/oss/taxonomy/term/5697/all en /oss/article/critical-thinking/multiple-chemical-sensitivity-answering-criticism <p>Last September, we published <a href="/oss/article/health/zeroing-cause-multiple-chemical-sensitivity">an article I wrote on multiple chemical sensitivity (MCS)</a>, specifically on a French-language report commissioned by the Government of Quebec to understand the state of our knowledge on this condition. We recently received a number of emails critical of the article from people who have MCS and were unhappy with the conclusion of the report: that MCS seemed to be caused by chronic anxiety and not by exposure to minute amounts of chemicals in the environment.</p> Wed, 30 Mar 2022 19:16:50 +0000 Jonathan Jarry M.Sc. 9070 at /oss /oss/article/health/zeroing-cause-multiple-chemical-sensitivity <p>Sometimes, science doesn’t give you the answer you wanted. You may be certain you know what is causing a mysterious phenomenon, but a well-done scientific experiment denies you that satisfaction and points you in an unexpected direction. Reality can be stranger than hypotheses.</p> Sat, 25 Sep 2021 08:00:00 +0000 Jonathan Jarry M.Sc. 8864 at /oss