Trust The Evidence | 25 Aug 2023 How political imperatives sidetrack scientific enquiry This week saw the publication of a suite of systematic reviews by the Royal Society on the effect of non-pharmaceutical interventions in the pandemic. Share Politico headlined with “Top review says COVID lockdowns and masks worked, period;” The Guardian led with “Lockdowns and face masks ‘unequivocally’…
Daily Sceptic | 24 Aug 2023 It is a long-established conclusion from the scientific world that face masks achieve no appreciable reduction in viral transmission. We knew this in 2015-16 with regard to surgeons and their patients (here and here). We knew this in 2020 from a gold-standard Cochrane review, an analysis of 14 studies on influenza and a healthcare investigation that…
Global Research | 23 Aug 2023 Paul Brodeur, a former staff writer for the New Yorker magazine, died on August 2, 2023. He was the author of the pioneering book, The Zapping of America, which he published in 1977. It was the first book I ever read on the subject of microwave radiation. Nobody had cell phones…
Igor Chudov | 24 Aug 2023 We do not need no stinking elections The World Economic Forum has been on a tear lately! A recent article in the New York Times (paywall-free link) by a senior WEF agenda contributor, Adam Grant, a Wharton management expert and an adviser to Bill Gates, says, “Elections are Bad…
Daily Sceptic | 20 Aug 2023 There have been a number of unusual climate patterns around the Earth this year and some scientists are making excellent progress in providing some reasonable explanations. The distinguished climate scientist Dr. Judith Curry has come up with some interesting answers by examining recent changes in heat balances at both…
uTobian | 22 Aug 2023 Book review: When McKinsey Comes to Town I. The McKinsey business model I just finished reading When McKinsey Comes to Town: The Hidden Influence of the World’s Most Powerful Consulting Firm. It’s a revelation. The authors, Walt Bogdanich and Michael Forsythe, investigative reporters for the NY Times, break new ground by interviewing…
Joseph Mercola | 20 Aug 2023 STORY AT-A-GLANCE In this interview, repeat guest Georgi Dinkov and I will again take a deep dive into the biochemistry of human metabolism. Dinkov is a student of the late Ray Peat, a biologist, thyroid expert and pioneer in prometabolic therapy and human metabolism. Despite having a degree in…
James Lyons-Weiler | 19 Aug 2023 Factcheck.org is, once again, fact-checked by Dr. Lyons-Weiler and their opinion-based claims are debunked. Consider signing up for The Vaccine Course at IPAK-EDU for Sept 2023 In this article picked up by The Atlanta Voice “What RFK Jr. Gets Wrong About Autism”, FactCheck.org gets it wrong about Vaccines and Autism.…
Joseph Mercola | 18 Aug 2023 STORY AT-A-GLANCE The preemptive extraction of wisdom teeth before they become problematic has been a routine practice for decades. Surgical tooth removal began after the introduction of the local anesthetic Novocaine in 1902. Before that, these third molars were rarely, if ever, removed as a preventive measure due to…
Sharyl Attkisson | 16 Aug 2023 The following is a news analysis. Story Highlights Below is my retraction request, which explains more. August 10, 2023 Neurology Clinical Practice Editor-in-Chief Dr. Jose Merino Executive Editor Patty Baskin Dear Editors: In May of this year, your journal pubished 2023 a study purportedly monitoring for serious neurological adverse…