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Little Dinosaur
Take the antidote: Martijn Doolaard
Like a half million of my fellow earthlings, I've become addicted to the latest YouTube journey of Martijn Doolard as he documents the...
May 9, 20237 min read


The fluoride wars rage on
Nature is one of the world's most prestigious and widely-read scientific journals. It can be difficult to slog through research papers,...
Aug 27, 20225 min read
Just eat real food
I still hear most people demonize fat (especially saturated fat), salt, and cholesterol (especially eggs) despite a significant amount of...
Jan 23, 20162 min read
How homeopathy "works"
(Note that in 2018 an article was published that supports what I’m saying here) What if the placebo effect isn’t a trick? For a long...
Oct 28, 20114 min read
Asking better questions
IÂ was reading this story today about kids in Arkansas mistakenly drinking windshield wiper fluid: 10 kids drink windshield wiper fluid at...
Mar 13, 20091 min read
How I lost 65 pounds
Surprisingly few people have noticed, but I lost 65 pounds in the last 7 years! It was pretty evenly distributed so I didn’t look...
Jun 18, 20082 min read
Kinder, gentler healthcare
The upside of catching a nasty flu bug on my last week in New Zealand was getting a genuine glimpse inside a health care system outside...
Jan 12, 20081 min read
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