Science Facts & Fallacies

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Podcast: Homeopathic ‘drug’ passes peer review; EU: GMO crops bad, GMO medicine good; Wine industry wants CRISPR

Posted July 22, 2020 • 00:30:26

Research validating a homeopathic 'drug' for erectile function was published in a peer-reviewed science journal. Europe's Green Party opposes genetic...

Podcast: Doctors have to think about sex; AI text generators spread ‘fake news’? Coffee can indeed make you poop

Posted July 16, 2020 • 00:27:55

An ER physician says doctors have to consider biological sex to properly care for their patients. Coffee can send some people to the bathroom—but...

Podcast: Beepocalypse debunked; Ban CRISPR babies? Anti-science views slow COVID-19 herd immunity

Posted July 8, 2020 • 00:30:22

Some experts are calling for a ban on embryo gene editing after a "disaster" experiment resulted in potentially dangerous and unintended genetic changes....

Podcast: Bayer’s $10.9 billion glyphosate settlement a mistake? Vaccines from mosquito spit; CRISPR cures sickle cell disease?

Posted July 1, 2020 • 00:29:14

Chemical giant Bayer just settled roughly 95,000 lawsuits alleging its Roundup weedkiller causes cancer. Has the company given its anti-GMO critics...

Podcast: Lab-grown livers coming soon? Regenerative farming won’t stop climate change; COVID halts gene-therapy studies

Posted June 25, 2020 • 00:32:16

Scientists have grown tiny human livers from skin cells and transplanted them into rats, moving us closer to saving thousands of lives without organ...