Commission on Pseudoscience

Commission on Pseudoscience
Commission on Pseudoscience of Russian Academy of Sciences
Комиссия по борьбе с лженаукой
Formation1998; 26 years ago (1998)
TypeGovernmental
HeadquartersMoscow, Russia
Membership
59 (2016)
Chairman
Eugene Alexandrov
Parent organization
Russian Academy of Sciences
Websiteklnran.ru/en/

The Commission on Pseudoscience (Russian: Комиссия по борьбе с лженаукой) is a Russian scientific organization under the Presidium of the Russian Academy of Sciences [ru], created on the initiative of Vitaly Ginzburg in 1998. Until 2018, the organization was a member of the Commission on Pseudoscience and Falsification of Scientific Research, since 2018 it has been independent. The commission's task is to promote scientific knowledge and counter the discrediting of science and pseudoscientific activity.[1][2]

  1. ^ "Президент РАН заявил о готовности поддерживать деятельность комиссии по борьбе с лженаукой" [The President of the Russian Academy of Sciences announced his readiness to support the activities of the commission on pseudoscience]. TASS (in Russian). 2018-09-20. Retrieved 2021-03-18.
  2. ^ Vereykina, Elizaveta (2015-09-08). "Rampaging Pseudoscience Turning Russia into 'Medieval State' – Q&A". The Moscow Times. Retrieved 2021-03-18.