The USA is not only less religiously progressive than Ireland, which became the twentieth nation to make same-sex marriage legal — and the first to do it by referendum, with 62% of the vote — but also Scotland, which has banned the teaching of creationism in science classes. While the former might eventually happen here, […]
I don’t eat at Chipotle, but if I did, I would stop now that it has banned GMOs in its food. I simply won’t support anti-science nonsense. The company’s chairman, Steve Ells, told Yahoo Health, “There is a lot of debate about genetically modified foods…it’s clear that a lot of research is still needed.” That’s […]
Here’s my conversation with Robert Kenner about his important documentary, “Merchants Of Doubt,” in which he reveals many of the people who are purposely creating confusion about climate change, fire safety, endangered species, fast food, and more. These are issues where the science all points in one direction, but those facts and evidence become obfuscated […]
From Mother Jones: Four years ago, vaccine-skeptical German biologist Stefan Lanka posed a challenge on his website: Prove to him that measles is, in fact, a virus. To the first person who could do that, he promised a whopping 100 thousand Euros (about $106,000). Despite loads of long-standing medical evidence proving the existence of the […]
Australia’s National Health and Medical Research Council has issued a report concluding that: There is no good quality evidence to support the claim that homeopathy is effective in treating health conditions. The conclusion is based on the findings of a rigorous assessment of more than 1800 papers. Of these, 225 studies met the criteria to […]
In Hamburg, Germany, residents of the St. Pauli neighborhood — where partiers gather every night to fill the bars and clubs — weren’t happy that many of the men coming out of those businesses were relieving their bladders on the walls nearby. Fed up with the stench and mess, they turned to science for a […]