Being misinformed can often be a matter of life and death and can even con you out of your money.

Vaccine denial, untested supplements, alternative medicines and sham treatments can put your loved ones lives, and your own, at risk, and get you to spend tons of money for no benefit.

Psychics, conspiracy theorists and believers in the supernatural can often twist our view of reality can harm your mental health and those around you, and again, steal your money.

Fake products on funding platforms and online shopping networks can get you to spend crazy amounts of cash on seemingly magical products but will never deliver the goods.

So, how can we possibly figure out what’s real and which isn’t? And what reliable sources of information can we use to find those answers?

I created Rationable to do just that.

Rationable is an evidence-based resource that can help you separate fact from fake.

Your evidence based resource

Rationable is an aggregator for evidence and science-based information. I scour multitudes of articles, studies and reviews from reliable sources and scientific journals from all over the internet so you don’t have to. It’s all then compiled into densely informative, easy-to-read, fun articles and podcast episodes.

Every source we cite is widely accepted as reliable in the scientific community, and include Cochrane Reviews, well controlled RCTs and meta-analyses along with commentary from reliable news sources and science communicators from all over the world.

Each article and episode also contains all the sources and studies cited in hyperlinks and videos along with a section of references and further reading for you to continue your journey of learning.

If you have a burning question or want to fact-check someone’s claim, Rationable is where you need to be. You’re sure to find a reasonable, rational, science-based answer here.

If I haven’t covered the topic you’re concerned about, just let me know in the contact form below and I’ll get to work on it right away!

And if you’ve found something in my content that is factually wrong and you can provide reliable evidence for your position, let me know

Also, visit the Resources page to see which books, podcasts and other content helped me on my journey into science and scepticism.

Together, let’s make the world a smarter place!

Appearances

Interview with Brian Dunning on the Skeptoid 13th Birthday podcast marathon

Interview with Richard Saunders on The Skeptic Zone Podcast

My Story

I'm a writer with a love for science and a feverish curiosity about everything in this world. However, the truth matters to me. I can't just take someone's word for anything anymore. I need to see the evidence for myself. 

I've discovered that a sceptical way of thinking is very beneficial in my life. It has kept me from getting conned and misled. But I wasn’t always like this. I've spent most of my life being a gullible, nerdy, sci-fi loving kid, allowing bad ideas and bullshit to permeate my worldview. I wasn't fanatical about anything but I believed anything was possible. 

As a kid, I read 2001: A Space Odyssey by Arthur C Clarke, Contact and Cosmos by Carl Sagan and the Foundation saga by Isaac Asimov among others. So when I started doing my MA in Professional Writing, I wanted to write a hard science fiction novel just like those that I read.

More importantly, I wanted to write a novel based on the things I had come to believe. So I looked started looking for the science of ancient technologies and the ancient aliens that had built the pyramids and Atlantis. I came up with absolutely nothing scientific. All the sites I found were spooky ones that didn't seem credible. I looked for ancient technological civilisations in India like those described in Mahabharata and Ramayana. Nothing there either. What about UFOs? They had to be real. Right? Nope. There just wasn’t any evidence to suggest aliens had visited Earth. What was going on here? Were the things I believed not true? It doesn't take a genius to figure out Stargate wasn't a documentary, but damn, how much bullshit did I find plausible?! Like Agent Mulder from X-Files, I wanted to believe. My search grew more desperate and ever more futile. 

Then I discovered Richard Dawkins, the Mythbusters, The Skeptic's Guide to the Universe and Skeptoid podcasts, among many others. They demonstrated the importance of critical thinking in our lives and how it saves us from being manipulated by those who want to take advantage of us.

It was an epiphany for me! Scepticism seemed to make me see the world more clearly, without the clouds of misinformation that permeate our lives. Since then, I have wanted to share this perspective with others and promote science and critical thinking as a way of seeing the world for what it really is.

I’ve written about my journey in more detail in an article called How I Became a Skeptic in 5 Steps, which I would love for you to check out.

Code Of Conduct

I welcome your feedback, opinions and suggestions at all times. I want to start conversations. But be respectful and civil.

If you speak hatefully and verbally abuse other readers or myself, or spam the comments, I will have you blocked. Just be respectful and rationable ;). Come, join me on my journey to find a world filled with more truth, honesty and wisdom.

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