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Science
Doctors Against Dr. Oz: Keep Your Eye on the Snake Oil Salesman
Until recently, Dr. Mehmet Oz’s grip on the nation was firm. Indeed, America’s television doctor has charisma on his side. The handsome host’s demographic is composed largely of adoring women and young mothers, much like me. I’m a 32-year-old work-at-home mom smack dab in Oz’s target audience. I bristle at the unscientific misinformation he peddles. In his response to a…
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Science
Physicians Speak Out Against Dr. Oz’s Position on Columbia Medical School Faculty
Dr. Oz is America’s trusted television doctor. Though his expertise is cardiac surgery, the Dr. Oz Show covers myriad subjects and tops ratings, with millions tuning in daily to heed his advice. The man has charisma on his side; his demographic is composed largely of adoring women and young mothers. Though mainstream media has slammed him for espousing anti-science views,…
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Science
Biotech Opponents: Enough with “If It’s Safe Then Drink It” Rhetoric
Americans’ rampant failure to grasp the integral tenet of toxicology, “the dose makes the poison,” demonstrates our nation’s lack of critical-thinking skills. Indeed, there are plenty of substances that like glyphosate, are safe when used as directed. Nevertheless, nobody in his right mind would drink a glassful. Some amusing yet apt examples have made their way through social media with…
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Guest Bloggers
Cross Post: Internet Meme Demolition Derby: Girls are (NOT) Like Apples on Trees…
Editor’s note: This cross post from Grounded Parents was written by Lou Doench for his Internet Meme Demolition Derby series. Click through the link at the bottom to read the full post and make comments. ****** I usually let these memes stew on my desktop for a couple of days. Kind of letting them marinate while I decide what particular…
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Quickies
Kavin Can’t Even Quickie: Food Babe, Did You Know that “Indian” Isn’t a Language?
This will be an extremely short edition of “Kavin Can’t Even.” I have been taking one for the team and reading Vani Hari’s book, “Food Babe Way,” a New York Times bestseller. For the life of me, I cannot imagine how anyone believes that this book is factually accurate. Even her personal anecdotes are reductionist to the extreme. Case…
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Science
Only Organic Promotes Chemophobia in #NewMacDonald Delusional Utopia, Throws Itself a Failed Twitter Party
“Old MacDonald had a farm, E-I-E-I-O, and on that farm he sprayed some crops, E-I-E-I-O, with some GMOs here and a pesticide there, here a spray there a spray, everywhere a spray spray?” These bizarre lyrics are among other newly-created words to the beloved song. In a video by Only Organic, a consortium of organic producers, the song is turned…
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Guest Bloggers
Guest Post: ‘Mommy PhD’ Launches Scientists are People Campaign
Editor’s note: Today’s guest post is by the once anonymous Mommy PhD. Here, she reveals her identity and explains the #ScientistsArePeople campaign. ****** I started my once anonymous page, Mommy, PhD, at the end of January with so much enthusiasm about educating the public, spreading scientific knowledge and debunking pseudoscience. It’s been a lot of fun so far! However, I…
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Activism
#KavinTruthers: GMO Opponents Connect me to Koch Brothers, Question My Identity
My regular readers know that I’ve been accused of a diverse litany of wrongdoing by the anti-biotech camp. I’ve been called a shill by internet users far and wide, and a hate group spokesperson by none other than Vani Hari herself. I’ve even been deemed a “fake mom,” because apparently no real mother would knowingly feed her children genetically engineered…
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