Even the eccentric Sheldon Cooper, from the hit TV show The Big Bang Theory can鈥檛 resist the sight of cute koalas munching on eucalyptus leaves. Those familiar with Sheldon Cooper鈥檚 character would...
A while ago I wrote a little piece on "craniosacral therapy," which I'll share with you here. I never thought I would encounter this muddled piece of woo in Montreal. But it's here. You can check...
A while ago I came across videos by Dr. Michael Greger. I was impressed by his ability to produce these 3-4 minute features every day. The science was sound and the production values high. I...
Think about this.聽 What has no mass, doesn鈥檛 occupy space, has no mobility, cannot be touched and yet exists?聽 A thought!聽 And what a mysterious thing it is!聽 Just about all we know for sure is...
The experiment, James Simpson decided, would go ahead even though the rabbits had died. And that decision was destined to have such a huge impact on medicine that more than 100,000 grateful Scots...
How do we know what we know when it comes to science? There's no simple answer here, because we rely on a combination of experience, plausibility based on established principles, and of course peer...