience Exploration Area』, it is said like this.
“Sodium, cholesterol, fat, … it’s just sweat, that’s all.” Sweating with a patch is just sweat, but strange modifiers like healing and detox are attached to it.
Of course, the FDA's verification results may be true.
However, by cleverly disguising the identity of the verified substance, and mixing various lies into a spoonful of truth, such as that the feet are the lowest part of the body and that waste accumulates due to gravity, or that far infrared rays promote blood circulation and eliminate waste, a terrible pseudo-science bibimbap was created.
"This is a disaster! Our bodies are contaminated with waste that can't be excreted!!" The reason pseudoscience products still sell so well in the market is probably because we're obsessed with these unfounded fears.
Pharmacists promote fear by exaggerating existing risks and engage in "fear marketing" by advertising that their products are safe to use.
Hoping that readers and consumers will not waste their precious money and time on fake health information, the second season of the webtoon 『Pseudoscience Exploration Area』 mainly deals with the problems of fear marketing.
This book is a compilation of all 20 episodes of Season 2.
Yesterday I ate healthy bread made with natural yeast
Today, we will do laundry safely with detergent-free laundry balls…
But, you know.
Do they really work?
Pseudoscience, what do you want to know? Volume 2 of "Pseudoscience Exploration Areas" released!
'You have to trust me completely.' The candy-coated promises of pseudoscience peddlers are still...
There was a time when foot health patches were popular on social media, blogs, and shopping malls.
It is said to be a detox healing patch that removes waste and toxins from our body just by attaching it to the soles of our feet.
In fact, it received a lot of attention when a certified photo showing black, sticky waste coming out of the patch was circulated.
According to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the patches used contained sodium, cholesterol, fat, urea, bacteria, and mold! Wow… there have been all kinds of fake health products out there, but is this one the real deal?
In the comic book 『Pseudoscience Exploration Area』, it is said like this.
“Sodium, cholesterol, fat, … it’s just sweat, that’s all.” Sweating with a patch is just sweat, but strange modifiers like healing and detox are attached to it.
Of course, the FDA's verification results may be true.
However, by cleverly disguising the identity of the verified substance, and mixing various lies into a spoonful of truth, such as that the feet are the lowest part of the body and that waste accumulates due to gravity, or that far infrared rays promote blood circulation and eliminate waste, a terrible pseudo-science bibimbap was created.
"This is a disaster! Our bodies are contaminated with waste that can't be excreted!!" The reason pseudoscience products still sell so well in the market is probably because we're obsessed with these unfounded fears.
Pharmacists promote fear by exaggerating existing risks and engage in "fear marketing" by advertising that their products are safe to use.
Hoping that readers and consumers will not waste their precious money and time on fake health information, the second season of the webtoon 『Pseudoscience Exploration Area』 mainly deals with the problems of fear marketing.
This book is a compilation of all 20 episodes of Season 2.
index
21.
Detox Juice
22.
Pyramid Power
23.
High fructose corn syrup
24.
chemtrails
25.
Fan Ghost Story
Bonus Comic 1 It's Okay, I'm Not Dying
26.
negative ions
27.
Foot health patch
28.
Biomineral Energy
29.
Mysterious Hexagonal Bed
30.
Tourmaline and Health Products
Bonus Comic 2: Juicy and Melting
31.
Blue Ozone Cleaner
32.
natural yeast
33.
Earthquake clouds
34.
Water temperature
35.
collagen
Bonus Comic 3: The Logic of Miracles
36.
Detergent-free laundry ball
37.
Natural vitamins
38.
Harmful substances in food
39.
saccharin, aspartame
40.
Merchant Rise
Author's Note
Detox Juice
22.
Pyramid Power
23.
High fructose corn syrup
24.
chemtrails
25.
Fan Ghost Story
Bonus Comic 1 It's Okay, I'm Not Dying
26.
negative ions
27.
Foot health patch
28.
Biomineral Energy
29.
Mysterious Hexagonal Bed
30.
Tourmaline and Health Products
Bonus Comic 2: Juicy and Melting
31.
Blue Ozone Cleaner
32.
natural yeast
33.
Earthquake clouds
34.
Water temperature
35.
collagen
Bonus Comic 3: The Logic of Miracles
36.
Detergent-free laundry ball
37.
Natural vitamins
38.
Harmful substances in food
39.
saccharin, aspartame
40.
Merchant Rise
Author's Note
Publisher's Review
But… if I don’t do this, won’t you buy my products?
Why are we so swayed by fear marketing? While the problem lies with those who force fear, this comic also carefully points out the consumer's tendency to expect a variety of special "benefits" from a single product.
For example, there is this fear marketing.
'Sugar is bad for your health~.
Eat natural honey that is good for your body!' Honey is a substance that bees eat sugar from flowers and then spit out in a thick consistency, so 'sugar ≒ honey'.
Unlike sugar, honey contains vitamins, but busy bees don't have time to distinguish such minor differences.
