Preventing dementia: Part 1
With dementia now the 2nd leading cause of death in Australia, a comprehensive strategy for preventing it is a must. Recent research points the way.
Sharpening Hanlon’s Razor against granny-killers
Revisiting Hanlon’s Razor in the light of Australia’s ongoing geronticide.
Is ‘vaccine science’ 5th generation war propaganda?
Are the stupid papers I’ve been covering in my Academia and the New Dark Age series merely stupid, or are they actually war propaganda?
Alzheimer’s: The gut-brain connection
A toxin produced by gut bacteria sets off a chain reaction in the brain that leads to Alzheimer’s and other neurodegenerative diseases. And what you put in your mouth can control it.
Academia and the new dark age: Part 4
Stupid paper #3: Researchers are shocked to discover that chatbots don’t persuade educated people to believe bullsh*t… and wonder if emotionally manipulating them might work better.
HRT and depression: More bad news about the impact of messing with women’s hormones
Bad news for menopausal women: Both HRT pills and patches are associated with a substantially increased risk of depression.
New study finds all forms of hormonal contraception raise breast cancer risk
Messing with women’s biology has consequences
Never trust, always verify… even your allies
Sloppy thinking produces the bad ideas that landed us in a dark age. How do we dig ourselves out?
Academia and the new dark age: Part 3
Stupid paper #2: Spanish researchers discover the bleeding obvious, while failing to ask the most important questions