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The FDA: Promoting Quack Nostrums Based on “Incredible Stories” While Rejecting Vaccines Despite Successful RCTs

“In drug development, lack of regulatory clarity and consistency can be more damaging than regulation itself.” As wise SBM readers already know, Dr. Vinay Prasad...

BBC in Tehran sees government’s ‘political reply’ to protests

Authorities in Iran have put on a show of strength to mark the 47th anniversary of the Islamic revolution, weeks after they used unprecedented...

Chocolate Buckwheat Pound Cake Recipe

I love pound cakes, or quatre-quarts* in French. As a child, I went through a phase of eating Breton pound cake for breakfast day...

28 January, 2026 – Snakes on a train?

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 2:12:36 — 129.9MB)Subscribe: | More This Week: Nasal Vaccine, Artificial Light & Pollen Season, EVs, Train...

How to become a K-pop superstar — in 7 minutes | Charlene Kaye

Want to become a K-pop superstar? Comedian and musician Charlene Kaye lays out the formula for breaking through in just a few easy steps,...

What’s Safe, What’s Not? with Prof. Clare Collins (451) [REPEAT]

Jan 26, 2026In this episode, I’m joined by Professor Clare Collins, Australian dietitian and Professor of Nutrition and Dietetics at the University of Newcastle. Clare is my go-to...

AI reveals 800 never-before-seen ‘cosmic anomalies’ in old Hubble images

January 27, 20261 min read Add Us On GoogleAdd SciAmAI reveals 800 never-before-seen ‘cosmic anomalies’ in old Hubble imagesScientists analyzed more than 100 million...

RFK Jr. is definitely coming for your vaccines (part 7): What, me worry (about polio and HPV)?

“Just when I thought I was out… they pull me back in.” Michael Corleone in The Godfather, Part 3 This is one of those weeks when I...

No One Is Quite Sure Why Ice Is Slippery

They intuited that molecules near the surface behave differently from those deep within the ice. Ice is a crystal, which means each water molecule...

Probably Science: Episode 592 – Jon Stringer

Jan 21, 2026Comedian Jon Stringer (@jonjstringer) joins Andy, Jesse and Matt to talk about living in a converted rural Kansas church, the intricacies of comedy competitions...

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