/oss/taxonomy/term/4545/all en /oss/article/critical-thinking-pseudoscience/crank-magnetism-weston-price-foundation <p>In June 2007, Mark Hoofnagle and Chris Hoofnagle published an article on ScienceBlogs entitled <a href="https://scienceblogs.com/denialism/2007/06/28/crank-magnetism-1">“Crank Magnetism.”</a> As far as I can tell, this is the first appearance of this phrase online.</p> Fri, 12 Apr 2024 14:10:33 +0000 Jonathan Jarry M.Sc. 9908 at /oss /oss/article/critical-thinking-pseudoscience/i-watched-weeks-worth-rfk-jrs-fear-inducing-tv-channel <p>As Robert F. Kennedy Jr. throws his hat in the latest American presidential race, it would be easy to confine his bad ideas to the label “anti-vaccine.” He is, after all, the founder and chairman of the board (now on leave) of the Children’s Health Defense (CHD), one of the leading anti-vaccine organizations. This line of work has been very lucrative to him.</p> Fri, 07 Jul 2023 10:00:00 +0000 Jonathan Jarry M.Sc. 9564 at /oss /oss/article/critical-thinking-health-and-nutrition/gene-therapied-pork-or-fear-rna-vaccines-livestock <p>“How long have you been consuming gene therapied pork?” That’s the question Joe Mercola, snake oil salesman supreme and <a href="/oss/article/covid-19-health-pseudoscience/upside-down-doctor">one of the world’s richest doctors</a>, recently asked on his website. (His article has now been moved to <a href="https://takecontrol.substack.com/p/eating-pork-treated-with-gene-therapy">his paid Substack blog</a>).</p> Fri, 21 Apr 2023 17:55:44 +0000 Jonathan Jarry M.Sc. 9487 at /oss /oss/article/critical-thinking-health-and-nutrition/andrew-huberman-has-bad-case-supplement-brain <p>Combining the calm delivery and pared-down wardrobe of a Sam Harris with the more imposing physique of a Joe Rogan, Andrew Huberman wants to give you science-based tips on how to optimize your biology. Neuroscientist at Stanford by day and podcaster by night, Huberman is the host of The Huberman Lab podcast. The video version of <a href="https://youtu.be/H-XfCl-HpRM">its first episode</a> published two years ago has garnered 1 million views on <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@hubermanlab/featured">a YouTube channel that counts over 3 million subscribers</a>.</p> Fri, 07 Apr 2023 10:00:00 +0000 Jonathan Jarry M.Sc. 9466 at /oss /oss/events/documentary-screening-virulent-vaccine-war <h4><img alt="Virulent event poster" height="1500" width="2667" style="width: 600px; height: 337px; float: left;" class="file-original lt" src="/oss/files/oss/cer4810_virulent_facebook_2_1.jpg" /><strong><em>Registration is now closed for this event.</em></strong></h4> Wed, 15 Feb 2023 16:35:47 +0000 emily.shore@mcgill.ca 9392 at /oss /oss/article/covid-19-pseudoscience/madej-madness <p>I’m irritated. There just seems to be no end to the nonsense that floods social media. This time the purveyor is Dr. Carrie Madej, an osteopathic physician who no longer practices and now “dedicates her time to educating others on vaccines, nanotechnology and human rights.” When it comes to Dr. Madej, I see two possibilities. Either the tungsten from the filament in her mental lightbulb has evaporated, or she is knowingly peddling balderdash. In either case, her views about COVID-19 vaccines are a menace to society.</p> Wed, 17 Nov 2021 21:23:40 +0000 Joe Schwarcz PhD 8924 at /oss /oss/article/critical-thinking-health/call-me-vaccine-pusher <p>"Avoid!" One of the most common bits of advice heard these days. Avoid tap water. Avoid bottled water. Avoid butter. Avoid margarine. Avoid the sun. Avoid sweeteners. Avoid genetically modified foods. Avoid plastic bags. Avoid paper bags. Avoid preservatives. Avoid dairy. Avoid meat. Avoid soy. Avoid..ahh..never mind. I could go on and on with a litany of such “avoids”. There are some valid points to be made with some of these, but there is one “avoid” that is particularly troublesome. That is the advice to avoid vaccination.</p> Fri, 12 Feb 2021 15:00:00 +0000 Joe Schwarcz PhD 8614 at /oss /oss/article/covid-19-pseudoscience/anti-vaccine-movement-2020 <p>What does an antivaxxer and a far-right activist have in common? If the thought of someone who opposes vaccines brings to mind tie-dye shirts and tree hugging, your answer may be “nothing.” But clearly, some do have a commonality: protesting the COVID-19 lockdowns.</p> Fri, 22 May 2020 15:02:07 +0000 Jonathan Jarry M.Sc. 8254 at /oss