“It’s true that there is a correlation between these foods and chronic diseases but that doesn’t mean that foods classified as ultra-processed directly cause poor health. Correlation does not equal…
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The Vibe comes for Academic Publishing
The Academy of Public Health The Academy of Public Health is an international association of public health scholars, researchers and practicing professionals in the field of public health and its…
Study: Climate Change Did Not Drive Giant Kangaroos to Extinction
Another mystery case of megafauna disappearing shortly after the arrival of humans with sharp sticks.
About Those Blue Zones
“Imagine living to be over 100 with literally no health problems. You’re still able to walk around your neighborhood or work in your garden, your memory is in-tact enough to…
Modern Scientific Controversies: The War on Food: Part 3 — UPFs: What Are They Measuring?
The whole subject is scientifically unsuitable for investigation. To be scientifically sensible, the food item (or food group) to which study participants are to be, or have been, exposed at…
Top Journal: Scientists Should Be More, Not Less, Political
Fuentes’ call for super-charging the politicisation of science somehow isn’t very compelling. Traditional scientific values like neutrality and impartiality – they’re worth hanging on to.
Modern Scientific Controversies: The War on Food: Part 2, What are UPFs?
What are Ultraprocessed Foods? The UPF literature gives a long and confused definitions, but in almost every case, falls back on the definition provided by Carlos A. Monteiro in his original…
Modern Scientific Controversies: The War on Food: Part 1
The nutrition and food news today, including radio, TV, blogs, is full of stories decrying the consumption of Ultra-Processed Foods – UPFs. Normally I would give a series of links…
The Threat of Mirror Life: Revolutionary Science or Unprecedented Risk?
“Unless compelling evidence emerges that mirror life would not pose extraordinary dangers, we believe that mirror bacteria and other mirror organisms, even those with engineered biocontainment measures, should not be…
The ACT College Admissions Test Making Science Section “Optional”
The science portion of the ACT is no longer required. When registering for the test, students will have the option to take the science section, like the writing section. The…
No, USA Today, Rising Seas Aren’t to Blame for ‘disappearance of rare cactus in Florida’
Clearly the disappearance of this cactus has nothing to do with sea level rise but has been documented to be a result of a hurricane passage causing salt water to…
Science of Heat Waves Reveals Blaming CO2 is a Scam!
To blame heat waves on rising CO2, alarmists must use statistical attribution tricks.
Patrick Brown: The Social Feedback Loops Constraining Climate Science
The highest-profile research is heavily influenced by cultural forces and career incentives that are not necessarily aligned with the dispassionate pursuit of truth.
The Subtropical Jetstream Versus the Total Eclipse
We are now close enough to the April 8 total eclipse that the skill of our models is now appreciable.
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Academics Blame Lower Trust In Scientists On Everything But Bad Scientists
The mistake the paper makes is assuming scientists’ expertise is always better than people’s. Sometimes yes, sometimes no. But never always.
Modern Scientific Controversies 2024: The Monarch Wars — Part 3
Science. New studies were done, new findings emerged. See Parts 1 and 2. Monarch counts at overwintering sites were called into doubt by the California Monarch Rebound of 2021-2022 –…
Weaponizing ‘The Science’
Pielke Jr. argues like this: “The notion of consensus-as-truth has been operationalized in various forms: journalistic “fact checkers,” academic “misinformation” researchers, and content moderation on social media platforms. The practical…
The Tide of Accountability is Finally Rolling In
Science is not under attack; it’s being rescued—from itself.