Quick Facts
Biography
Amy Linda Lansky (born 1955) is an American author, computer scientist, and homeopath, noted for having written Impossible Cure: the Promise of Homeopathy.
Life
Lansky grew up in Buffalo, New York. She received a B.A. from University of Rochester in 1977 and a M.S. (1979) and Ph.D. (1983) in Computer Science from Stanford University.
She is married to Steven M. Rubin; they have two children.
Homeopathy
In 1998, Lansky left the field of Computer Science to study homeopathy. Homeopathy is a pseudoscience and has not been shown to be effective in treating any disease This transition was prompted by her perceived success at using homeopathy to "cure her son of Autism."
In 2003, she published Impossible Cure: The Promise of Homeopathy (ISBNÂ 0-9727514-0-8). This book is now used as a textbook in homeopathy schools and is cited in a number of other books on alternative health.