The Church of Vegan vs. The Science of Meat

A thorough and nuanced debate outlined the story of how vegetarian and vegan diets came to be, buttressed with a deep dive into the science and importance of meat for optimal human nutrition. This is the ultimate breakdown of the ancient argument between meat versus meatless diets.

The Power of Light

Currently, it is estimated that over 1 billion people worldwide are vitamin D deficient, largely due to our modern avoidance of the sun. Other scientists have have labeled vitamin D deficiency a pandemic, while more have argued that the number of deficient individuals could actually include up to 50% of the world’s population. For many years, scientific inquiry has focused on the health risks of sun exposure, especially skin cancers, while the risks of inadequate sunlight have gone largely ignored. However, because of the major role vitamin D and light plays in optimizing your health, it’s important to understand how light affects our biology and how you can adjust your lifestyle to safely maximize your light exposure.

10 Surprisingly Common Neuromyths

What is a neuromyth? A neuromyth is an erroneous belief about how the brain (or the mind) works that’s held by a substantial number of people. Neuromyths have become increasingly common, pervasive and, in some sense, represent a failure of the ‘public engagement’ that scientists are supposed to be doing. Now, neuromyths often have a kernel of truth or are at least a distortion of something much more reasonable, which makes them even harder to combat. But as so many people believe things about the brain that are so wrong, the consequences can be devastating, since they impinge upon areas like education.