Science vs Pseudoscience
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Leaping on Broken Glass.
This experiment demystifies the “Hatha Yogi’s Leap”—leaping barefoot onto broken glass. It demonstrates how preparing tumbled bottle glass, distributing weight across a deep granular bed, exploiting thick sole skin, and absorbing impact through vertical landings explain the demonstration entirely through fundamental principles of physics and physiology.
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My Encounters with Healing In The Name Of Jesus!
Prof Narenda Nayak recounts personal encounters with faith healers and miracle evangelists across India, detailing rationalist interventions, legal challenges under the Drugs and Magic Remedies Act, and the tactics used by these groups. It highlights the importance of critical thinking, scientific temper, and vigilant activism against fraudulent medical claims and religious exploitation.
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The Vāstu Delusion
Exposing Architectural PseudoscienceArvind Prahlad Pakhale’s Searching for the Sun in Candle Light… forcefully dismantles the myths, superstitions, and commercial exploitation surrounding Vāstu Śāstra. Grounded in real estate experience, this book exposes how obsolete ancient concepts, fear-mongering, and pseudo-scientific dogmas are weaponized to fleece vulnerable homeowners, advocating instead for modern engineering, logic, and rational thought.
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Testing the Paranormal: Rs.2 Lakh Election Challenge
Ahead of the Karnataka election results, Prof. Narendra Nayak challenges astrologers, palmists, and all forecasters claiming supernatural powers. Offering a ₹200,000 cash prize, the Federation of Indian Rationalist Associations invites predictors to accurately forecast upcoming election outcomes, party seat counts, and candidate vote tallies under strict testing conditions.