article published Yvonne Webersen author 9605 Josef Riese author 4290000-0003-2927-2619 299 department <jats:title>Abstract</jats:title> <jats:p>Given the presence of fake news and pseudoscience (often disguised as physics), the importance of inoculating citizens against this type of misinformation has gained increasing attention in education. This is a goal that all subjects should pursue equally from their respective disciplinary perspectives. &amp;#xD;The paper presents a teaching approach to protect physics students from misinformation and pseudoscience by combining these three common strategies: First, understanding the fundamental principles of the Nature of Science. Second, identifying techniques of Science Denial. And third, applying heuristics for evaluating (supposedly) scientific information. Finally, the paper offers practical suggestions for applying these strategies in a master's-level physics course, using examples from the field of physics.</jats:p> IOP Publishing2025 eng 0143-0807 1361-640410.1088/1361-6404/ae03f6 Y. Webersen and J. Riese, “Protecting physics students from pseudoscience - combining strategies for a comprehensive teaching approach,” <i>European Journal of Physics</i>, 2025, doi: <a href="https://doi.org/10.1088/1361-6404/ae03f6">10.1088/1361-6404/ae03f6</a>. Webersen, Y., &#38; Riese, J. (2025). Protecting physics students from pseudoscience - combining strategies for a comprehensive teaching approach. <i>European Journal of Physics</i>. <a href="https://doi.org/10.1088/1361-6404/ae03f6">https://doi.org/10.1088/1361-6404/ae03f6</a> Y. Webersen, J. Riese, European Journal of Physics (2025). Webersen, Yvonne, and Josef Riese. “Protecting Physics Students from Pseudoscience - Combining Strategies for a Comprehensive Teaching Approach.” <i>European Journal of Physics</i>, 2025. <a href="https://doi.org/10.1088/1361-6404/ae03f6">https://doi.org/10.1088/1361-6404/ae03f6</a>. Webersen, Yvonne, and Josef Riese. “Protecting Physics Students from Pseudoscience - Combining Strategies for a Comprehensive Teaching Approach.” <i>European Journal of Physics</i>, IOP Publishing, 2025, doi:<a href="https://doi.org/10.1088/1361-6404/ae03f6">10.1088/1361-6404/ae03f6</a>. @article{Webersen_Riese_2025, title={Protecting physics students from pseudoscience - combining strategies for a comprehensive teaching approach}, DOI={<a href="https://doi.org/10.1088/1361-6404/ae03f6">10.1088/1361-6404/ae03f6</a>}, journal={European Journal of Physics}, publisher={IOP Publishing}, author={Webersen, Yvonne and Riese, Josef}, year={2025} } Webersen Y, Riese J. Protecting physics students from pseudoscience - combining strategies for a comprehensive teaching approach. <i>European Journal of Physics</i>. Published online 2025. doi:<a href="https://doi.org/10.1088/1361-6404/ae03f6">10.1088/1361-6404/ae03f6</a> 612412025-09-12T08:17:46Z2025-09-12T08:21:26Z