Does organic food cause autism? Could Nicolas Cage movies make you more likely to drown? Six ways to misuse statistics

Back in the 1940s before the polio vaccine was invented, the disease caused a lot of anxiety among parents of small children. How could you reduce your child’s risk of contracting this nasty illness? Some misguided public health experts apparently … Continue reading →

Chemical crusade: How the Food Babe ignores the real problem with American health

You can live to be a hundred, if you give up everything that makes you want to live to be a hundred. -Woody Allen Last year I wrote about an author/blogger called The Food Babe who boasts a following of … Continue reading →