In January of 2022, New York’s hospital system released their data on COVID-19 hospitalizations for 2021. The data showed that only 58% of these hospitalizations were from COVID, meaning that the virus was the reason why these people landed in the hospital in the first place. The other 42% of COVID hospitalizations were from people …
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The Amazing Manta Ray
All sorts of incredible creatures live in the ocean, and scientists continue to be surprised by the secrets that the world’s seas hold. One fascinating ocean animal that doesn’t get nearly enough attention is the manta ray. The word “manta” comes from the Spanish word for cloak. Looking at the flat winged body of a …
Research on Diet and Human Fertility
Reproductive issues in both men and women have risen sharply in the US in the past few decades, with issues such as miscarriages and declining sperm counts increasing by about 1% each year. There is certainly evidence that endocrine-disrupting chemicals such as phthalates and BPA can cause reproductive issues in humans. However, one major contributor …
Finland Builds Giant Sand ‘Battery’!
One of the major challenges of creating a 100% renewable energy grid is finding cost-effective ways to store excess energy in a variety of environments. That is not to say that current methods do not exist. For instance, we can use excess energy to pump water uphill and then release it when demand is higher. …
How the Food Industry Influences Nutritional Research & Guidelines
We all want to believe that the research on nutrition appearing in scientific journals is an honest effort by determined but open-minded researchers to uncover the truth. Reality, however, often bears little resemblance to this ideal picture. Of course, humans have their own biases, and scientists often go into a study with a prefixed notion …
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Fighting Against Dogma: Ignaz Semmelweis & the Study of Antisepsis
In a modern hospital, great care is taken to sterilize medical instruments and not to transfer infections between surgical patients. At one time, however, such antiseptic measures were not simply unknown to doctors, but actively fought against. The story of the man who tried to implement life-saving cleansing procedures at hospitals – encountering insurmountable resistance …
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What is Epistemic Correlation?
As far as I can tell, there is no good explanation of this concept online, which is quite surprising. The only comprehensive document explaining the term on the Internet is a 1939 essay by the philosopher FSC Northrop, which is not written in the most accessible manner. Thus, here is an explanation of epistemic correlation. …
Why Hospitals and Policy-Makers Must Distinguish between Hospitalization/Death FROM and WITH COVID-19
Among certain sectors of the American population, the Omicron variant has caused panic, despite overwhelming evidence that this variant is mild, presenting as symptoms that are indistinguishable from the common cold. See Dr. John Campbell break things down here: As a result of this panic, some schools around the country have chosen to go back …
It’s Only Fake News & Anti-Science When THEY Do It: Examining the False Ivermectin Overdose Story
I was not planning on crafting an extensive reflective blog about this story initially, but after hearing many smug “horse dewormer” comments from my colleagues this week, I felt morally obligated to write about it. So here we go: In early September, a local news station in Oklahoma ran a story about local hospitals being …
Solar and Battery and Hydrogen-Powered Trains, Oh My!
German railway company Alstorm has officially tested their battery-powered train this month after the first prototype began to be developed five years ago. The company is partnered with the Technical University of Berlin in this endeavour, and the team also seeks to understand the economic viability of using battery-operated trains on major lines. Alstorm reports …
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