Despite incredible scientific progress since its creation millennia ago, astrology hasn’t lost its attraction. Its claims have been refuted over and over again, but in
Category: Writings
Written articles and blog posts
Blog – Tips for Better Thinking: Surviving Is Only Half the Story
Airplanes returning from the war serve as a good example of how our tendencies to quickly jump to conclusions can backfire. https://www.mcgill.ca/oss/article/general-science/tips-better-thinking-surviving-only-half-story
The Moral and Medical Panic Over Bicycles
It’s easy to imagine that bicycles were not controversial in their early days, but when women actually started riding them, all sorts of imagined maladies
Blog – The Psychiatrist Who Calmly Denies Reality
Dr. Andrew Kaufman made the rounds in the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic by claiming the virus did not exist. Now, he leads anti-maskers
Blog – Which Sweden Do You Want to Believe In?
Sweden’s strategy to contain the coronavirus is neither a resounding success nor a ghastly failure. It’s more complicated than you have been led to believe.
Blog – Barking Up the Wrong Tree: The Trouble with Disease-Sniffing Dogs
The claim that dogs can recognize the scent of disease on you is true, but there are too many obstacles to clear before we can
