Science Facts & Fallacies

Recent Episodes

Podcast: Greenpeace CRISPR study debunked; Public accepts gene-edited babies? Cancer vaccine progress

Posted September 23, 2020 • 00:30:05

A Greenpeace-funded study alleges that gene-edited crops can be detected and should therefore be regulated as "GMOs." However, experts say the research...

Podcast: CRISPR-edited weed; opioid addiction vaccine; Africa’s neglected diseases

Posted September 16, 2020 • 00:27:36

An opioid-blocking vaccine could spare many people a lifetime of drug addiction, if and when it's developed. COVID-19 exposed Africa's inability to...

Podcast: Neuralink brain chips; Flu vaccines during COVID; US farm system unraveling?

Posted September 10, 2020 • 00:32:14

Elon Musk's company Neuralink recently debuted its brain implant in pigs, pushing us a little closer to integrating humans and computers. As the COVID-19...

Podcast: ‘Clean’ wine isn’t so clean; FDA blocks hemophilia gene therapy; Universal flu vaccine?

Posted September 2, 2020 • 00:29:43

Actress Cameron Diaz and fashion entrepreneur Katherine Power are marketing a new brand of "clean" wine using long-debunked claims about the benefits...

Podcast: Deadly chemicals everywhere? Stem cell tourism kills; Natural pet food is a scam

Posted August 27, 2020 • 00:30:10

A pair of high-profile studies alleges that the health impact of endocrine-disrupting chemicals has doubled in five years. Should you be worried? Independent...