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Glyphosate and COVID-19: Dr. Stephanie Seneff Strikes (Out) Again

1 May 2020

An MIT computer scientist with no expertise in agriculture, chemistry, toxicology, or the biological sciences. And yet for some reason, Stephanie Seneff has decided that genetically modified foods...

Can a Moscow Mule Kick Out the Coronavirus?

29 Apr 2020

Can a Moscow Mule reduce the chance of becoming infected by the coronavirus? That鈥檚 just one of the many unusual questions that has come my way as a panicked population clutches at every possible...

COVID-5G: How Distrust and Coincidences Empower the Alex Jones in Our Brain

24 Apr 2020

We all have a tiny Alex Jones in our brain. When we forget he鈥檚 there, it鈥檚 easy to mock the belief that 5G waves are causing our current viral pandemic. But with telecommunications masts on fire...

No, COVID-19 Isn't Like Altitude Sickness

22 Apr 2020

This article was first published in聽The Montreal Gazette.

This Product Will Not Cure Your Cancer: Consumer Watchdog Raises the Alarm on Illegal Claims Made for Natural Health Products Sold in Canada

27 Feb 2020

The Canadian market is awash with claims that some natural health products (NHPs) can treat or cure cancer even though these claims are illegal, a new study from the consumer protection...

Should We Take Reiki Seriously?

19 Feb 2020

The topic of Reiki can be approached with a fist or with a light touch. Its interventions, which are based on an energy not measured by scientific instruments, offer an unmissable punching bag to...

Even the Best Scientific Studies Can Lie: The Case of Craniosacral Therapy

6 Feb 2020

There are days when I wish I could say, 鈥淟ook for a meta-analysis that answers your question and trust it blindly.鈥 Do vitamin supplements work? Look for a meta-analysis! Are sausages bad for your...

Nonsense About the Coronavirus Goes Viral

31 Jan 2020

It started with a video of a woman, supposedly in Wuhan, eating a bat. The inference, with racist overtones, is that the Chinese habit of consuming strange foods has now put the population of the...

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