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Red Cabbage Does Not Know the Sex of Your Baby

15 May 2026

Old wives’ tales were the original social media trends. One person would try something new to fix a problem, convinced themselves that it worked, and pass the tip along to their friends and...

Alex Clark’s Right-Wing Wellness Podcast Reaches New Lows

14 May 2026

“Raw milk is better for your teeth than any of these toothpastes you’ll get.”

Farmers’ Almanacs Are No Better than a Coin Toss

7 May 2026

A bicentenarian is about to die but I doubt many will notice. Farmers’ Almanac is calling it quits after being in business for 208 years. Its 2026 issue will be its last.

RFK Jr. Has Visions of the Therapeutic Use of Psychedelics Dancing in His Head

5 May 2026

U.S Health Secretary Robert Kennedy Jr. is sticking his fingers into many pies. One of these contains psychedelics that are either synthetic or natural substances capable of producing changes in...

Why Sunscreen Still Beats Steak

30 Apr 2026

This story started like many modern tales of data distortion do, where the science isn’t denied outright, but bent just enough to fit a more convenient (and lucrative) narrative. Let me regretfully...

The Hallmarks of Pseudoscience

30 Apr 2026

I’ve been investigating pseudoscientific claims for 13 years now. The word “pseudoscience” means “fake science,” something that superficially looks like science—and is often sold as such—but that...

TZLA Plasma Healing: The Anarcho-Capitalist Cure-All

26 Mar 2026

“My age lowered by 25 years. And I’m still going, by the way. It’s incredible.”

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