#health
# science
After failing to fix science education, Chris Mooney is taking his failed approach to the vaccine manufactroversy.
# health
Alt med practitioners want "natural" to be synonymous with "good for you" and unnecessary to regulate. But natural can also be dangerous and alt med treatments might not be what they appear.
# health
Over the last 16 years, DSHEA has been a massive giveaway to alt med and snake oil peddlers, doing far more harm than good.
# health
Mike Adams borrows the King of Woo's strategy of stringing a Gish Gallop of junk science to better sell his supplements and pamphlets.
# health
One of the anti-vaxxer's favorite cliches is that too many vaccines overwhelm growing immune systems. But that claim falls apart when we look at the contents of the vaccines themselves.
# health
Alt med practitioners decided that the one of world's simplest and most famous formulas is their friend because they clearly don't understand it.
# health
A new study links autism to genetic defects passed on by older parents rather than environmental factors.
# health
A disturbing new trend is invading American discourse: toxic, weaponized positivity and optimism.
# tech
In another major step for brain-machine interfaces, a stroke victim can speak using a computer with amazing accuracy.
# health
Homeopaths appear to be very good at fear-mongering and repeating soothing buzzwords, and very bad at science and creating conspiracies about big business.
# health
Politicians are not waiting for the science when it comes to the possible dangers of cell phones and legislating based on slim to nonexistent evidence.
# health
J.B. Handley and the crew at Age of Autism had a disturbing and revolting meltdown this week.
# tech
Cyborg technology is making huge strides, but it won't make us superhuman. At least not yet...
# health
It really seems homeopaths don't understand basic middle school physics and are hoping you don't either in the asinine pitches for their snake oil.
# oddities
The Onion blows a conspiracy to hide the cure for the common cold wide open.