Another one for the “No Duh” file that still sadly has to be signal boosted because of the ignorance of way too many humans. The World Health Organization has listed “vaccine hesitancy” — which is the nice, clinical term for what we all call “anti-vaxxers” — as one of the ten most dangerous health threats […] More
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Chiropractor Cracks 4 Day Old Premature Newborn’s Back Despite weak evidence supporting the efficacy of chiropractors (and no evidence supporting treatment of non-musculoskeletal conditions), there are over 45,000 chiropractors in the United States alone, who collectively earn about $3 billion annually. A chiropractor specializes in cracking bones “correcting vertebral subluxations” in your back, despite subluxations not […] More
If celebrities actually tried to learn how to science, maybe their opinions on science-related issues would matter. Maybe. Until then, you’re just fear mongering. But until then, just stop. We’re looking at you specifically Neil Young, Gwenyth Paltrow, Fran Drescher, and Jim Carrey. This graphic was made by A Science Enthusiast and Do you even […] More
People who romanticize the past tend to forget that in the past, everything was awful. Infant and maternal mortality rates are down. Life expectancy is up. (via The Credible Hulk) Original quote by Lauren DeStefano on Twitter. More
It seems that the linchpin of the anti-vaccine argument is always that doctors can’t be trusted, because they’re in bed with “Big Pharma.” Looking at some basic information, we can try to see precisely how much each one of these doctors makes from Big Pharma by “forcing” vaccines on our kids. There are about 319 […] More
Jim Carrey: still talking out of his ass 21 years after Ace Ventura. (This is a guest post, created by Michael LaMastra, posted with his permission) At first, I thought Jim Carrey was just anti-vaccine to get into Jenny McCarthy’s pants, but I guess he’s just dumb (and dumber). Democracy at its finest Oh how […] More
The Anti-Science Venn Diagram An odd combination of conspiracy theory and science denial meets Dunning-Kruger. More
Christine and Ebed Delozier are the parents of Hope Delozier. Hope was eighteen months old when she passed away on March 23rd, 2015 from meningitis brought on from a common ear infection . Hope’s autopsy revealed that she was dehydrated and malnourished as well. Hope had an ear infection for approximately three weeks prior to […] More
