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    I can’t hear you over the sound of scientific consensus

    I can’t hear you over the sound of scientific consensus Words can have different meanings. For instance, “theory” to the layperson does not have the same meaning as “scientific theory” does to an actual scientist. The same idea applies to the phrase “scientific consensus.” You can’t simply look at the dictionary definition of a word […] More

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    Organic Farm Denies Use of Dihydrogen Monoxide

    Organic Farm Denies Use of Dihydrogen Monoxide The “dihydrogen monoxide conspiracy” joke has been around since the late 1990s. For the few who may be unfamiliar, it plays on people’s chemophobia: an irrational fear of anything that sounds like a “chemical.” Everything you’ve ever eaten is made of chemicals; it’s the dose that makes the […] More

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