20 Covid Vaccine and Pandemic Update
As the vaccine for Covid-19 rolls out to the United States and the rest of the world, Immunologist Dr. Jason Goldsmith joins us to discuss the implications, considerations, and specifics of how it was created so quickly, putting to rest conspiracy theories and nonsense about the state of the pandemic.
German Anti-Lockdown Protest Leader Catches Covid and Dies
Man who played a leading role in a German anti-lockdown protest is put on artificial ventilation 8 days later, and dies.
Covid Denialist Physician Steven LaTulippe Stripped of License
The Oregon physician who bragged about not wearing masks in his office is no longer a physician in Oregon.
QiAnon – China’s Own Nationalist Moron Problem
QAnon may be a uniquely American phenomenon, but let's not pretend the problem of easily-duped morons is is limited to the West
Lab Owner Gets 15 years For Falsifying Drug Tests Resulting in Parents Losing Custody of their Children
It goes without saying that making up your own facts ruins people's lives, but we're going to keep saying it anyway.
No, the “Danish Study” Doesn’t Say What Anti-Maskers Claim
Misrepresenting the findings of a scientific paper should earn you a swift kick in your gonads. We volunteer as tributes.
On Remaining Unbiased in the Age of Bullshit
The media needs to stop catering to both confirmation bias and the temper-tantrums of those who abuse it.
Know Your Bullshit – Magnified Minority
A magnified minority is a type of bullshit in which a group of people on the fringes of an area of expertise is gathered to disingenuously misrepresent or undermine the consensus of that field. Here's how that works.
Know Your Bullshit: Firehosing
If you feel like it's getting harder and harder to keep up with the stream of BS, that's because it is, and that's on purpose.
Mental Weakness and the “Just World” Fallacy
If you believe the world is "just", in its very nature, you have no personal responsibility to pursue making it better.
Arguing with Idiots: a Brief Guide
People who tell you not to argue with idiots are probably idiots. Here's a handy guide on how to do it properly without being an idiot yourself.
Microaggressions and Nematodes: The Scientific Worm Community Goes Karen Over a Joke
Save your face by sitting on your palms while reading this. Scroll with your feet or something.