In this week’s #SkepticalTuesday post, I opine on the challenges that make “going organic” and “buying local” problematic for the species. *** This recent article over at the LA Times picks up on some of […]
In today’s #SkepticalTuesdays post, I offer advice on water: to filter, or not to filter? *** Every now and then, I’ll see a post on my facebook page of someone buying something shiny and new […]
In today’s world, skepticism is more important than ever before. *** Last week, noted economist and public figure Paul Krugman wrote an opinion piece for the New York Times. Called “Imaginary Health Care Horrors,” it […]
In this week’s #SkepticalTuesday post, I take a look at whether science has cracked the case of hipsters and beards. TL;DR — not so much. *** So this week the Telegraph (yeah, I know, I […]
In this week’s #SkepticalTuesday post, I take a look at the facts of farmed vs. wild-caught salmon and ask: “what’s the difference?” *** Last week a Quartz.com article found its way, as things do, into […]
In this week’s Skeptical Tuesday post, I’m explaining why I think we should all go a little easier on Brian Williams. *** By now I’m sure you’re all aware of Brian Williams’s “#chopperwhopper” in which […]
I was trying to decide what to cover this week, bogged down as I am under the weight of this insufferable cold that’s going around, and I seriously considered doing a bit on self-proclaimed “food […]
In this post I cover the very real but poorly understood “Chronic Lyme Disease” — which should really be called Post-Treatment Lyme Disease Syndrome. But before I start, there’s a clip from Fox News you […]
Everyone’s favourite kickaround chemical BPA is back in the news this week because of a recent study that has otherwise rational people quaking in their boots (and melting down their water bottles). Yes, it turns […]