A Scientific Review of Superfoods: Boon or Bust?
Separating Real Health Science from Bold Marketing Promises From a science and regulatory perspective, there is no official definition of a superfood. The term does not appear in scientific classifications of foods, nor in most food law. A scientific review of superfoods notes that there is no scientific, regulatory, or legal description of ‘superfood’ at all. […]
Absolute Risk: A More Honest Way To Communicate Science
Cutting Through The Hype Every week, new headlines announce scientific breakthroughs: a vaccine cuts infection risk by 80 percent, a diet slashes heart disease risk in half, a chemical doubles your cancer risk. These stories catch our attention, shape public opinion, and often influence personal decisions about health, safety, and lifestyle. But these claims are […]
Can You Use Soap on Cast Iron? Separating Kitchen Myth From Science
A few years ago, I was sitting on a riverbank during a camping trip cleaning my cast iron pan when a friend of mine casually asked “Oh, you’re not suppose to use soap on cast iron, right”? To which I nodded yes, because of course everyone knows that common knowledge. It is an offhand comment […]
The Real Risk of Smoking and Lung Cancer Explained in Absolute Terms
Framing complicated research in easy to understand ways This article attempts to review the scientific consensus based on decades of leading research and present the real risk of smoking and lung cancer in a way that is easy to understand and useful for personal decision making. Public discussions of smoking and lung cancer risk often […]
How Accurate Is AI for Scientific Research
Artificial intelligence has rapidly become a key tool in scientific workflows. Researchers use tools such as large language models (LLMs) to summarize complex literature, propose hypotheses, and solve structured problems. The use of AI has increased rapidly since it became publicly available. But with increasing reliance comes a vital question: How accurate is AI for scientific […]
Science is a Puzzle:Why One Study Doesn’t Prove Anything
Headlines scream “New study proves X!” Scientists cringe. Here’s the gap between how research works and how it gets reported — and why that gap matters.
Does Coffee Protect Against Dementia?Reading the Numbers Carefully
A 43-year study, 131,000 participants, and an 18% relative risk reduction that the headlines didn’t fully explain.
Does Time Feel the Sameto Every Living Thing?
From dragonflies living in ultra-slow motion to starfish for whom the world is a perpetual blur — the science of animal time perception is stranger, and more profound, than you think.
Why Health Studies Done on Animals Don’t Always Apply to Humans
Most people have seen a health headline based on an animal study. Far fewer know what happened when the same question was tested in humans. The answer is often surprising — and sometimes the opposite of what the headline implied.