Episode 1: From Fake News to Common Misconceptions

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Welcome to the first episode of Fake Science. I'm joined by fellow science-enthusiast Oliver Scripps as we talk common misconceptions, and frankly a bit of nonsense. For those wanting more information about the topics we touched on, check out the following links or feel free to get in touch with any questions (or who knows, maybe you have some corrections!) How chocolate doesn’t cause acne: https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/article-abstract/350738?redirect=true https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/06/05/does-chocolate-cause-acne_n_1566076.html Why you don’t need 8 glasses of water a day: https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/8-glasses-of-water-per-day#section2 https://www.nytimes.com/2015/08/25/upshot/no-you-do-not-have-to-drink-8-glasses-of-water-a-day.html The Aspartame Hoax and flawed cancer research: https://www.ctahr.hawaii.edu/oc/freepubs/pdf/FST-3.pdf https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/aspartame-causes-cancer-was-classic-fake-news-180961880/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2430246/ Why you don’t need to worry about MSG: https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/food-and-drink/msg-additive-good-for-you-food-science-sodium-salt-glutamic-acid-chinese-bad-health-steve-witherly-a7567406.html http://www.bbc.com/future/story/20151106-is-msg-as-bad-as-its-made-out-to-be The Fonterra Botulism scare: http://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/news/article.cfm?c_id=3&objectid=11115784 https://sciblogs.co.nz/infectious-thoughts/2013/10/29/report-of-independent-inquiry-into-fonterra-botulism-scare-released/ On whether calcium from milk and supplements helps your bones: https://www.nbcnews.com/better/diet-fitness/calcium-supplements-or-dairy-doesnt-strengthen-bones-study-finds-n435726 https://munchies.vice.com/en_us/article/pgxqvz/milk-doesnt-do-shit-for-your-bones Vitamin supplements are generally unnecessary: https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2013/dec/17/vitamin-supplements-waste-money-scientists http://www.bbc.com/future/story/20161208-why-vitamin-supplements-could-kill-you Antibiotic Resistance (and why you should never take antibiotics for a cold or flu): https://www.health.govt.nz/our-work/diseases-and-conditions/antimicrobial-resistance http://www.who.int/mediacentre/factsheets/antibiotic-resistance/en/ Music by BENSOUND https://www.bensound.com/royalty-free-music Creative Commons — Attribution 3.0 Unported— CC BY 3.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/Ai964ns_tOA