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Despite years of scientific consensus debunking the "Blood Type Diet," the D’Adamo family has successfully transformed a biological myth into a commercial empire. By leveraging pseudoscientific claims about blood antigens and lectins, they have created a self-sustaining cycle of books and supplements that prioritize marketing over medicine.

Stare decisis is the legal principle assuring that courts follow established precedents (prior decisions) when ruling on similar cases. Its purpose is to promote consistency, predictability, and integrity in the legal system. The principle works when cases are brought within the same jurisdiction. Still, courts are not bound by rulings from other states, and state courts are not bound by many federal court rulings, contributing to a hodgepodge of conflicting verdicts.

These four pieces sketch a portrait of modern knowledge: abundant, persuasive, and riddled with blind spots. Kale’s “superfood” halo dims when we look closely at what the body actually absorbs, and food’s “dark matter” reminds us that nutritional science is still mapping vast unknowns molecule by molecule. That same uncertainty echoes in Tyler Cowen’s warning to trust literatures over single studies, especially when storytelling blurs the line between insight and embellishment. The promise of Medical AI becomes another version of the same question: can we use better tools to make decisions more accurate and timely without sacrificing the most human parts of care?

There’s a difference between explaining science and dancing around it. When the question is basic immunology, the answer shouldn’t require decoding. A straight answer still counts. It was in short supply at the Casey Means hearing.

How does frequent social media use impact our mental health? A recent study attempted to pinpoint the effects of spending hours on Twitter and Facebook, but the inherent difficulty in analyzing human behavior limits our ability to find a precise answer.

When you have a baby on the way, everybody has "helpful" advice that isn't all that helpful. Most of it, in fact, is downright useless, and some of it is potentially very harmful. We'll start with the latter and revisit the useless in part two of this series.

The National Institutes of Health announced an initiative to study Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) utilizing data science. While pouring money into ASD research seems like a fine idea, the initiative and any corresponding announcements about results should be approached with caution.