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The Many Mistakes of Johnny Harris

2 Aug 2024

Media literacy is not faring well. If we look at OECD countries, most of whom are described as high-income economies, do you know how many of their fifteen-year-olds can distinguish between a fact...

Yes, Helen Keller Was Deafblind

26 Jul 2024

It started with the Helen Keller jokes. You could call it an unfortunate revival. Over forty years ago and following the broadcast of The Miracle Worker, jokes about Helen Keller became mainstream.

Sea Moss, Chili Peppers and Broccoli Soup

24 Jul 2024

Some of the nutritional advice that flashes across my computer screen every day is outright nonsense, much of it is speckled with smidgens of science that have no practical relevance, and in a few...

How Do Scientists Study the Effects of Diets?

19 Jul 2024

This article was first published in The Montreal Gazette.

Will Graphology Become Extinct?

19 Jul 2024

Can a pseudoscience ever truly disappear? Over the course of human history, we have made many attempts at explaining the world around us, and while some of these guesses were eventually confirmed...

Rasputin, Phrenology, and Dark Allegations: The Madness of Access Consciousness

12 Jul 2024

How does a person come to believe that we can use telepathy on horses and that schizophrenia is secretly a superpower?

There Are Safe Sunscreens But No Safe Tans

2 Jul 2024

When it comes to health matters, scientists rarely make statements that do not begin with “may.” But here is one. Excessive exposure to sunlight causes skin cancer! There’s no “may” about it. And...

The Blood Microbiome Is Probably Not Real

28 Jun 2024

Up until recently, if bacteria were detected in your blood you would be in a world of trouble. Blood was long considered to be sterile, meaning free of viable microorganisms like bacteria. When...

A Taste of Bitter Melon

28 Jun 2024

Bitter melon, also known as Momordica charantia, is a peculiar-looking vegetable that has piqued the interest of many for its potential health benefits, particularly in managing diabetes. Native to...

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