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  • Rumored Eminem tribute for Charlie Kirk is AI nonsense
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  • Here's what we know about Charlie Kirk mural incident at UNC Wilmington
  • Coca-Cola dropped Jimmy Kimmel after 'disgusting' comments about Charlie Kirk?
  • Mass protest in London was not specifically for Charlie Kirk, contrary to claims
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  • Robert Redford once wrote Trump 'degrades' everything he touches?
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  • NIH Funding Cuts Hurt Basic Research and Patients
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  • How to Teach Evolution 100 Years after the Scopes Monkey Trial
  • The Alternate Universe of Irregular Health Care, Part 1
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  • Barry Karr Announces Retirement: Stephen Hupp to Succeed Karr
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FactCheck Newsfeed
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  • The Facts Behind Claims on Autism, Tylenol and Folate
  • Few Mass Shooters Have Been Transgender
  • Trump Again Overstates Number of Drug Overdose Deaths in U.S.
  • Viral Claims About Charlie Kirk’s Words
  • After Kirk’s Death, a False Social Media Post on Partisan Reaction to Violence
  • COVID Vaccines Are Harder to Get, Despite Claims from HHS, RFK Jr.
  • RFK Jr. Cherry-Picks and Misuses Data on Aluminum-Containing Vaccines
  • Adding Context to Trump’s Misleading Claims About Crime in Chicago
  • Trump’s Unsupported Death Penalty Claim

Are Avocado Pits Edible?

December 6, 2024

  What is it about fruit pits? Science Update listeners called and emailed about them frequently over the years with two opposite questions: Will …

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Chewing Gum Myth

October 17, 2018

Does it really take seven years to digest chewing gum?

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Open microwave oven with metal parts inside

Metal in Microwaves

July 8, 2016

If metal isn’t supposed to go in microwave ovens, why do some of them have metal racks?

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Fear of Gluten

June 24, 2016

Gluten-free diets are all the rage, but only a small percentage of the population is truly sensitive to the wheat protein.

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27 Club Myth

May 1, 2014

Statisticians test whether famous musicians are really more likely to die at age 27.

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Baby Tooth Cavities

September 5, 2013

Baby teeth fall out eventually. But that doesn't mean cavities in baby teeth should be ignored.

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Artificial Dyes

August 14, 2013

Some people argue that food dyes are harmful to human health, but do decades of safety research back up these allegations?

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How Paleo is “Paleo”?

August 1, 2013

Did our hunter-gatherer ancestors really eat a “Paleo” diet?

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2012 Apocalypse Myth Exposed – Encore presentation

December 21, 2012

The world is not ending today. Find out why in this Science Update encore presentation.

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Poison Pits

March 1, 2011

A listener asks whether it's safe to eat fruit seeds and pits.

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Left-Handed Brains

February 8, 2011

Left-handers suffer more from learning disabilities but can also excel in spatial visualization.

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