FWD Fact Check: Steam, Hot Water and Alkaline Foods will not cure or prevent COVID-19!

Fact-checking claims from another bogus forward:

COVID-19 binds oxygen, thereby lowering blood oxygen: FALSE
Alkaline foods can kill the COVID Virus: FALSE
Drinking hot water will kill the virus: FALSE
Steam will kill the virus: FALSE

Debunking, FWD Fact-Check, Myths Vs Facts, critical thinkingAbhijit ChandaMay 19, 2021COVID-19 CRUCIAL INFORMATION, symptoms of covid 19 day by day, corona day by day symptoms in india, steam inhalation for covid, drink warm water covid, steam inhalation, how to increase oxygen level in covid patients naturallyComment

FWD Fact-Check: Camphor, Ajwain, Lavang and Eucalyptus Oil will NOT increase your O2 levels!

Inhalation of Camphor vapours can cause seizures, mental confusion, stomach ache, and can even lead to death in some cases.

Alternative Medicine, Debunking, FWD Fact-CheckAbhijit ChandaMay 8, 2021camphor laung ajwain eucalyptus oil, camphor laung ajwain, camphor laung ajwain potli, camphor oxygen level, camphor releases oxygen, camphor contains oxygen, how to increase oxygen level, how to increase oxygen level in covid patients naturally, how to increase oxygen level in body at home, how to increase oxygen level at homeComment

The Rationable Youtube Channel is here!

The Rationable Youtube Channel is here! You have got to see the stuff I’ve put up there!

AnnouncementsAbhijit ChandaAugust 26, 2020my youtube channel link, youtube, youtube channel, the rationable youtube channelComment

Why are women treated so badly in India?

Written soon after the Nirbhaya rape case in New Delhi, India, this article seeks answers to the question of why women are mistreated, abused and killed without remorse.

Awareness, Discrimination, Human RightsAbhijit ChandaJuly 28, 2020dehumanization, gender bias, gender discrimination, molestation, nirbhaya, rape, sex crime, sexual violence, what is rape, women's rights Comments

A Vogue Empower Rant: Reality Check by Simran Chawla

To appreciate the Vogue Empower video, despite the brickbats - this is my choice.

Awareness, Human Rights, women's rightsAbhijit ChandaApril 16, 2020vogue empower campaign, my choice deepika padukone lyrics, my choice, my body my choice speech, my choice vogue empower lyrics, deepika padukone ad Comment

FWD Fact-Check: JAPAN DISPOSING MICROWAVE OVENS

Debunking a Whatsapp forward about allegedly healthy and unhealthy foods, piece by piece.

What is Skepticism and why is it so important?

Awareness, ScienceAbhijit ChandaOctober 15, 2019pseudo-science, rationality, reason, scepticism, science, scientific method, skepticism, wooComment

Education: A world of change

Awareness, Education, Human Rights, ReligionAbhijit ChandaOctober 15, 2019children, critical thinking, education, kids, Lawrence Krauss, logic, Pythagorean Theorem, reform, schoolComment

6 Foolproof Steps to lose belly fat (and more)!

If you want to get abs, there are 6 things you have to do.

Health and NutritionAbhijit ChandaOctober 15, 2019how to lose belly fat in a week, how to lose weight fast with exercise, how to lose weight fast, belly fat, how to lose belly fat exercise, how to lose belly fat naturallyComment

Is Meat Toxic? – Busting 3 Meat Myths

Myths Vs Facts, ProteinAbhijit ChandaOctober 15, 2019toxins in food, what the health, why eating meat is bad for your body, disadvantages of eating meat, is meat toxic, is meat safe to eat, forks over knives debunked, what the health debunkedComment

Top 4 protein bars in India

Here are the best protein bars you can get in India.

Protein, Health and NutritionAbhijit ChandaOctober 15, 2019best protein bars in india, hyp, questbar, review, ritebite, yoga bar, top protein bars in indiaComment

The Whisper Game Effect: How facts get turned into fake news

My first hand experience of uncovering the life-cycle of fake news - from science to propaganda.

critical thinking, ScienceAbhijit ChandaOctober 15, 2019alternative facts, chinese whisper, climate change, cognitive bias, confirmation bias, fake news, fake news game, fake news generator, noticias falsas, quackwatch, science journalism, sciencebasedmedicine, snopes, telephone game Comments

Opinion: The India Pakistan Conflict – Tribalism in the modern age

War. What’s it good for?

Opinion, Politics, Rational PerspectiveAbhijit ChandaOctober 15, 2019fake news, india pakistan border, india pakistan war, kashmir conlfict, kashmire issue, nuclear weapons, pulwama, pulwama attacks, social media, surgical strike, tribalism, war Comments

Here Be Dragons: Your Guide to Critical Thinking

It’s just 40 minutes long but it will change the way you think, or at least fine-tune your bullshit detector.

What happens when you take Vitamin B17?

Real life stories where Vitamin B17 has almost killed people.

Health and Nutrition, Alternative Medicine, Medicine, DebunkingAbhijit ChandaOctober 15, 2019vitamin b17 benefits, what is vitamin b17 good for, amygdalin, cancer treatment, vitamin b17 dosage, apricot seeds cancer, vitamin b17 deficiency, what is laetrile, how to eat apricot seeds, cancer cure, vitamin b17 illegal

The Rationable Podcast has shifted...here

The Rationable Podcast has a new home right here.

NewsAbhijit ChandaOctober 11, 2019new podcast, podcast, science podcastComment