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RFK Jr. Has Visions of the Therapeutic Use of Psychedelics Dancing in His Head

5 May 2026

U.S Health Secretary Robert Kennedy Jr. is sticking his fingers into many pies. One of these contains psychedelics that are either synthetic or natural substances capable of producing changes in...

Why Sunscreen Still Beats Steak

30 Apr 2026

This story started like many modern tales of data distortion do, where the science isn’t denied outright, but bent just enough to fit a more convenient (and lucrative) narrative. Let me regretfully...

The Hallmarks of Pseudoscience

30 Apr 2026

I’ve been investigating pseudoscientific claims for 13 years now. The word “pseudoscience” means “fake science,” something that superficially looks like science—and is often sold as such—but that...

TZLA Plasma Healing: The Anarcho-Capitalist Cure-All

26 Mar 2026

“My age lowered by 25 years. And I’m still going, by the way. It’s incredible.”

HIV/AIDS Denialism Is Back, Courtesy of Joe Rogan

19 Mar 2026

Joe Rogan, the most influential podcaster globally, is an HIV-AIDS denialist. Imagine the backlash if the six o’clock news were espousing this decades-old, harmful pseudoscience front and centre.

Your Poop Is Not Reliable, At Least for Now

5 Mar 2026

Let’s say you mail your poop to two different companies—not an illegal act, by the way, provided it doesn’t smell or soil anything, and that it’s 

Everyone Else Is Wrong: The Dr. Amen Story

26 Feb 2026

When a psychiatrist diagnoses you with anxiety, depression, an eating disorder or a learning disability—or even a serious pathology like schizophrenia—they don’t typically look at your brain. Dr....

Degree ABCs

13 Feb 2026

Five minutes on health TikTok is all it takes. A pair of scrubs. “Dr.” in the bio. And a confident voice assuring you they can detox your liver, balance your hormones, or fix your chronic illness,...

America's Healthier Past is no More Than a Myth

13 Feb 2026

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

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