Mental Health & Society

In an effort to quell the spread of health misinformation, social media company Pinterest is thwarting the capacity to make vaccine-related searches on its platform.

A "Kinsley gaffe" -- named after political commentator Michael Kinsley who elaborated on the subject -- is when a politician accidentally tells the truth.

By Wolfgang Vogel

By Kim Heyes, Manchester Metropolitan University

Reprinted by permission of McGill University Office for Science and Society. ###

Insomnia is a tricky subject. Those who suffer from the condition -- perhaps 10% of the population -- exhibit a wide variety of characteristics.

Why are charlatans like Dr. Oz so popular?

Often, the act of forgetting takes on a bad connotation – ranging from less problematic to disastrous.

News travels fast with the Internet of things and announcements just made like that of the death of Penny Marshall – film director, producer and actress of “Laverne & Shirley” fame – spreads at warp speed.

Should John Oliver decide that he's had enough, perhaps because generating sarcasm is exhausting, there is someone who can slip seamlessly into his seat. Jonathan Jarry, who is a member of the McGill Office on Science and Society (Director Dr