Category: Writings

Some people claim race is a biological reality, whereas others say it is a social construct. Looking at our DNA can help resolve this friction.

ThetaHealing® promises to tap into your brain’s theta activity to cure illness, regrow limbs, and get you to admit that money is an illusion. But

Much like sunscreen gets an SPF rating, some specialty clothes are rated for their UV protection factor. Is this a meaningful rating? https://www.mcgill.ca/oss/article/health-technology/are-summer-clothes-protecting-your-skin-sunburns

The idea that one mutation in one gene explains your condition is often too simplistic, especially since the very label of “mutation” is being questioned.

Making research findings easy to search sounds great, but if you’re filtering out the studies that disagree with you, how reliable can you be? https://mcgill.ca/oss/article/pseudoscience/popular-health-guru-sayer-ji-curates-scientific-literature-his-bachelors-degree-philosophy

Ginger ale and ginger beer used to involve tiny living microbes, but they are rather similar soft drinks today. https://mcgill.ca/oss/article/nutrition-you-asked/what-difference-between-ginger-ale-and-ginger-beer