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# science    

mooney tackles the anti-vaxers. well, sort of…

After failing to fix science education, Chris Mooney is taking his failed approach to the vaccine manufactroversy.
mooney tackles the anti-vaxers. well, sort of…

# health    

why natural doesn't mean safe or effective

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.
why natural doesn't mean safe or effective

# health    

when legal loopholes run wild…

Over the last 16 years, DSHEA has been a massive giveaway to alt med and snake oil peddlers, doing far more harm than good.
when legal loopholes run wild…

# health    

snake oil salesman steals deepak chopra's act

Mike Adams borrows the King of Woo's strategy of stringing a Gish Gallop of junk science to better sell his supplements and pamphlets.
snake oil salesman steals deepak chopra's act

# health    

if it's catchy, why bother with the science?

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.
if it's catchy, why bother with the science?

# health    

when quacks kidnap einstein's ghost…

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.
when quacks kidnap einstein's ghost…

# health    

when doing the right thing could backfire…

A new study links autism to genetic defects passed on by older parents rather than environmental factors.
when doing the right thing could backfire…

# health    

just keep smiling, no matter what

A disturbing new trend is invading American discourse: toxic, weaponized positivity and optimism.
just keep smiling, no matter what

# tech    

how to speak your mind, literally.

In another major step for brain-machine interfaces, a stroke victim can speak using a computer with amazing accuracy.
how to speak your mind, literally.

# health    

a free business school lesson for homeopaths

Homeopaths appear to be very good at fear-mongering and repeating soothing buzzwords, and very bad at science and creating conspiracies about big business.
a free business school lesson for homeopaths

# health    

check your caller i.d., it might be brain cancer

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.
check your caller i.d., it might be brain cancer

# health    

anti-vaxers: to insanity and halfway back again

J.B. Handley and the crew at Age of Autism had a disturbing and revolting meltdown this week.
anti-vaxers: to insanity and halfway back again

# tech    

and so the march towards cyborgs continues

Cyborg technology is making huge strides, but it won't make us superhuman. At least not yet...
and so the march towards cyborgs continues

# health    

homeopathic physics abuse, take two

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.
homeopathic physics abuse, take two

# oddities    

what your doctor doesn't want you to know

The Onion blows a conspiracy to hide the cure for the common cold wide open.
what your doctor doesn't want you to know

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