Will Octopus Rule the World One Day?
Which species is most likely to replace humans some day?
Science
Actually Seeing a Planet Around Another Star
For the first time ever, the James Webb Space Telescope has imaged an exoplanet.
The Day the Earth Froze!
It’s not a bad apocalypse movie, it’s genuine ‘climate’ experiment.
A Sceptical Note on C-19 Vaccines
It is nonsensical to argue that a dramatic fall in Covid deaths after vaccination drive takes hold in Europe, UK and US is evidence of vaccine effectiveness, while an even more dramatic spike in Australia and New Zealand in the same period is also proof of vaccine effectiveness.
Large Scale Perspective on the Heat
Despite the breathless coverage of scorching heat in Europe and the US, the global reality is far less dramatic – most of the planet’s population is experiencing typical or cooler conditions.
Can the Bureaucracy Love Science?
“Dissent is the very essence of science” declare employees of NIH – but groupthink and replicability crises reign. Dr Bhattacharya knows first hand what happens when curiosity meets bureaucracy. Can he change that culture?
Bodies on the Altar of Science
At the very least, based on logic, rationality, and decency, we should be transparent. This should ensure truly informed consent, labeling medicines, for instance, as having been derived or not through procedures or experiments on unconsented humans.
The Mental Health Industry One Stop Shop
“Unshrunk” serves as a powerful educational text for anyone scratching their head as to why, with all the psychiatric services and medications at our fingertips, we in the West are struggling more than ever before with mental health.
What Science Can’t Decide for You
If there is scientific uncertainty, there must be political humility. And where there is a conflict between centralized knowledge and individual agency, liberty must remain the rule – not the exception.
Mental Health: What About Nutrition?
Food isn’t just fuel – it’s medicine. And in the fight for better mental health, what we eat may be our most powerful tool yet.