Cameron English

2 days ago | geneticliteracyproject.org | Cameron English

Cameron English, Liza Dunn | May 15, 2025 XLinkedInFacebookRedditBlueskyThreads Listen to GLP Science Facts & Fallacies on iTunes, Spotify, Podbean and YouTube Podcasts. Or add the RSS feed to your favorite podcast app. Join our to get these stories and more delivered to your inbox. Today’s science disinformation ecosystem is sustained by a truly strange coalition of MAGA conservatives and liberal “wellness warriors” who have little in common except a deep distrust of expert medical...

2 days ago | acsh.org | Cameron English |Chuck Dinerstein

The COVID-19 pandemic exposed systemic weaknesses in our disaster preparedness infrastructure. Despite prior warnings, politics and apathy nurtured a response system that prioritized appearances — e.g., a national stockpile of rotting N-95 masks — over effective interventions. Perverse incentives encouraged officials to drag their feet when time was short, a failure leading to poor coordination and resource allocation that couldn't counter a global viral threat.

4 days ago | acsh.org | Cameron English |Chuck Dinerstein

The COVID-19 pandemic exposed systemic weaknesses in our disaster preparedness infrastructure. Despite prior warnings, politics and apathy nurtured a response system that prioritized appearances—e.g., a national stockpile of rotting N-95 masks—over effective interventions. Perverse incentives encouraged officials to drag their feet when time was short, a failure leading to poor coordination and resource allocation that couldn't counter a global viral threat.

1 week ago | geneticliteracyproject.org | Cameron English

Cameron English, Kevin Folta | May 8, 2025 XLinkedInFacebookRedditBlueskyThreads Listen to GLP Science Facts & Fallacies on iTunes, Spotify, Podbean and YouTube Podcasts. Or add the RSS feed to your favorite podcast app. Join our to get these stories and more delivered to your inbox. An untreated rattlesnake bite can kill you, yet drinking the same dose of venom is generally harmless, courtesy of the acids in your stomach that turn the once-fatal toxin into inactive amino acids. This factoid...

1 week ago | geneticliteracyproject.org | Cameron English

Cameron English, Jon Entine, Liza Dunn | May 6, 2025 XLinkedInFacebookRedditBlueskyThreads Can’t say no to sugary soda? Does that pint of ice cream demand you eat every last spoonful of its delectable contents? If so, you might be an addict, according to a growing chorus of public health experts. Once reserved for life-destroying habits like heroin use and alcoholism, the number of behaviors defined as addictions has ballooned in recent years to include overconsumption of a nutrient found...