Research
French study confirms no increase in mortality from mRNA COVID-19 vaccine
A few years before he took over the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. called COVID-19 shots the "deadliest vaccine ever made." More recently, various anti-vaccination activists have…
Many people enjoy digital content abundance despite occasional overload
"What if people appreciate having an abundance of content and communication, more than they feel overloaded by it?" Rasmus Klein Nielsen, a communication professor at the University of Copenhagen, recently asked on…
COVID-19 vaccines are not causing an epidemic of ‘turbo cancer’
A claque of online anti-vaccine influencers and dissentient researchers are claiming that COVID-19 vaccines are causing an epidemic of aggressive, fast-spreading cancers. The theory, dubbed "turbo cancer," has…
The perils of viewing psilocybin strictly as psychiatric medication
The Scottsdale Research Institute (SRI) grows psilocybin mushrooms in Arizona with permission from the Drug Enforcement Administration. Late last month, the organization announced that it will use those mushrooms in a…
‘Genes matter,’ says scientist studying social media and mental health
There is only a small link between social media use and well-being—and even that partly comes down to genetics. So say Dutch researchers after examining data from more 6,000 people on a Netherlands twin registry. They also…
How Larry the cat became a widely cited researcher
Google Scholar is a wonderful research resource. The free service covers a huge amount of the global scientific publishing enterprise, encompassing peer-reviewed articles, books, reports, conference papers, and preprints.…
Cannabis isn’t the cure for chronic pain
As policymakers aim to reduce opioid prescribing for the 14th year in a row, they are promoting a search for "non-addictive" pain treatment alternatives. Although medical marijuana is increasingly viewed as a…
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