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Janyce Boynton used to be a facilitator who helped non-verbal autistic people communicate in a method called facilitated communication. She soon discovered that facilitated communication was a horrible scam taking advantage of these vulnerable people and their families. Now, it also goes by names like Rapid Prompting Method, Assisted Typing, Spelling to Communicate, and many more. So she set to work exposing the whole deal. This is her story.
Read MoreDr Cyriac Abby Philips reveals some shocking truths about Ayurveda and how it can hurt you.
Read MoreDr Haryax Pathak, MBBS, was kind enough to join Rationable to dispel myths about the vaccines and help us understand which one to choose, what the dosage interval should be, and lots more.
Read MoreDo you have questions about the COVID-19 vaccines? Dr Paul Offit is here to answer them all!
Read MoreThe government is allowing Ayurvedic practitioners to perform certain types of surgery. Is that wise?
Read MoreIn the final part of my interview with Dr Sumaiya Shaikh, we discuss her work as a science communicator. She founded Altnews Science to challenge pseudoscience in India.
Read MoreDr Sumaiya Shaikh and I had a fantastic interview where we talked about a variety of topics including pseudoscience, alternative medicine, religion, extremism and the neurological tendency of us human beings to be violent. The interview went on for quite a while so it has been split into three parts so that you can take it in one bite at a time.
In the first part, we open the conversation with her work in the study of the neurophysiology of pain. There’s a lot more to pain than you may think, and we get a fascinating glimpse of that today.
Read MoreTo celebrate Doctor's Day India 2020, I speak to Dr Shantanu Abhyankar, MD, MBBS, Gynaecology, and Dr Anand Khare, MD Psychiatry.
Read MoreIn a way, you can boost your immunity, but not in the way the promoters of alternative medicine want you to think. However, there are ways to keep your immune system healthy and functioning optimally.
Read MoreOur first edition of Rationable Interviews features Dr Shantanu Abhyankar, a gynaecologist and a sceptic activist. We speak about his journey from homoeopathy to mainstream medicine, the relationship between Ayurveda and homoeopathy, and his work as an activist.
Read MoreThese messages claim that vitamin C, homeopathy and blowing hot air up your nose with a hairdryer can prevent getting infected by the coronavirus. Oh, and apparently raw onions can cure COVID-19 100%! How I wish these were true.
Read MoreA forward has been appearing on WhatsApp and Facebook claiming drinking water and keeping garlic in your mouth can offer coronavirus protection.
Of course, all this information is completely false. No evidence has been found to confirm any of these claims. Let’s fact-check each claim one by one and see why these claims are wrong.
Read MoreMeet Doh Driver. She grew up believing in a whole slew of pseudoscience, including the idea that vaccines weren’t necessary and may even be harmful. Through her journey, she began to think more critically of her beliefs until she finally shed them. This is her story.
Read MoreI proved myself wrong so many times, I became a sceptic.
Read MoreThe answer to this question is already taking lives.
Read MoreAnd some of the best sources you can count on.
Read MoreHow the antivax movement started, what they believe and why they are wrong.
Read MoreWant to figure out for yourself if a claim’s full of crap…or not? This is the first step.
Read MoreEveryone’s going nuts about it. But the only thing it’s good for is making a curry. Here’s why.
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