Policy & Ethics

For years, researchers have been discussing what to do about "junk science." Junk science is a major problem resulting from medicine's "publish or perish" culture.

I’ve written about this stupidity before. I’ll do it again next year. It will still be stupid then. [1]

Join Cameron English and Dr. Chuck Dinerstein on Episode 139 of the Science Dispatch podcast as they discuss a wildly unethical "thought experiment."

What do pregnant women with high fevers and people with severe chronic pain have in common? Increasingly, both are being told to “tough it out.”

Critical Medicines Are a Matter of National Security 

While federal agencies have yet to issue a definition of ultra-processed foods (UPFs), California has moved ahead.

“By September, we will know what has caused the autism epidemic, and we'll be able to eliminate those exposures."    - Rober

It's almost impossible to go for a week without the rare earth elements popping up in the news. A few recent examples:

Join Cameron English and Dr. Chuck Dinerstein on Episode 134 of the Science Dispatch podcast as they tackle the science of "gender-affirming care."

Sometimes an idea is so absurd it can only come out of a university. Here’s a recent example: in order to halt climate change, we should genetically engineer ticks to spread a disease that renders people allergic to red meat.