Science Literacy Project Daily Digest
Viewpoint: What happens if the AI bubble bursts? An anti-modernist skeptic makes his case
If some time in an entirely possible future they come to make a movie about “how the AI bubble burst”, ...
83 children died in Samoa after RFK, Jr. lobbying stopped measles vaccinations, and then he lied about it to Congress, emails show
Over two days of questioning during his Senate confirmation hearings last year, Robert F Kennedy Jr repeated the same answer. He said ...
Despite $12 billion in losses defending the safety of glyphosate, Bayer reiterates support for the herbicide
There may be a day when Bayer Crop Science decides it needs to exit the glyphosate business, George Gough, director ...
Viewpoint: Environmental activists corrupted Biden’s EPA
During the Biden administration, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) didn’t hide its close relationship with environmental groups and left-wing ...
Repurposing the husks and other fibrous residue from seed crops could be converted into carbon-storing building supplies
Agricultural waste that is usually burned or left to rot could play a far bigger role in tackling climate change ...
Non-human animals and even bacteria are prone to spread misinformation
[In 2025], the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine issued a warning about the dangers of misinformation. Social media platforms are ...
Destructive peddlers of health misinformation: Social media influencers
Social media is awash with influencers vying for our attention so they can profit by selling their courses and hawking ...
Destructive peddlers of health misinformation: Disinformed experts
If you cast your mind back to COVID-19, there was a long line of medical professionals who cashed in during ...
Destructive peddlers of health misinformation: AI chatbots
A study published in the journal Urology examined the accuracy of ChatGPT in responding to questions about urology topics. They ...
Destructive peddlers of health misinformation: Culture wars
In 2019, a landmark paper, called EAT-Lancet, was published. It was written by tens of authors across multiple institutions. The purpose ...
MAHA’s obsession with raw milk kills New Mexico newborn
A newborn baby has died in New Mexico from a Listeria infection that state health officials say was likely contracted from raw ...
Defeating death: ‘Vitalists’ seek to rebrand the longevity movement
[T]he Vitalist Bay Summit ... hosted various events to explore tools—from drug regulation to cryonics—that might be deployed in the ...
Selling human eggs: The black market is booming in India
Women selling their eggs illegally is an open secret in the Indian fertility industry. Even though the for-profit industry relies ...
MAHA turns its ire towards what it claims are unsafe, industry-friendly EPA chemical rules
Last year, prominent activist Kelly Ryerson was so frustrated with the EPA ... that she and other MAHA supporters drew ...
Consumer alert: ‘Natural,’ ‘Low fat’ and ‘light’ are among many unregulated labels that confuse food shopper
The world of food labeling and marketing is often an impenetrable forest of terms, numbers, and nutritional facts that turns ...
Viewpoint—’Stunningly stupid’: RFK, Jr.’s measles non-existent measles containment policy
Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. rambled through a long list of topics when he spoke at the White House during [a] ...
Spewing misinformation about cultivated meat, Arizona lawmaker wants to send science innovators to prison
The season of state-level attempts to ban cultivated meat has begun. [In January], policymakers in Virginia, South Dakota, and Arizona ...
Can you Europe turn the tide against climate disinformation?
Climate disinformation is no longer just an obstacle to progress on climate action; it has become a geopolitical and security ...
Viewpoint: 6 bizarre science beliefs and how to address them
We often turn to successful people for advice. Bookstore shelves are heavy with tomes adorned with photos of rich luminaries ...
Viewpoint—‘I love the poorly educated’: Trump is disinvesting in science education and innovation
I love the poorly educated,” Donald Trump once declared. That was back in 2016, during his first presidential campaign. Now, a ...
Viewpoint: The potential dark side of the elitist movement to make the ‘best babies’ possible
There is growing concern that falling fertility rates will lead to economic and demographic catastrophe. The social and political movement ...
Why supplements are (almost always) a waste and often risky
Some people have vitamin or mineral deficiencies and rely on supplements to manage them, said Pieter Cohen, an internist at ...
China leads Asia in its slow embrace of genetically modified crops
Asian countries are shifting their position on GMOs, though the pace and motives differ by country, said Nandini Roy Choudhury, ...
Dr. Google is being kicked to the curb. Welcome to AI. Will the diagnoses be any better?
For the past two decades, there’s been a clear first step for anyone who starts experiencing new medical symptoms: Look ...
Here’s why RFK, Jr.’s recommended Denmark’s vaccine policy is a lousy—and dangerous–model for the U.S.
... Antoine had no reason to think Isaac had anything more than a routine illness—until staff called an ambulance, for ...
One time weight-loss therapy? Gene therapy could revolutionize the GLP-1 industry, but challenges remain
A cardiologist by training, [Harith] Rajagopalan believes there’s a better way to harness the benefits of GLP-1 drugs: a gene ...
RFK, Jr.’s Children Health Defense files racketeering suit against American Academy of Pediatrics claiming it endorses vaccines because it’s on-the-take from drug makers
Children’s Health Defense [CHD], the anti-vaccine advocacy group founded by Health and Human Services Secretary Robert Kennedy Jr., has filed ...
