Kiera Butler
Viewpoint: A 33%+ drop in food allergies challenges RFk, Jr.’s scientifically unsupported claim that aluminum in vaccines is causing a surge
[A] new study published in the journal Pediatrics found the rate of food allergies has declined from about 1.5 percent of all American children ...
Viewpoint — RFK, Jr. and Moms Across America’s Zen Honeycutt: How the loony left became conspiracy-mongering Trumpers
Even though Robert F. Kennedy Jr. ended his presidential bid in August, he appears to be as busy as ever ...
Viewpoint: Mother Jones takes stand against American Academy of Pediatrics’s misguided case against GM crops and glyphosate
The American Academy of Pediatrics issued new guidelines for doctors fielding parents’ questions about the risks of foods containing genetically modified ...
Mother Jones joins science-literate chorus criticizing the American Academy of Pediatrics’ bungled critique of GMOs and glyphosate
Last month, the American Academy of Pediatrics issued new guidelines for doctors fielding parents’ questions about the risks of foods containing genetically modified ...
Evangelical faith app goes rogue: How Subsplash went from spreading the word of Jesus to disseminating junk science and COVID conspiracy theories
Tim and Kristy Turner believe they were called to spread the word of Jesus through apps. In 2005, the pair ...
Viewpoint: ‘Lefty food and farm’ group’s implacable opposition to genetic engineering imperils life-saving virus research, writes Mother Jones
[Recently, the Center for Food Safety] sued the National Institutes of Health in an attempt to force the agency to ...
Proposed California ballot initiative ignores scientific consensus on GMOs, vaccine safety
A proposed ballot initiative takes Golden State wackiness to the next level. ... This fall, Californians may have the opportunity ...
Scientists criticize IARC for withholding data showing glyphosate herbicide does not cause cancer
According to a new Reuters investigation, Aaron Blair, the scientist who led IARC's [the International Agency for Research on Cancer, a ...
Anti-organics researcher foodies love: Brian Wansink explains how to ‘trick’ ourselves into eating healthier
Brian Wansink, a Cornell food psychologist runs Cornell's Food and Brand Lab, devoted to studying how our physical surroundings—everything from supermarket ...