/oss/taxonomy/term/1106/all en /oss/article/80-used-tissue-might-be-sick-joke <p>The box espouses a white marble design, adorned with a clean geometric logo in gold. Inside is a Petri dish, a hint at the biological origin of its content: a crumpled paper tissue. Except it’s a used one, and someone who was sick blew their nose into it. That’ll be $80, please.</p> Tue, 29 Jan 2019 17:19:11 +0000 Jonathan Jarry M.Sc. 7561 at /oss /oss/article/health-news-quackery-technology-you-asked/physioscan-latest-hype-or-just-old-news-naturopathy <p>Here is the question that came our way: “Is Physioscan the latest hype or just old news in Naturopathy?” I had never heard of PhysioScan so I looked into it. At first I thought it was a joke. Actually, it is. It’s just that it wasn’t designed to be a joke. So what is “PhysioScan?” It’s a computerized device designed to..…well, let them tell you what it is supposed to do:</p> Tue, 25 Jun 2013 22:20:50 +0000 Joe Schwarcz PhD 1969 at /oss /oss/article/aging-controversial-science-health-quirky-science-technology/thomas-donaldson-and-cryonics <p>Most people would like to keep their heads. But don't count Thomas Donaldson among them. This mathematician and computer consultant wanted his cut off.  And he wanted it to be done while he was still alive. In one of the most bizarre court cases in history, Donaldson petitioned the State of California to allow him to be anesthetized and then be frozen solid with liquid nitrogen. He then wanted his head removed and placed in a stainless steel thermos bottle while the rest of his body was discarded.</p> Sun, 28 Sep 2014 02:57:50 +0000 Joe Schwarcz PhD 2196 at /oss