Science Subsidy Trap: Why Public Research Funding Needs To End

The US government spends over $160 billion annually on scientific research. This massive expense is marketed to taxpayers as investment in groundbreaking research that fuels innovation and discovery. In truth, much of the federal science budget is expended on...

Every Picture Tells A Story – GLP-1s Reframe Obesity

As GLP-1s quiet the constant hum of hunger, are they a permanent pharmaceutical crutch, or can they create space to let us permanently turn down our biological volume? Have GLP-1s made weight loss less about will and more about a reset?

Think Your Vitamin C is ‘Natural?’ Think Again.

Think your vitamin C comes from hand-picked oranges and sunshine? Try corn syrup, sulfuric acid, and genetically modified microbes instead. This isn’t a wellness fairy tale. It’s industrial chemistry with a twist of irony.

Morphine Milligram Equivalents: The Metric Obscures the Mission

Welcome to the world of opioid prescribing, where government mandates based upon Morphine Milligram Equivalents (MMEs) are the rule rather than clinical judgment. In the zeal to fight the risk of opioid addiction, policymakers chose a metric — then forgot what it was...

Podcast: Organic Food, a Costly (and Sometimes Dangerous) Hoax

Organic food is a $52 billion enterprise, fueled by wealthy consumers convinced they’re avoiding the alleged harms endemic in “industrial agriculture.” Is there any science behind that belief, or is it just high-priced marketing hype? Let’s...

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