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Quack Clinics in Mexico Bet Big on Experimental Immunotherapy

14 Apr 2023

Despair is a powerful motivator. While some people travel to Mexico for pleasure and relaxation, others are prompted by despair. If you have been diagnosed with stage IV cancer and your doctors...

Andrew Huberman Has Supplements on the Brain

7 Apr 2023

Combining the calm delivery and pared-down wardrobe of a Sam Harris with the more imposing physique of a Joe Rogan, Andrew Huberman wants to give you science-based tips on how to optimize your...

Is the Caller the Killer? 911 Call Analysis Can’t Give You the Right Answer

24 Mar 2023

“Police thought they could read her mind just by listening.” It’s a chilling statement in reporter Brett Murphy’s ProPublica coverage and it sums up the pseudoscience of 911 call analysis. One of...

Dr. Peter McCullough’s Libertarian Medical Train Makes a Pit Stop in East Palestine

10 Mar 2023

“We are pledging to assist those Americans who are impacted by this disaster by offering free medical care.” On its own, a statement of solidarity and benevolence. But given who released the...

A Different Twist on the “Dose Makes the Poison”

8 Mar 2023

Mithridates VI ruled the ancient Asian kingdom of Pontus in the first century. The king was terrified of being poisoned—not an unreasonable worry, given that assassins at the time were adept at...

Digital Amnesia Has Been Exaggerated

24 Feb 2023

Do you know your best friend’s phone number? In the 1990s, I had my best friend’s phone number memorized, and I’m pretty sure I remembered it just now after thinking about it for a minute. But the...

One of Last Century’s Most Influential Social Science Studies Is Pretty Bad

17 Feb 2023

We love putting names to things, especially if those names are scientific. Just look at the variety of phenomena people love to refer to as the Dunning-Kruger effect: the idea that other people ...

A Pro-Vaccine Documentary that Tackles Vaccine Hesitancy

3 Feb 2023

I often feel like there is a production line somewhere (possibly Florida) where anti-vaccine propaganda documentaries are quickly assembled and released on social media to garner millions of views....

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