Category: Writings

A tiny bony outgrowth at the base of the skull got reported as horns growing on the head of smartphone users, but the flawed study

How genetic conditions are inherited is not always as simple as “I have it therefore so will my kids”. Thinking of it as furniture assembly

The new men’s section of Gwyneth Paltrow’s Goop frustratingly serves up gloopy mess of healthy masculinity and next-level “welltech”. https://www.mcgill.ca/oss/article/quackery/goop-men-putting-soul-patch-well-woo-brand

Consumers have an impressive choice when it comes to sunglasses, from rainbow tints to polarized lenses. But you don’t get more UV protection the more

Many drugstores in Quebec are rolling out notices in front of the homeopathic products they sell to remind their customers that there’s no good reason

Defending science from the encroachment of wishful thinking often comes with the threat of legal action. Navigating these waters can be tricky. https://www.mcgill.ca/oss/article/general-science/censoring-science-communication-screaming-defamation