Editing Pathological science (section)

===Later examples===
A 1985 version{{Cn|date=October 2022}} of Langmuir's speech offered more examples, although at least one of these (polywater) occurred entirely after Langmuir's death in 1957:
* [[dowsing|Water dowsing]]
* [[Martian canals]] (Observed in late 19th century and early 20th century, they turned out to be optical illusions.)<ref>{{Cite book |title= Debating Psychic Experience: Human Potential Or Human Illusion? |last1=Krippner |first1=Stanley |author1-link=Stanley Krippner |first2=Harris L. |last2=Friedman |edition= illustrated |publisher= [[ABC-CLIO]] |year= 2010 |page= 151 |isbn= 978-0313392610 |url= https://books.google.com/books?id=F4-p5TIyoNMC | quote= Classic cases of pathological science, such as the alleged "discovery" of canals on Mars, N-rays, polywater, cold fusion, and so on are all testament to the fact that dozens of papers can appear in the scientific literature attesting to the reality of the phenomena, which turn out to be entirely illusory. }}</ref>
* Certain reported [[Photomechanical effect|photomechanical]] and [[Electromechanics|electromechanical]] effects {{Which|date=November 2010}}
* [[Polywater]]
* Biological effects of magnetic fields (see [[magnetobiology]] and [[magnet therapy]]) except [[Magnetoreception|magnetoception]]