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Ayurveda Can Harm Your Liver

13 Nov 2025

“I know where you live. I know your address. I know who you are. Trust me, they won’t even find your dead body.”

Artificial Intelligence Sneaks Into Scientific Publications

6 Nov 2025

Roughly three and a half million scientific papers are published globally every year in an estimated 47,000 academic journals. That’s an astonishing six papers every minute! Some are very good,...

Faster, Higher, Stronger… Enhanced?

17 Oct 2025

For most people, track and field exists as a fleeting summer spectacle: ten days every four years when the fastest, strongest, and most gravity-defying humans wage war on a 400-metre oval. For me,...

Claims About Blue Spirulina Raise a Red Flag

16 Oct 2025

In the science communication business, we call them “weasel words.” Why? Because weasels have a reputation for being sneaky and tricky. We are talking about words like “may,” “suggest,” “possible”...

The Bystander Effect Started from a Lie

2 Oct 2025

You have just been attacked. How likely is it that someone will come to your help?...

AI Comes for Academics. Can We Rely on It?

19 Sep 2025

By now, the fact that artificial intelligence can hallucinate is, I hope, well known. There are countless examples of platforms like ChatGPT giving the wrong answer to a straightforward question or...

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...

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