Happy holidays! See you on the flip side, social media. 😎✌️

Love that whole bit. "That's very interesting, but for the sake of 'balance' we must now turn to Barry who believes that the sky is a carpet painted by God." youtu.be/DHVVKAKWXcg?...

Science knows it doesn't know everything; otherwise, it'd stop… But just because science doesn't know everything doesn't mean you can fill in the gaps with whatever fairy tale most appeals to you. - Dara O Briain

I had to ask what the fuck it was. There's one on the cover of @jonathanstea.bsky.social 's book so I asked him. In hindsight I should have asked a follow-up question: "So I presume it is used in the butt?" ☺️

What did the scientist say after discovering the medicinal content of homeopathic remedies? 0mg.

It’s relieving to know that if I ever forget my homeopathic remedies at home, then I can just proceed immediately to the nearest water fountain.

Calling yourself a critical thinker is not sufficient for critical thinking.

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This is when you ought to know to wash your hands.😅

Dr Stea is a tireless advocate for health against the quack industry

Health tip of the day: Never shake hands with a germ theory denialist.

Kein Unterschied. Alles Vetrug. Lues mal das Buch "Mind the Science" von @jonathanstea.bsky.social . Dann red ma weiter.

Are you looking to improve your trolling game? I offer an immersive, hand-holding experience to help you sharpen your prowess. *limited time offer* *discount for troll farms*

Abortion is part of healthcare. You cannot stop abortions. You can only stop safe abortions.

Alternative medicine practitioner: “Pharma shill!” Same alternative medicine practitioner: “Use a discount code to buy my supplements!”

Expert here…viruses exist

I was a young child when I first saw another young girl using a wheelchair. The grownups told me she had poliomyelitis She was the nicest person you could meet. She passed before becoming an adult. People selling "not to believe in viruses" are despicable.

"Viruses don't exist" is the kind of sentence that should allow for a retraction of one's MD

Just musing on the steps through which Koch painfully and methodically walked to prove that he'd identified the tuberculosis bacillus.

If you're getting your health information from people who don’t believe that viruses exist, then consider perhaps not doing that...

Try science communication on social media, they said. It will be fun, they said.

We are not entitled to our opinions; we are entitled to our informed opinions. Without research, without background, without understanding, it’s nothing. It’s just bibble-babble. It’s like a fart in a wind tunnel, folks. - Harlan Ellison

“Functional medicine” was invented in the 1990s by Jeffrey Bland to sell dietary supplements and shot to fame by its poster boy, Mark Hyman. It is a marketing term designed to confuse patients, promote pseudoscience, and sow distrust in mainstream medicine. It is a scam.

“It must work because it worked for me.” Illusions of causality are very powerful personal, anecdotal experiences that can trick many into believing a false reality. They can also drive the promotion of pseudoscientific health practices.

Same 🙄🤔 @caulfieldtim.bsky.social @jonathanjarry.bsky.social @drandrealove.bsky.social @drkatiesuleta.bsky.social @edzard.bsky.social @jonathanstea.bsky.social

One rule I learned: never buy anything an online doctor (or other) sells, especially if their ads are illustrated by fantastic recovery stories.

“Functional medicine” was invented in the 1990s by Jeffrey Bland to sell dietary supplements and shot to fame by its poster boy, Mark Hyman. It is a marketing term designed to confuse patients, promote pseudoscience, and sow distrust in mainstream medicine. It is a scam.

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A hallmark of critical thinking is not only learning how to evaluate scientific evidence, it's also learning how to tune into and upset the biases that filter the way in which we see the world.

The unvaccinated are still not healthier than the vaccinated, and Del Bigtree and Aaron Siri are not telling the truth but deliberately manipulating @jonathanstea.bsky.social @caulfieldtim.bsky.social free to use when you need it. naukagovori.ba/when-the-lis...

Oh Mona 🤦🏻‍♀️

Glad that I closed my X account a long time ago. Saying that measles infection makes kids stronger mentally as well as more focused is one of the craziest statements that I’ve seen on the subject.

When people become ideologically invested in the anti-vaccine movement and its underlying conspiracies, they’ll soon find themselves rooting for the disease.

There’s nothing manlier than men who feel that their masculinity is threatened by hairstyles.

Narcissism is a robust predictor of belief in conspiracy theories. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Nobel Disease: the tendency of many Nobel winners to embrace scientifically questionable ideas. We should not confuse intelligence with rationality, nor confidence with correctness. skepticalinquirer.org/2020/05/the-...

In everyday speech, "theory" often refers to a hunch or a speculation. In science, "theory" refers to a comprehensive explanation of nature. Many scientific theories are so well-established that no new evidence is likely to change them. For example: evolution and germ theory.

As a Canadian, it looks like I’ll be forced to Epstein from visiting the US.

*Rabies liked this post*

Reckon I need to add this to my audiobook list

Regardless of their intentions—even if they believe they’re doing the right thing—grifters worsen health outcomes. They sell fake cures, pseudoscience, and false hope—and that’s a real problem for anyone needing assistance with mental health or illness.

lower back hair is underappreciated time and time again

The top-knot heroically takes the heat for the rest of the body hair.

So tragic. As you said, Jonathan "Motivated reasoning kicks in … confirmation bias gets activated." So they really, sincerely think they are doing the right thing. Awful to imagine how those poor kids suffered. Did a quick look online. All kinds of folks who should know better hyping this diet.

Baked into alternative medicine are moralizing attitudes handed down from the early evolution of the wellness industry.

One consequence of tolerating pseudoscience is that people die when its legitimatization becomes baked into our culture. A heartbreaking case in point: www.usatoday.com/story/news/n...

I once had the flu. Then I took homeopathy. It cleared up seven days later.

Flat earthers will come around, eventually…

For those that spotted my kindle I can recommend @jonathanstea.bsky.social book Mind the Science!