Alternative medicine (aka fake medicine) is associated with a roughly 5 times higher mortality for those with cancer even if they also took legitimate medicine. There is actual harm in using these false treatments that make con artists rich.

People ask what's the harm in using alt med when they're also following doctors advice. The harm isn't always apparent, but it is always there.

Use of Alternative Medicine for Cancer and Its Impact on Survival

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The sad but true state of education in religious states. When politicians intentionally remove vital science from schools, students must take steps to fix that failing.

In places like Utah, where a particular religious group is largely in charge, the hand of antiscience politicians and groups is easily seen.

Utah Kept Them from Learning about Consent, So These Teens Found a Place to Have ‘the Talk’ Together

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Extremely deep dive article debunking some of the relentless disinformation put out by anti-vaccers, this time about Justin Bieber and other celebrity deaths/health conditions.

Additionally explaining Ramsay Hunt syndrome and SADS, in relation to vaccines

Justin Bieber, Ramsay Hunt syndrome, SADS, and how to antivaxxers everything is always about vaccines

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Really cool article about an 18,000-Year-Old Puppy Found In Siberian Permafrost,   what it might be, and how it might update our understanding of evolutionary history.

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An 18,000-Year-Old Puppy Has Been Found In Siberian Permafrost

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Great post on the importance of science and journalism in the search for truth - which is all they are, in the purest sense. Bad science and intellectually dishonest journalism are not really science or journalism.

If it's bad science, it's not really the scientific method. Shoddy journalism becomes propaganda, dis and misinformation. There ARE ways of telling the good from the bad.

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An exposing of a trained scientist in one field, using his credentials as weight for his anti-GMO views in sciences he is not trained in.

Another example of a respectable sounding CV with a completely pseudoscientific world view.

Nassim Taleb: Financial risk analyst turned anti-GMO propagandist

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Cool article covering the technology looking to prevent spyware and 'bossware' from interpreting our every day conversations.

While most big companies are not listening to our conversations or recording everything we say, there is certainly the potential for spyware or nefarious companies to do so.

Is technology spying on you? New AI could prevent eavesdropping

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In depth article backed up with links debunking the notion that Turmeric is any use for curing cancer. Turmeric is a common ingredient of pseudoscience.

Naturopathy and other Alternative Medicine modalities love selling Turmeric along with many other supplements as treatments, which it is not.

Turmeric — it does not treat, cure, or prevent cancer

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Article highlighting the need for educational reform, by Melanie Trecek-King. She is doing her bit to introduce critical thinking courses - HOW to think, not what.

A greatly overlooked skillset - skepticism and critical thinking should be taught fundamentally in schools. The world sorely needs higher scientific literacy.

Teach Skills, Not Facts

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A concise post debunking the main myths about water fluoridation, and noting what benefits it has. Includes a plethora of supporting evidence links to studies and credible sources.

Fluoride in water or other regulated products is not dangerous to humans. On the contrary, it has immeasurable benefits. Link to second post debunking some myths.

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Link to second post debunking some myths.

Breaking down the facts about DEET insect repellent, speaking about its origin, use, and safety.

Less effective insect repellents often try to demonise DEET as unsafe, but they have motive to do so.

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Another example of where political policy making would benefit being informed by science. Organic food is worse for the invironment, the supply chain, and the economy.

As seen by the disastrous push in other countries, this pushing of antiscience has negative consequences in the US. Organic is nothing more than a marketing scam.

Perspective: USDA pushing farmers toward organic will make supply chains far worse

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General Relativity truly illustrates what a 'theory' is in science. It is the most robust and predictive level of certainty we can have on reality.

Einstein is proven correct yet again. Rather, his observations and calculations of the universe are proven correct.

Star's strange path around black hole proves Einstein right—again

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A breakdown of how sunscreen works, how to understand it, and what the risks of   sun exposure are.

Risks like premature skin ageing and skin cancer are much easier to run than many people think.

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Breaking down why non-exposure to viruses during lockdown hasn't weakened our immune systems. It's never optimal to get infections for the purpose of strengthening the immune system.

It never makes sense to gain immunity to a pathogen by running the raw risk of it first. You should always try to prevent it in the first place, to avoid the risk of serious harm.

Did getting exposed to fewer germs for the last 2 years weaken our immune systems?

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A good dive into debunking Alkaline Water, another wellness scam full of lack of understanding of basic biology.

You cannot just change your blood PH. Your body tightly and specifically regulate this. If your PH is off, there is something seriously wrong and you need a doctor.

Alkaline water — don’t waste your money, it’s pure, unfettered woo

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A great short read explaining lots of the common marketing buzzwords used by the latest food trends, hijacked from science, to sell pseudoscience.

Features a great graphic of lots of the scientists and independent organisations that have confirmed GMOs are safe, as well.

Ten Health and Wellness Buzzwords Every Skeptic Should Know

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QUIZ! Great quiz put together by Sgt Scholar, to test your ability to spot bad arguments by identifying logical fallacies.

You don't have to know the names of the fallacies. The exercise is such that you can work them out by the names.

Quiz: 25 Fallacy Questions

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Debunking the many false health claims of bone broth, and in this case specifically the 'Dr' KellyAnn bone broth diet. Just another money scheme. She is not actually a Dr, but a Naturopath.

False claims include: reverse signs of aging, weight loss, regain energy, bloating/diarrhea, various diseases, wrong nutritional info and more.

BONE BROTH, HEALTH, AND THE DR. KELLYANN BONE BROTH DIET

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A brilliant short video illustrating a more intuitive way to think about the 4th dimension, Spacetime, according to Einstein

Extremely cool way of explaining how gravity behaves in lay mans terms.

Gravity Demo

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