Pseudoscientific viruses and their adaptations

Instagram offers to make diagnoses by fingerprints, solve problems of a leaky bowel, believe in almighty detox, and magical bio-additives. Popularizer of science, Alexander Panchin will talk about wily ideas and techniques that only pretend to scientific but turn out to be complete nonsense (at the same time also a profitable business).

What are the similarities between a biological virus and pseudoscientific theory? Why do even the most absurd ideas sometimes capture the minds of many people? What makes others believe in all nonsense? And how to protect yourself from this? Come to the "bigotry fight session" and find out.