McGill Office for Science and Society

We separate sense from nonsense on the scientific stage. 🧪 FB / IG / YouTube: McGill OSS

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The challenge of popularizing science!

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‼️ Mercola wants people to march with weapons against veterinarians, and he blows carbon dioxide gas up his rectum to create a forcefield.

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Joe Mercola, one of the most influential figures in the alternative health and anti-vaxx movements, gets his health info from a spiritual entity named Bahlon. 

Don’t believe us? See for yourself.

🔎 The exposé: https://t.co/6YUYURaPJl

▶️ The tapes: https://t.co/BpGkL5Wnfa

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These recorded sessions, which we refer to as the Mercola Tapes, are being revealed publicly for the first time. The McGill Office for Science and Society’s Jonathan Jarry watched 50 hours of footage so you don’t have to.

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🌞 What exactly does SPF mean? Will a tan really protect you from further burns? Is aloe the best for a burn?
Here’s what I learned the painful way…⛱️

Read more: https://t.co/0ZiNtHfzYd

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Have you ever straightened your hair? Well you might as well have been wearing a lab coat because you were doing chemistry! 👩🏻‍🔬

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🪴 Is your herb garden nature’s AC? The answer is unclear. Research on the cooling effects of private greenspaces is scarce, but they could still contribute to a more fruitful and nature-connected way of urban living 🏙️

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Roger Bacon, one of the first scientists, had ideas about gunpowder, optics and even sex! Good to know his interests were varied… 👀

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#RogerBacon #alchemy #chemistry #theology

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Methyl mercaptan (aka methanethiol) gives farts their smell 💨🙊 Since 1937, it's been added to natural gas after a methane leak in Texas killed 294 people—mostly kids—because methane is odorless. Now, just 1 part per billion is enough to warn us 🚨

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We are not starting from scratch when wondering if vaccines are safe or not 💉

If you wanted evidence that vaccines are unsafe, firing the people responsible for their safety would certainly create the very reality you spent decades imagining 🇺🇸

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Attention chocolate lovers! 😏 You may be doing your body a favour, as long as you are not being excessive with your chocolate consumption 🍫

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🎉 Exciting news — our office has been awarded the 2024 James Randi Educational Foundation (JREF) Award!

We thank the James Randi Educational Foundation for recognizing our office’s efforts in fighting misinformation and encouraging critical thinking.

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Want to keep your lovely cut Valentine’s Day flowers looking fresh? 💐Here’s how!

Read the full article here: https://t.co/rnYuKWfQSp

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Not-so-sweet news: Consuming dark chocolate to reduce the risk of Type 2 diabetes is misguided 🍫

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How far would you go for love? ❤️ Would you eat a rhinoceros horn? 🦏 How about ginseng root? Luckily, these unappealing substances and other “aphrodisiacs” won’t be that helpful when wanting to spice things up 😉

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The FDA has been working toward a ban on menthol cigarettes since 2022, but on President Donald Trump’s second day in office, the proposed ban was withdrawn quietly without explanation…

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Synthetic musk fragrances were born out of research on trinitrotoluene (TNT) and the pod near a musk deer’s anus…😳

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#perfume #muskdeer #fragrance #chemistry

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Media outlets have claimed that adding backward walking to your workout regimen will strengthen your legs, reduce your pain, and help you burn calories 🚶➡️ These are not on solid ground 👎

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Vitamins are vital to life. Originally known as "food accessory factors," they are now simply called vitamins. They really are essential to life, as well as to the profits of a thriving supplement industry 💸

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In the age of misinformation, public health professionals are turning to data 📊 This practice began with Florence Nightingale using data visualization to save lives.

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