Science Facts & Fallacies

Recent Episodes

Podcast: Trans women in female-only sports; Men and women need distinct brain tumor therapies; Illegal GMOs in Peru

Posted December 9, 2020 • 00:33:54

Should trans women be allowed to compete in female-only sports? It's a polarizing question with no easy answer in a society that wants to protect women's...

Podcast: COVID killed anti-GMO activism? Environmentalists split over glyphosate; Predatory journal Pokémon hoax

Posted December 2, 2020 • 00:33:02

Could the COVID-19 pandemic end anti-GMO activism as we know it? Environmentalists are split over the controversial weedkiller glyphosate; some say...

Podcast: Lockdown skeptics are COVID ‘deniers’? Plant burgers don’t cause ‘man boobs.’ GMOs and terrorism

Posted November 25, 2020 • 00:46:00

If you oppose lockdowns to stop the spread of COVID, are you a science denier, a covidiot? Potentially dangerous genetically engineered organisms could...

Podcast: GM salmon coming soon? Food ingredients you can’t pronounce are safe; Monsanto patent lawsuit myths

Posted November 18, 2020 • 00:33:10

Monsanto never sued farmers because their fields were accidentally contaminated with the company's GM seed. AquaBounty's genetically engineered AquAdvantage...

Podcast: One couple’s journey to vaccine skepticism; Partisan COVID science; Neophobia and GMOs

Posted November 11, 2020 • 00:28:48

How do well-meaning, educated parents become vaccine skeptics? One hypothetical couple's journey may shed light on the process. Some scientists are...