/oss/taxonomy/term/6209/all en /oss/article/critical-thinking-pseudoscience/outfoxed <p>Tucker Carlson, the FOX Network’s brightest star shines no more. He and the network have “agreed to part ways” which is an obfuscating way of saying he was fired. Why should I care? Because Carlson was a five-star general in the army of misinformants that has invaded not only the political but the scientific landscape as well. I was always of the opinion that Carlson was an actor playing a role that was created to appeal to the views of FOX’s conservative viewers, since I couldn’t believe that he actually believed the nonsense he was spewing.</p> Wed, 26 Apr 2023 10:00:00 +0000 Joe Schwarcz PhD 9491 at /oss /oss/article/pseudoscience-general-science/shining-light-testicular-red-light-therapy <p>A few years ago, I hosted a television documentary on food. One of the episodes focused on milk and so we visited many different farms and witnessed countless herds of cows actually being milked. But not once did I see the milking being done by a half-naked man. I was, however, treated to such a thrilling spectacle when watching <a href="https://youtu.be/og61fDoRlXM">the trailer</a> for Season 2 of Tucker Carlson’s Fox “documentary,” bizarrely titled “The End of Men.” Before going further, let me offer my opinion on Carlson, Fox’s premier on-air personality.</p> Wed, 20 Apr 2022 18:04:12 +0000 Joe Schwarcz PhD 9089 at /oss