You truly appreciate the value of fluoride in water when you’ve grown up without it. And no, it’s not put there to make us stupid.
Tag: skepticism
How to fix the cogs of reason | Day 299
Do you ever try to explain pseudoscience to people? John Cook tells us how to do debunking more effectively.
By the light of salt | Day 298
Put a light bulb into a lump of crystal, and magi… Oh wait, that’s not how the world works. Salt lamps may be pretty, but they won’t heal your asthma.
The moss that isn’t a moss | Day 292
I’ve used Iceland moss to heal a sore throat before. Should I have been more skeptical?