Tag Archives: Safety

Bt GMOs reduce pesticides, increase yields, and benefit farmers (including organic farmers)

Posted on March 20, 2018 by

Few technologies have been demonized to the same extent as genetic engineering. According to countless websites, GMOs are an evil scourge on the earth that destroy biodiversity, use exorbitant levels of pesticides, and hybridize rampantly with wild crops, and all … Continue reading →

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Methodolatry: An over-reliance on placebo-controlled trials

Posted on March 6, 2018 by

Randomized placebo-controlled trials (RCTs) are often referred to as the “gold standard” for clinical research, and they certainly are useful and powerful tools. They aren’t, however, the only reliable tools, nor are they always the best tools. Indeed, there are … Continue reading →

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Is “clean coal” a scam or a legitimate solution?

Posted on August 29, 2017 by

“Clean coal” has once again become a hot topic, but most people don’t seem to know what it actually is or if it is even a real solution rather than just a marketing gimmick. Therefore, I want to talk about … Continue reading →

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GMOs and natural selection: Nature doesn’t give a crap about you

Posted on June 12, 2017 by

Last week, I shared a meme about GMOs on my blog’s Facebook page, and several people responded by arguing that genetic engineering (GE) shouldn’t be used because “it bypasses the natural evolutionary test of fitness.” I’ve heard this argument before, … Continue reading →

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If cannabis and vitamin B17 kill cancer, why aren’t they approved by the FDA? Let me explain

Posted on July 4, 2016 by

It seems like hardly a week goes by without some news article claiming that a simple cure to cancer has been found. Similarly, social media is full of images like the one to right claiming that cannabis oil, vitamin B17, … Continue reading →

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Medical errors may be the 3rd leading cause of death, but that’s not as bad as it sounds

Posted on June 1, 2016 by

There has recently been a lot of hype over a “new” study claiming that medical errors are the third leading cause of death in the US (this was really just a rehash of previous studies). Dr. Gorski has already done … Continue reading →

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Does Splenda cause cancer? A lesson in how to critically read scientific papers

Posted on March 13, 2016 by

Last week, researchers published a paper suggesting that sucralose (Splenda) causes cancer in male mice. This has re-sparked an old debate, and various media outlets have been quick to pounce on the results and flood the internet with articles like, … Continue reading →

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