Wendy Weber, a naturopath, now leads NCCIH. Let the quackery flow (even more)!
Not-A-Doctor Wendy Weber, a naturopath, has been appointed Director of the NCCIH. Will this mean more MAHA quackery on top of the usual quackademic medicine?
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To the Few Psychiatrists Who Still Believe in ECT: See You in Court
Editor’s note: first published on Mad in America on 26th August 2026 Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT), or electroshock as it is sometimes called in the USA,…
APOD: 2026 August 31 – Launch of the Roman Space Telescope
APOD Science APOD APOD: 2026 August 31 –… Today’s APOD Archive Submissions Index Search Calendar RSS Education About Discuss APOD Astronomy Picture of the…
Pasterze Hangs on as Austria’s Largest Glacier
One narrowing icefall remains the linchpin for the Alpine glacier—and it may not be long for this world.
The post Pasterze Hangs on as Austria’s Largest…
Forbidden planet: was Pluto’s 2006 demotion a big mistake?
Since it was stripped of planetary status, Pluto’s defenders have been fighting the decision – and they’re only getting more passionateTwenty years ago, Pluto got…
324-million-year-old animal with 24 legs reveals how life conquered land
By now, most of us have some knowledge that life on land involved transitioning from the water and evolving the physiological means to do so….
Eugene Debs Knew the Power Labor Holds
The following essay is excerpted from the book This is How We Win: A Guide to Building Working-Class Uprisings, forthcoming on September 8 from Haymarket…
How the Beef Industry Captures Climate Science
There is a word the beef industry uses constantly, in its promotional materials, in its research funding announcements, in its government lobbying, and increasingly in…
S10 E20: Mike Johnson & Freight Trains: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
Season 10, Episode 20. December 10th, 2023. John Oliver introduces us to the new Speaker of the House, Mike Johnson, detailing his opinions on January…
Ribbon-Cutting Event for NASA Deep Space Network’s Deep Space Station 23
Description Leadership from NASA Headquarters, the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, and the Deep Space Network (DSN) stand in front of the recently completed Deep Space Station…