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How Astroturfing and Other Media Manipulation Compromise Your Ability to Get Truthful Information

Editor’s Note: This article is a reprint. It was originally published October 28, 2017. Ninety percent of news media, be it television, radio, print or online, are controlled by six corporations. As a result, the vast majority of what you read, see and hear is part of a carefully orchestrated narrative created and controlled by… Read More: How Astroturfing and Other Media Manipulation Compromise Your Ability to… »

Filters in the Age of Information Overload

This article was originally published here. One of my colleagues has advanced a compelling theory to explain why a palpable madness seems to be gripping our society and more and more people seem to be going off the rails. “So much information is available now we are constantly bombarded with, that it has exceeded the… Read More: Filters in the Age of Information Overload »

South beach diet information

Both Atkins and South Beach require you to go through a strict introductory phase. The diet is promoted as improving risk factors associated with cardiovascular disease, but the effectiveness for improving these risk factors is unclear because no evidence on its effects is available. This is a potentially serious health problem in which substances known… Read More: South beach diet information »

Online information about probiotics often misleading

As probiotics grow in popularity, a recent study investigates the reliability of online information. They find that the majority of “top” websites provide information that lacks scientific evidence. As scientists have become increasingly interested in the role of gut bacteria, so have the public. In parallel with the microbiome’s rise to fame, probiotics have grown… Read More: Online information about probiotics often misleading »