Science Facts & Fallacies

Recent Episodes

Podcast: Covid conspiracies; Cuba embraces GMOs; biotech vs. nature’s ‘mindless dangers’

Posted August 19, 2020 • 00:24:48

A fearful public accepts conspiracy theories because they offer a sense of control in an uncontrollable situation, says a young physician working to...

Podcast: Arguing with vaccine skeptics works; Ban GMO labels? Agroecology keeps Africa poor

Posted August 12, 2020 • 00:30:02

Contrary to popular belief, arguing with anti-science activists on social media helps combat the spread of misinformation. Organic food groups have...

Podcast: Global population crash; Pesticide bans backfire; beef producing CRISPR male cows

Posted August 5, 2020 • 00:27:41

CRISPR could enable farmers to produce more beef from fewer cattle, boosting farm sustainability. Lawsuits designed to get pesticides and GMO crops...

Podcast: Mapping Humanity—How modern genetics is changing criminal justice, personalized medicine, and our identities

Posted August 3, 2020 • 00:36:37

Innovations in genetics are already changing our lives for the better, and will continue to do so. Using gene-editing technology, for instance, scientists...

Podcast: Europe suspends GMO rules to speed COVID vaccine; genes and coronavirus; Keto diet fights Alzheimer’s?

Posted July 29, 2020 • 00:31:09

Europe has suspended some of its oppressive GMO regulations to speed development of a COVID-19 vaccine, drawing accusations of hypocrisy from the scientific...