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
Blog – Are Summer Clothes Protecting Your Skin from Sunburns?
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
Media Appearance – Insider
I was asked to comment on a story about essential oils and their alleged health claims. While they can improve your mood temporarily because they
Podcast – Interview: Ryan Armstrong on Regulating Pseudoscience
Jonathan and Chris interview Ryan Armstrong, the executive director of Bad Science Watch, a consumer protection watchdog and science advocacy organization. They discuss what Bad
Blog – Ambiguous Genetics Invite Woo
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.
Blog – Popular Health Guru Sayer Ji Curates the Scientific Literature with His Bachelor’s Degree in Philosophy
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
