Science Facts & Fallacies Podcast
Kevin Folta is an agricultural geneticist at the University of Florida
Cameron English is Director of Bio-sciences at ACSH; formerly Genetic Literacy Project managing editor
From vaccine development to to GMO crops, biotech is revolutionizing medicine and farming. Sadly, misinformation is rampant among journalists and on the internet. Join us as we challenge the protagonists and explore the emerging science of human genetics, farming and food.Cameron English is Director of Bio-sciences at ACSH; formerly Genetic Literacy Project managing editor
Facts & Fallacies podcast: ‘Regenerative farming’? RFK Jr.’s federal push romanticizes the past and risks food security
An ambitious federal effort is pouring some $700 million into scaling “regenerative” agriculture, framed by Health and Human Services Secretary ...
Facts & Fallacies podcast: ‘Zombie apocalypse’? Cities move toward drug legalization, flirt with disaster
An ambitious cohort of cities across the US and Canada has moved ever closer to legalizing drug use—with tragic results ...
Facts & Fallacies podcast: Organic food myths make a comeback on Instagram, with Dr. Kevin Folta
Long-debunked myths about organic farming and food safety are surging again on social media, fueled by selective studies and fear-driven ...
Facts & Fallacies podcast: Organic food cuts pesticide exposure? A response to Dr. Rhonda Patrick
Even credentialed scientists are susceptible to the pressures of social media virality, sometimes venturing well beyond their expertise to promote ...
Facts & Fallacies Podcast: Europe’s AC debacle underscores fatal flaw in green activism
Is Europe’s ideological aversion to air conditioning quietly killing thousands of people? A surprising body of evidence suggests that the ...
Facts & Fallacies podcast: The ‘woke’ crusade against anthropology? Dr. Elizabeth Weiss
Museums are now reburying both 12,000-year-old human skeletons and presenting creation myths as factual history—while critical research on the first ...
Facts & Fallacies podcast: Legalized weed drives drug addiction, psychosis?
Drug legalization is supposed to spur several critical improvements in public health. As more states legalize recreational marijuana, we're beginning ...
Facts & Fallacies podcast: Psychedelics for PTSD? Examining RFK, Jr’s claims about ibogaine
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has joined the chorus of psychedelic advocates who claim the drugs could revolutionize mental health care, ...
Facts & Fallacies Podcast: The truth about vitamin K shots
Social media has been awash in panic as one influencer after another wrongly warns prospective parents against the routine (and ...
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