However, as consumers became afraid of sugar and tried to find health benefits in sweeteners, honey ended up being disguised as a great health food.
False advertising presents scientifically unproven or even incorrect information and exaggerates the effectiveness of a product to unbelievable levels to suit consumer tastes.
But there are people in the world who trust non-science more than science, and who want to rely on “life, mystery, and warm spiritual power, not the cold things that are clearly divided into reason and logic.”
They even defend pseudoscience, saying, "Modern science hasn't been able to uncover all the mysteries of the world!"
The author, Egg Egg, asks this question:
“Science is trying to reveal things, but pseudoscience is hiding more and more?”
Additionally, the author says that “a rational attitude of critically examining each and every thing” is important.
Don't companies realize that the negative ions, natural products, and far-infrared rays featured in various advertisements are actually ineffective? From a product manufacturing perspective, they know better than anyone else that such things are a waste of time.
However, if consumers fail to weigh the pros and cons of a product and expect a panacea-like effect, or even turn their backs on science and become immersed in mysticism, companies are always ready to use pseudoscience.
A pseudoscience believer could be your family, friend, or lover.
Pseudoscience is everywhere and nowhere.
Some might say, "Are there still people in this world who believe in such things?" But if you look closely, you can find various pseudosciences.
If you go to the local bean sprout soup restaurant, you can see posts listing all sorts of health benefits of bean sprouts, and petitions to stop chemtrail spraying are posted on the Blue House national petition bulletin board.
When people become indifferently accustomed to pseudoscience, which only produces ghost stories no matter how much they are exposed, they naturally fall for it.
"The Field of Pseudoscience Exploration" shows why we must be alert to pseudoscience and explore and criticize it.
Pseudoscience goes beyond simply filling the pockets of peddlers and causes major problems for society.
For example, there are cases of people suffering from acute liver failure after eating various medicinal herbs, including shiitake mushrooms, under the sway of rumors that they were effective.
There are even cases where patients who reject modern medicine and enter treatment centers with only rumors about them end up in critical condition.
To avoid losing our health to fake news and pseudoscience, this comic will help us arm ourselves more firmly with science.
Why are we so swayed by fear marketing? While the problem lies with those who force fear, this comic also carefully points out the consumer's tendency to expect a variety of special "benefits" from a single product.
For example, there is this fear marketing.
'Sugar is bad for your health~.
Eat natural honey that is good for your body!' Honey is a substance that bees eat sugar from flowers and then spit out in a thick consistency, so 'sugar ≒ honey'.
Unlike sugar, honey contains vitamins, but busy bees don't have time to distinguish such minor differences.
However, as consumers became afraid of sugar and tried to find health benefits in sweeteners, honey ended up being disguised as a great health food.
False advertising presents scientifically unproven or even incorrect information and exaggerates the effectiveness of a product to unbelievable levels to suit consumer tastes.
But there are people in the world who trust non-science more than science, and who want to rely on “life, mystery, and warm spiritual power, not the cold things that are clearly divided into reason and logic.”
They even defend pseudoscience, saying, "Modern science hasn't been able to uncover all the mysteries of the world!"
The author, Egg Egg, asks this question:
“Science is trying to reveal things, but pseudoscience is hiding more and more?”
Additionally, the author says that “a rational attitude of critically examining each and every thing” is important.
Don't companies realize that the negative ions, natural products, and far-infrared rays featured in various advertisements are actually ineffective? From a product manufacturing perspective, they know better than anyone else that such things are a waste of time.
However, if consumers fail to weigh the pros and cons of a product and expect a panacea-like effect, or even turn their backs on science and become immersed in mysticism, companies are always ready to use pseudoscience.
A pseudoscience believer could be your family, friend, or lover.
Pseudoscience is everywhere and nowhere.
Some might say, "Are there still people in this world who believe in such things?" But if you look closely, you can find various pseudosciences.
If you go to the local bean sprout soup restaurant, you can see posts listing all sorts of health benefits of bean sprouts, and petitions to stop chemtrail spraying are posted on the Blue House national petition bulletin board.
When people become indifferently accustomed to pseudoscience, which only produces ghost stories no matter how much they are exposed, they naturally fall for it.
"The Field of Pseudoscience Exploration" shows why we must be alert to pseudoscience and explore and criticize it.
Pseudoscience goes beyond simply filling the pockets of peddlers and causes major problems for society.
For example, there are cases of people suffering from acute liver failure after eating various medicinal herbs, including shiitake mushrooms, under the sway of rumors that they were effective.
There are even cases where patients who reject modern medicine and enter treatment centers with only rumors about them end up in critical condition.
To avoid losing our health to fake news and pseudoscience, this comic will help us arm ourselves more firmly with science.
GOODS SPECIFICS
- Date of issue: February 14, 2019
- Page count, weight, size: 248 pages | 429g | 148*210*16mm
- ISBN13: 9788964621110
- ISBN10: 8964621115
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