Skeptical Inquirer
Viewpoint: Healthy eating is less about what you eat and more about how much
“Avoid carbohydrates!” “Eat intermittently!” “Eat like a caveman!” “Increase foods that are antioxidants!” The list of recommendations is vast ...
Put down the baby aspirin: Risks might outweigh heart health benefits
For years, we have been told that most adults should take a baby aspirin every day to help prevent heart ...
Evolution rejectionists turn to mathematics and probability theory to bolster their case. Here’s why they’ve failed
For the past fifteen years, the anti-evolutionist literature has been dominated by mathematical arguments, typically drawn from the fields of ...
The ‘Holy Breath’ eating plan is one of dozens of fad diets. Here’s why none of them really work
Extreme low-cal, Atkins, dukan, south beach, fasting, the hacker’s diet, paleo, keto… the list goes on and on. My personal ...
Living with uncertainty: Understanding science as an ongoing method of inquiry rather than an affirmation of inalterable facts
Science can be very certain and precise. It tells us exactly when to expect the next total solar eclipse and ...
Viewpoint: Vaccines and autism — How Hollywood fame and fortune can lead to dangerous promotion of false cures, false causes and false hopes
Many of you will remember when, in 2007, actress and former Playboy model Jenny McCarthy published her book Louder Than ...
Marijuana? Masturbation? Alcohol? What behaviors affect male fertility?
[W]e can look at overall trends in the scientific literature and draw some conclusions about what facets of your life ...
Don’t be a ‘covidiot’: Navigating the world of coronavirus misinformation and ignorance
A pandemic was declared. Italy is on lockdown, with more cases than China. Other countries are following suit. Governments everywhere ...
‘Wholly unethical’: Gay conversion therapy does not work
The World Psychiatric Association has declared that conversion therapy is “wholly unethical.” Yet despite the legal bans, the retractions, the ...
Dr. Harriet Hall: National Geographic natural foods book ‘unscientific, and even dangerous’
The National Geographic store proclaims, “This authoritative guide to the foods, herbs, spices, essential oils, and other natural substances that ...
7 things we get wrong about heredity
Many people have misconceptions about heredity—how we are connected to our ancestors and how our inheritance from them shapes us ...
10 questions we should ask about teaching evolution
1. What do you think are the main factors that influence how effective a biology teacher is at teaching evolution? ...
Celebrity GMO critic Food Babe pitches products with ingredient she demonizes
While “Food Babe” Vani Hari’s pseudoscience has been widely debunked by qualified doctors and scientists, a more sobering fact seems ...