44% of teenagers aren't confident telling fake news from real news.*

That's nearly HALF of our young people who don't feel confident about their critical thinking skills.

The Bad Science Show is a sixty-minute incursion that motivates students to think critically about who they believe and what science they can trust.

Over the hour, Nicholas brings to life five extraordinary stories of good science gone bad, asking the students to figure out if those unbelievable stories are true or false.

Did a pair of pranksters fool top scientists into believing they had psychic powers using nothing more than magic tricks and confirmation bias?

Are conspiracy theories all a pack of lies?
(Or is that just what THEY want you to think?)

How can we tell if a medical treatment really works or is just a placebo?

Packed with baffling illusions and extraordinary sideshow stunts, The Bad Science is a crash course in critical thinking that has students wondering who they can trust...and inspired to find out!