Criteria (Choose left hand side if science. Choose the right hand science if voodoo science.
(a) self-correcting, or not.
(b) theory resists change, or changes.
(c) produces fruitful spin-off investigations, or doesn’t.
(d) explains its observations; uses ad hoc explanation.
(e) is consistent with other fields, or is anomalous.
(f) uses operational definitions, or does not.
The Project to Reduce Violent Crime in Washington D. C. declared their analysis showed a significant reduction in psychiatric emergency calls, fewer complaints against the police, and an increase in President Clinton’s approval ratings during the weeks the project’s participants conducted group transcendental meditation sessions. John Hagelin, the head of the project, explained that TM accesses a collective consciousness. This collective consciousness is one of the many forces of nature unified by Superstring theory. Therefore, TM is capable of influencing the social actions of large groups that do not practice TM.