Jan 5, 2021
Jonathan and Chris take the time to go over the data on COVID-19 vaccines and to answer the many, many questions they have received about them.
* Cover of “Ooh Child” by Joseph Hackl
* Theme music: “Fall of the Ocean Queen“ by Joseph Hackl.
* Assistant researcher: Nicholas Koziris
* Special guest star: Morgan...
Dec 21, 2020
Breast implants: reasons why, the (not so) good old days of regulatory freedom, benefits, risks, silicone vs. saline; the fear of statin side effects; a very special kind of cat video.
* Jingle by Joseph Hackl
* Theme music: “Fall of the Ocean Queen“ by Joseph Hackl.
* Assistant researcher: Nicholas Koziris
To...
Dec 11, 2020
Jonathan talks with Matthew Remski, the co-host of the Conspirituality podcast, on the merger between the worlds of spirituality and of grand conspiracy theories. The COVID-19 pandemic has been accompanied by a rise in people who believe that nothing is as it seems, that everything is connected, and that the world is on...
Nov 22, 2020
Chris and Jonathan interview Dr. Ivan Oransky, the co-founder of Retraction Watch which tracks retractions of scientific papers. They discuss how papers get published, how they get retracted, and what a better system might look like.
1:29 How scientific papers get published
3:44 Journals are businesses with a bizarre...
Nov 8, 2020
Diabetes: different types and what to do about them // Mask misinformation // To bank or not to bank your newborn’s cord blood
* Jingle by Jillian Correia of Roctavio Canada
* Theme music: “Fall of the Ocean Queen“ by Joseph Hackl.
* Assistant researcher: Nicholas Koziris
To contribute to The Body of Evidence,...