Dr Cyriac Abby Philips reveals some shocking truths about Ayurveda and how it can hurt you.

Dr 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.

I've scienced the hell out of the claims made by Evocus H2O black alkaline water and found it to be a complete scam.

Do you have questions about the COVID-19 vaccines? Dr Paul Offit is here to answer them all!

The government is allowing Ayurvedic practitioners to perform certain types of surgery. Is that wise?

How does the body’s acid-alkaline balance actually work and how is it maintained? It’s pretty fascinating and is happening inside us all the time in very complex ways but without us even knowing. Before I give too much away, let’s start at the beginning.

Leonard Tramiel and I discuss the passion for science, the importance of science literacy and getting the facts exactly right, and his journey through the sceptical movement.

Richard Saunders, a life member of Australian Skeptics and a CSI fellow, is a world-famous sceptic from Australia. In this interview, we chat about UFOs and ancient aliens, psychics, astrology, Power Balance bands and lots more.

In 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.

Here’s the second edition of my interview with the fantabulous Dr Sumaiya Shaikh. In this episode, we discuss the dark yet fascinating world of violent behaviour and the science behind it.

Dr 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.

To celebrate Doctor's Day India 2020, I speak to Dr Shantanu Abhyankar, MD, MBBS, Gynaecology, and Dr Anand Khare, MD Psychiatry.

Is Patanjali’s Coronakit a real cure for COVID-19 or is it a scam? TL;DR, probably the latter. Here’s why.

In 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.

Our 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.

These 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.

Many people have told me that the benefits of eating small frequent meals include boosting your metabolism to help you lose body fat quickly. Unfortunately, this technique of weight loss doesn’t necessarily work unless your total caloric intake is less than you’re burning on a daily basis.

A 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.

Meet 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.

I proved myself wrong so many times, I became a sceptic.