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in Covid-19

Common (and not-so-common) Failed Covid-19 Conspiracy Hypotheses

Dan Broadbent December 2, 2020, 4:24 pm

(I would love to see us move away from calling them "conspiracy theories" because they are in fact *not* theories. They're failed hypotheses.)
— Dan Broadbent, but 6+ feet away (@aSciEnthusiast) December 2, 2020

With so much misinformation and outright falsehoods about Covid-19 running rampant, I thought it would be worthwhile to create a sort of go-to guide for engaging your friends, family, and random people on the internet who are spreading failed Covid-19 conspiracy hypotheses. As an aside, I also encourage you to stop referring to them as […] More

in Medicine

Scientist have created an incredibly accurate AI that predicts how you die

Amber Hadley April 2, 2019, 4:06 pm

https://twitter.com/CromarBlake/status/1112881571118415874?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw

Would you want to know how you will die? Would it help you take measures to prevent that death, or would it just sap your carefree youth in which you live ‘in the moment’ because you feel invincible? If you knew you would die from liver failure you probably wouldn’t chug 4 Lokos in the […] More

in Medicine

This Doctor’s ‘Awkward’ Decision to Write His Name on His Scrub Cap is Changing Safety in Hospitals

James Schlarmann March 7, 2019, 12:38 pm

Isn’t it funny how we can get used to things being a certain way, and never really question it, and then one day someone decides to make what could be perceived as a pretty minor change, and all of a sudden you wonder how you got along before? Well, Australian anesthetist Dr. Rob Hackett is one […] More

in Religion

Christian rapper charged with raping an incapacitated woman in a nursing home

Dan Broadbent January 24, 2019, 4:17 pm

By now you’re likely familiar with the Hacienda HealthCare story, where a 29 year old client gave birth while in the nursing home’s care. The woman had been in the nursing home since a near-drowning when she was just three years old. After collecting DNA samples from the male employees, police arrested Christian rapper Nathan Sutherland for […] More

in Medicine, Politics

Next Year, Hospitals Will Be Forced to Publicly Publish Their Prices

James Schlarmann December 28, 2018, 2:35 pm

When one goes out to eat, there is hardly ever a chance for “sticker shock.” Being surprised by what you’re going to see on your bill at a restaurant is all but impossible because menus are almost always provided, and each menu will usually give you an itemized breakdown for what you can expect to […] More

in Opinion

Since Mexico and Congress won’t pay for Trump’s wall, supporters are crowdfunding it

Dan Broadbent December 20, 2018, 12:24 pm 2 Comments

After months of jokes about it being the only way to fund Trump’s border wall, someone has actually made a GoFundMe to pay for the wall. No, this is not The Onion. This is real life. As of this writing, the crowdfunding campaign has raised over $4.8 million in just three short days of existence. […] More

in Religion

The Catholic Church knowingly hid predator priests in Latino communities in L.A.

Dan Broadbent November 9, 2018, 9:10 pm

As I’ve written before, there seems to be almost no end to the horror that is the Catholic Church. It’s time to quit the Catholic Church. We had the predator priests in Pennsylvania who ran a child pornography ring. Then there was the cover-up and minimization. There was even the story of how Pope Francis, […] More

in Science!

Physicians warn: Spanking makes kids more aggressive & raises risk of mental health issues

Dan Broadbent November 5, 2018, 3:17 pm

The American Academy of Pediatrics released new guidelines today regarding their advice against spanking, going further than they have before to discourage parents from spanking their children. The AAP said that spanking children as a form of discipline makes children more aggressive and raises the risk of mental health issues. Get our all-over print Catstronaut shirt, available […] More

in Politics

Fox News: Migrant caravan has people with Smallpox, Leprosy

Dan Broadbent October 30, 2018, 3:39 pm

We’ve all heard about the “migrant caravan” by now. It’s the massive group of people currently moving through Mexico, many of whom have the goal of seeking asylum in the United States. The caravan consists of mostly people from Honduras, some from Guatemala, who are fleeing violence. They’ve left everything they know behind out of […] More

in Commentary, Religion

Poll: 48% of white evangelicals would support Kavanaugh even if the allegations were true

Dan Broadbent October 3, 2018, 9:26 pm

This is disturbing, and really makes you question how the religious right can say they have any sense of moral high ground over anyone else. A Marist poll of 1000 respondents found that 48% of white evangelicals would support Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh even if the allegations of sexual assault against Dr. Christine Blasey […] More

in Religion

New Trump Administration Proposal Promotes Abstinence-Only Sex Education

Dan Broadbent April 25, 2018, 9:05 am

According to the New York Times, the Trump administration is making a push to support abstinence-only sex education. The Times said: While the funding announcement, issued Friday by the Department of Health and Human Services, does not exclude programs that provide information about contraception and protected sex, it explicitly encouraged programs that emphasize abstinence or “sexual […] More

in Religion

Trump proposal legalizes discrimination by giving doctors ‘Religious Protections’

Dan Broadbent March 29, 2018, 1:50 pm

The Trump administration faces a potential lawsuit from the state of New York if they proceed with their proposed legislation that would give healthcare workers “religious protections,” allowing them to withhold information from patients regarding different treatment options. The legislation, called “Protecting Statutory Conscience Rights in Health Care; Delegations of Authority,” was filed in January, […] More