Fitbit goes woo

As a Fitbit user I regularly get notifications to 'go Premium', which I ignore as I have no reason to pay for features I don't need. But if anything is likely to make me consider going in the opposite direction — that is, ditching Fitbit altogether — it's their latest embrace of arch-pseudoscientist Deepak Chopra.

And when it comes to the mind-body connection, there’s no one more knowledgeable than the pioneer of integrative medicine, Deepak Chopra. That’s why we’re thrilled to announce Deepak Chopra’s Mindful Method for Fitbit, our new partnership with the world-renowned well-being expert and founder of the Chopra Foundation, exclusively for Fitbit Premium members.

Fitbit Premium? No thanks. Deepak Chopra? Definitely not. 

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Monsters in an area of confusion

As discussed on Skepticule Extra 28, the Goddess Roundtable podcast is a festival of woo. After hearing co-host Paul Thompson describe this particular episode I decided to give it a listen. I posted a link on Facebook and commented as it progressed:

Listening to this now — it's hilarious:

http://www.blogtalkradio.com/goddessroundtable/2010/10/29/the-monster-in-the-vagina-testament-to-vaginal-exorcisms

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    Paul Jenkins It's also depressing — that there are people living such fantasy and believing it's real.

    Sunday at 15:41 ·
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    Paul Jenkins Now at about 16 minutes, and wondering if it's actually an allegory for sensible sexual health maintenance...

    Sunday at 15:44 ·
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    Paul Jenkins ‎"interdimensional beings" and "energy vortexes"

    Sunday at 15:46 ·
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    Paul Jenkins Oh, it's a phone-in show. Why does she need the phones? Can't she just communicate telepathically or something?

    Sunday at 15:54 ·
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    Paul Jenkins ‎"elohim" (There should be a paranormal bingo card for this show.)

    Sunday at 16:08 ·
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    Paul Jenkins ‎"chakras", "meridians", "spiritual anatomy"

    Sunday at 16:11 ·
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    Paul Jenkins ‎"generational curses", "demonic entities"

    Sunday at 16:12 ·
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    Paul Jenkins This caller says she has "some confusion in the womb area". I presume this is a euphemism.

    Sunday at 16:17 · · 1
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    Paul Jenkins The host's advice is essentially "Buy my book!"

    Sunday at 16:21 ·
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    Paul Jenkins Now she's claiming her book is divinely inspired (channelled).

    Sunday at 16:23 ·
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    Paul Jenkins Not sure why it's called Goddess Roundtable — she nattered bollocks (in more than one sense) for half an hour, then responded with barnum statements and cold reading of the deludons who called her show.

    Sunday at 16:28 ·
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    Paul Jenkins It's over. Now, is a cup of tea a good remedy for a potentially exploding skull?

    Sunday at 16:30 ·