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Welcome to episode 4 of Fake Science!

This week instead of being joined by a guest, I decided to take you step by step through some examples of fake science I've seen this week. Join me as I explain why french fries don't cure baldness, and red wine might not do anything you think it does (except get you drunk. It definitely does that.)

Welcome to episode 3 of Fake Science! This episode gently explores the pseudo-scientifically prolific world of health. I'm joined by Mark Hanna (founder of the Honest Universe blog, honestuniverse.com) and Professor Mike Berridge from the Malaghan Institute.

For those wanting more information about the topics we touched on, feel free to get in touch.

Welcome to episode 2 of Fake Science! Today I'm joined by climate scientist Professor James Renwick to talk about take climate science.

For those wanting more information about the topics we touched on, feel free to get in touch with any questions (or who knows, maybe you have some corrections!)

Note:
Due to a technological failure, you can unfortunately expect some distortion at a few points. Sorry!

Welcome to the first episode of Fake Science. I'm joined by fellow science-enthusiast Oliver Scripps as we talk common misconceptions, and frankly a bit of nonsense.

For those wanting more information about the topics we touched on, check out the following links or feel free to get in touch with any questions (or who knows, maybe you have some corrections!)


How chocolate doesn’t cause acne:
https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/article-abstract/350738?redirect=true
https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/06/05/does-chocolate-cause-acne_n_1566076.html
 
Why you don’t need 8 glasses of water a day:
https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/8-glasses-of-water-per-day#section2
https://www.nytimes.com/2015/08/25/upshot/no-you-do-not-have-to-drink-8-glasses-of-water-a-day.html
 
The Aspartame Hoax and flawed cancer research:
https://www.ctahr.hawaii.edu/oc/freepubs/pdf/FST-3.pdf
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/aspartame-causes-cancer-was-classic-fake-news-180961880/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2430246/
 
Why you don’t need to worry about MSG:
https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/food-and-drink/msg-additive-good-for-you-food-science-sodium-salt-glutamic-acid-chinese-bad-health-steve-witherly-a7567406.html
http://www.bbc.com/future/story/20151106-is-msg-as-bad-as-its-made-out-to-be
 
The Fonterra Botulism scare:
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/news/article.cfm?c_id=3&objectid=11115784
https://sciblogs.co.nz/infectious-thoughts/2013/10/29/report-of-independent-inquiry-into-fonterra-botulism-scare-released/
 
On whether calcium from milk and supplements helps your bones:
https://www.nbcnews.com/better/diet-fitness/calcium-supplements-or-dairy-doesnt-strengthen-bones-study-finds-n435726
https://munchies.vice.com/en_us/article/pgxqvz/milk-doesnt-do-shit-for-your-bones
 
Vitamin supplements are generally unnecessary:
https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2013/dec/17/vitamin-supplements-waste-money-scientists
http://www.bbc.com/future/story/20161208-why-vitamin-supplements-could-kill-you
 
Antibiotic Resistance (and why you should never take antibiotics for a cold or flu):
https://www.health.govt.nz/our-work/diseases-and-conditions/antimicrobial-resistance
http://www.who.int/mediacentre/factsheets/antibiotic-resistance/en/


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Welcome to the Fake Science podcast, where each episode I'll be talking about - you guessed it - fake science. From age-old misconceptions to ridiculous trends, not everything can be trusted just because somebody says "It's science!"

Look out for episode 1 on Wednesday at 3pm.

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