Fake news, science, and pseudo journalism

To understand the motivations of Paul Thacker it may help to read a profile written of him by his former editor at Audubon Magazine, and an adjunct journalism professor at New York University: “The Once Promising Journalist Who Became a Sadistic Troll.” It describes a...

Should women drink beer to prevent heart attacks?

A new Swedish study found some benefits for women in moderate drinking, and some health consequences of heavy drinking—as many studies before have indicated. Yet the Daily Mail seems to have read an entirely different study on alcohol, resulting in a headline...