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The Anatomy of a Bad Argument

19 Sep 2025

Ever find yourself in a heated argument about climate change, vaccines, or whether the moon landing was “just Hollywood propaganda”? Suddenly, you’re not debating facts, you’re dodging YouTube...

Health Canada and Natural Health Products

16 Sep 2025

“Bach Rescue Remedy” features a Natural Product Number (NPN) issued by Health Canada so one would naturally assume that it will relieve stress and nervousness as the label claims. If you have an...

PragerU Targets Kids and Parents with Shockingly Bad Science

11 Sep 2025

If we’re trying to understand our era, we need to recognize the following: mainstream institutions and their various consensuses are being replaced by fringe alternatives. In the United States...

Magic, Critical Thinking and UFOs

29 Aug 2025

This article was first published in The Montreal Gazette....

Is 25 Really the Magic Number?

29 Aug 2025

You’ve probably heard it before—maybe on TikTok, in a health class, or from your therapist: “The frontal lobe isn’t fully developed until 25.” It’s become a sort of modern mantra, used to explain...

Flowing Under the Radar: Why Period Products Deserve Better Oversight

22 Aug 2025

If you’ve ever paused to consider the ingredients in your lunch but never questioned what chemicals lay in your menstrual products— congratulations, you’re not alone. But here’s the inconvenient...

Mosquito Patches: The Itch They Can’t Scratch

22 Aug 2025

While camping this weekend, I got to mind a very cute 7-month-old baby. She was super social, giggly and sporting a patch that inspired this article. As she laid her head on my shoulder, I noticed...

Can McDonald’s Cure Your Migraine? Debunking the Viral McMigraine Trend

15 Aug 2025

For those who consider themselves to be a part of the “Migraine girlies” community, you may be familiar with the recent McMigraine trend on TikTok’s #migraine page....

The ‘Reading Crisis’ in Perspective

14 Aug 2025

Everywhere I turn, I am told there is a reading crisis. Multiple YouTube videos and a never-ending series of articles in Vox and The Atlantic claim that people are reading fewer books than ever...

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