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Category Archives: Science
Zika: Truth, Rumors and Misconceptions
The Zika virus is very serious business, but am I the only person who when they hear the word “Zika” think of the vile tasting clear adult beverage “Zima” that was popular during the wine cooler craze of the … Continue reading
Posted in Education, Health, Nature, Science
Tagged Aedes aegypti, Brazil, genetic engineering, microcephaly, mosquitoes, zika
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Alternative Medicine and the Post-Hoc Rationalization
If you follow me on the Skeptoid blog you’ll find that I take a dim view of complementary and alternative medicine. My opinion is based primarily on a rational evaluation of the research. Complementary and alternative medicine (CAM), as a whole, … Continue reading
Theranos: Marketing Trumps Science
When I first heard of Theranos and its diagnostic testing breakthrough there were no immediate alarm bells or red flags that caused me to look closely. I was impressed. It appeared to be a elegant incremental improvement to diagnostic testing. I assumed, … Continue reading
Posted in Consumer Ripoffs, Science, Technology
Tagged blood tests, edison machine, marketing, Stephen Propatier, Theranos
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First-Night Effect: A Well-Known Nuisance for Humans Abroad
Holidays! Time to get away from school or work and leave the daily grind behind oneself when you part on a holiday trip. Sounds great, right? Sure it does—but there is a catch for many people, including me. I seem … Continue reading
Posted in Science
Tagged Brown University, Bruno van de Casteele, sleep, sleep research, travel, Yuka Sasaki
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Scoring a Goal Just Before the Break: A Myth That Doesn’t Score
The European Football Championship is currently running in France. This has occasioned, of course, multiple self-declared experts and whatnots to discuss various aspects of the game (sometimes called “soccer”): how the players, the fields, or the coach’s tie color might be influential to … Continue reading
Posted in Cool Stuff, Science
Tagged Bruno van de Casteele, football, hot hand, luck, Simon Amez, soccer, Stijn Baert
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Don’t Worry, You Can Still Give Your Rat that New Phone for its Birthday
By now, most people have read something from one or both sides of the story regarding new preliminary data published about cell phones and cancer, which Mother Jones referred to as “game changing.” As I would expect, David Gorski wrote … Continue reading
Posted in Health, Science, Technology
Tagged cancer, cell phones, emf, Eric Hall, radio, rats, study, technology, TV & Media
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Turmeric: What is it Good For?
The supplement industry historically is a conga-line of promoters selling unproven or disproven health products. Supplement claims are crank whack-a-mole for the most part—knock one down and another comes up. It is an industry that markets with a constant drone of miracle … Continue reading
Never Throw Anything Away: The Wealth of Science Archives
Our sciences are advancing at a rapid pace. New technologies emerge that help scientists dig deeper into the fundamental particles or peer farther away into our Universe. So I was quite happy when the following news item appeared. It combines two … Continue reading
Posted in History, Science, Space
Tagged astronomy, Bruno van de Casteele, carnegie observatories, Jay Farihi, phys.org, space
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The Laboratory Fallacy
Medical treatment is based on data. Clinical data, statistical data and laboratory data are the main points of interest, though laboratory data is a kind of scientific anomaly in medicine. Although controlled laboratory conditions are the most rigorous kind of … Continue reading
How “May” and “Could” Improve Science Reporting
When reviewing a couple of my past articles, I noticed a trend: in several cases I have lambasted media that reports wrongly or without nuance on science. My recent post about “poop pills” covers a story that’s probably a magnet for less-accurate … Continue reading
Posted in Science, TV & Media
Tagged Bruno van de Casteele, Joanne Klevens, Medical News Today, ninth planet, poop
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