“Follow the money”: the finances of global warming, vaccines, and GMOs
One of the most common unifying themes of the anti-science movement is the notion that large corporations and governments are concealing the truth for the sake of monetary gain. These conspiracy...
View ArticleSupporting science isn’t the same as supporting big business
Hardly a day goes by without someone accusing me of being a “shill.” You see, I have the audacity to say that we should be getting scientific information from reputable scientific sources (i.e., the...
View ArticleVaccines and autism: A thorough review of the evidence
UPDATE March 2019: Since writing this post, anti-vaccer’s lists have grown and several new studies have been published. Therefore, I wrote an updated version of this article which you can read here....
View ArticleMost scientific studies are wrong, but that doesn’t mean what you think it means
When faced with scientific studies that disagree with them, many people are prone to claim that they don’t have to accept those studies because most scientific studies are actually wrong. They...
View Article25 myths and bad arguments about climate change
Global warming is arguably one of the most controversially topics among the general public. The internet is full of websites that are devoted to arguing against climate change, and politicians...
View ArticleDon’t mistake an assumption for a fact
I want you to imagine for a minute that you have been selected for jury duty, and you are sitting in the courtroom listening to the evidence. As you watch, the prosecution calls an expert forensic...
View ArticleThe image that took me two months to obtain: A window into what it is like to...
Most people don’t really understand what scientists actually do or what is required to do scientific research. As a result, they don’t appreciate the amount of training and work that goes into being a...
View ArticleAnti-vaccers, climate change deniers, and anti-GMO activists are all the same
I imagine that quite a few people were upset by the title for this post, so let me explain what I mean, and please hear me out before you sharpen your pitchforks. The arguments used by all three of...
View ArticleVaccines and autism: A thorough review of the evidence (2019 update)
One of the most common concerns that people have about vaccines is that they might cause (or exacerbate) autism. This idea is perpetuated by celebrities and innumerable websites, and it has become one...
View ArticleDon’t cherry pick your experts
The appeal to authority fallacy is one of the most common logical fallacies in internet debates. It is a favorite tactic among climate change deniers, anti-vaccers, young earth creationists, and pretty...
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