The New York Times Says Working in Nail Salons Causes Cancer and Miscarriages. The Evidence Says Otherwise. (Part 3)
The final in a three-part series on how Sarah Maslin Nir's investigative series violated the standards of responsible journalism.
Junk science
U.S. Government Nutrition Advice Is Stuck in 1980s
The Uncle Sam Diet mantra: Don't eat anything your ancestors wouldn't have while watching Cheers on network television.
New Article Blasts Feds' 'Pseudoscientific Methods' For Establishing Dietary Guidelines
A stinging critique of the shabby science that supports federal recommendations
Most Preclinical Life Science Research Is Irreproducible Bunk
$28 billion in research funding wasted every year.
Clickbaiting Misinformation: Your Wifi Will Kill You - NOT
Top story at Drudge is CBS article promoting discredited activist claims about electromagnetic hypersensitivity.
This Teacher, Suffering from a Hoax Disease, Wants to Shut Off Wifi in Cali Schools
Electromagnetic hypersensitivity isn't a real thing
The FBI's Forensics Disaster
This latest failure of criminal science again highlights the need for massive reforms at law enforcement agencies.
Does Popular Herbicide Glyphosate Cause Cancer? Probably Not
Anti-GMO types are ecstatic over regulatory ruling that the herbicide is a probable human carcinogen.
The Quantified Citizen
Engineering happiness might sound good, but it will leave us all less free.
When Liberals Ignore Science
How do we deal with the false perception that liberals are more inclined to trust science than conservatives?
Anti-Vaping Researchers Called Out for Misleading Cancer Exaggerations by New York Times Columnist
By opposing e-cigarettes, anti-tobacco activists are very likely killing people
Did Federal Climate Scientists Fudge Temperature Data to Make It Warmer?
Practicing the Dark Art of Trend Adjustment
Regulating Our Way to Prosperity
According to government math, issuing new rules is the same as minting money.
The Totalitarian Crusade Against Second-Hand Smoke
There are few issues that are as riddled with outright claptrap as the scare about what smokers' puffing is doing to innocent non-smokers.
GAO Wants Radiation Guidelines for Terrorism in U.S. Cities
Because of obsolete radiation guidelines, the greatest threat from terrorism is what Washington, in reaction to an attack, does to America.
'San Antonio 4' Speak Out After Release from Prison
Spent years in jail over sexual assault charges based on faulty science
Report: Crime Labs Have Financial Incentives for False Positives on DUI Tests
Many are paid bounties for convictions
Forensic Science Falls Far Short of Its Public Image
Abilities and procedures don't live up to the hype
Can Most Cancer Research Be Trusted?
Addressing the problem of "academic risk" in biomedical research
