Cameron English
GLP podcast: It’s time to end the bipartisan war on science and medicine
Today's science disinformation ecosystem is sustained by a truly strange coalition of MAGA conservatives and liberal “wellness warriors” who have ...
GLP podcast: Harmless snake venom, deadly water? The paradox of “toxic” chemicals with Dr. Kevin Folta
An untreated rattlesnake bite can kill you, yet drinking the same dose of venom is generally harmless, courtesy of the ...
GLP spaces on X: Sugar ‘addiction’—sound science or public health mythology?
Can't say no to sugary soda? Does that pint of ice cream demand you eat every last spoonful of its ...
GLP podcast: ‘Industrial’ food is very nutritious; Porn might be harmful; Love of music is (partially) in your genes
This week on Facts and Fallacies, a farmer and plant geneticist refutes activist claims that modern agriculture drastically reduces nutrient ...
GLP Spaces on X: End public science funding—sensible policy or sheer madness?
Is it time to eliminate public funding for scientific research? It's an undeniably radical proposal, but one supporters say is ...
GLP podcast: Common sense ‘out the window.’ Whistleblower Jamie Reed challenges safety, efficacy of ‘gender-affirming care’
We've all heard the claims about gender-affirming care. The effects of puberty blockers are reversible; most experts agree that medically ...
GLP spaces on X: Graying Lady—How the New York Times and other outlets lost America’s trust
The public's faith in journalism has cratered over the last two decades. "Americans continue to register record-low trust in the ...
GLP podcast: NPR’s chemophobic hypocrisy; Could MAGA stifle mRNA vaccine progress? AI could shift human evolution
After years of flogging one chemical scare after another, NPR has abruptly changed its tune, defending Girl Scout cookies against ...
GLP spaces on X: How California’s Prop. 65 wreaks havoc on US science and industry
Sold to well-meaning California voters in 1986 as a means of protecting public health, Proposition 65 has undermined American science ...
GLP podcast: ‘Big Pharma’ owns the FDA? Challenging a cherished MAHA myth
It's a widely believed myth spread by wellness gurus, Hollywood stars, politicians and even many scientists: the pharmaceutical industry "owns" ...
GLP podcast with Cam and Liza: Stigmatizing autism—the anti-vaccine movement’s hysteria devalues the lives of the vulnerable and the marginalized
For nearly three decades, the anti-vaccine movement has perpetuated a dangerous, science-free narrative linking vaccines to autism. Not only has ...
GLP Spaces on X: Lab leak or wet market—How government officials and the media bungled the truth about the origins of SARS-CoV-2
More than five years after COVID-19 began its global rampage, the origins of the pandemic remain uncertain. An ongoing debate ...
GLP podcast: Greenpeace USA might go broke; RFK, Jr. fibs about measles vaccine; Marty Makary spells trouble for FDA?
Greenpeace USA just lost a $667 million defamation lawsuit over pipeline protests that might sink the infamous NGO for good ...
GLP Spaces on X: Deadly Thin Mints? $5 million chemical tort scam targets Girl Scout cookies
Tired of chasing ambulances and suing chemical companies, tort lawyers have identified a new villain: the Girl Scouts. You may ...
GLP podcast: DEI-addicted medical schools are jeopardizing health care—Dr. Nikki Johnson
Doctors are leaving medical school ill-equipped to do their jobs and patients–especially the poorest among us–are receiving inferior care that ...
GLP Spaces on X: Raw milk—a crunchy, countercultural food fad goes right wing
Raw milk. Once a crunchy, progressive cause is now a rallying cry for "food freedom," with Republican lawmakers pushing legislation ...
GLP podcast: COVID contrarian at NIH—How will Stanford’s controversial economist Jay Bhattacharya impact US science innovation?
The pandemic continues to roil our political discourse as Stanford health economist Jay Bhattacharya prepares to take over as director ...
Larding the word ‘overweight’? Social activist post-modernists target ’obesity’ as unnecessarily judgmental
Once the social justice movement began its rampage through our culture, it was only a matter of time before it ...
GLP podcast: Tort lawyers are destroying US science and medicine
In a nation once heralded as the crucible of scientific breakthroughs and medical marvels, US tort lawyers are now wielding ...
GLP podcast: Will Trump let RFK, Jr. ‘go wild on the food’? A farmer forecasts the future of US agriculture
Tew Health and Human Services (HHS) secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. has never hesitated to attack modern agriculture. Though most ...
GLP podcast: Will RFK, Jr. restore or destroy public trust in science and medicine?
According to 2024 Gallup polls and Pew Research Surveys, just 22% of U.S. adults trust the federal government, only one-third ...
GLP podcast: Africa needs ‘regenerative’ farming, activists say; Time to ban menthol cigarettes? Trump wrong to leave World Health Organization?
Some public health experts claim that banning menthol cigarettes will save hundreds of thousands of lives. Are they right, or ...
GLP podcast: Trump pardons ‘drug kingpin’; Downside of ‘do your own research’; IVF clinic swaps embryos
Ross Ulbricht was poised to spend the rest of his life in prison for running an illicit online drug market ...
GLP podcast: AI chatbot convinces student to commit suicide. ‘Smart’ agriculture isn’t so smart; Will alcohol warning labels save lives?
Another teenager has committed suicide following some horrifying encouragement from an AI chatbot to "please die." Who's at fault when ...
GLP podcast: Our food is poisoning us? Here are the facts about red dye, pesticides and processing
With a few thumb taps on a smart phone, we can order an almost limitless selection of foods and have ...
GLP podcast: Modern farming—’a miracle of science’; extreme weather threatens our food supply? Activists promote retracted pesticide study
Food production has absolutely exploded since the 1960s, feeding billions more people while innovative technologies reduced the environmental impact of ...
Should agriculture get the blame for antibiotic resistance?
Journalists are an easily spooked bunch. Where scientists see a problem in need of a solution, the press often sees ...
GLP podcast: ‘Spatula Gate’—The black plastic chemical scare collapses
In early October a small study published in an obscure science journal went viral for alleging that cookware and children's ...
