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Hank Campbell

Hank Campbell

Hank Campbell is an American science writer, author of the bestselling book 'Science Left Behind', and the founder of Science 2.0®, the world's largest independent science communications site. His work has appeared in the Wall Street Journal, USA Today, Wired, Chicago Tribune, CNN, and many more places.

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Chiropractors Are Dangerous But Artery Tear Risk May Be No Greater

Chiropractors Are Dangerous But Artery Tear Risk May Be No Greater

If you use a chiropractor, the medical guidance you should follow is to stop going to a chiropractor. But if you believe in organic food, homeopathy or that medicine is a corporate conspiracy, there is good news about your risk of dying from spinal manipulation.

Epidemiology: Microplastics Cause Lung Cancer

Epidemiology: Microplastics Cause Lung Cancer

Unless you are a cigarette smoker, you can't be 'inhaling' enough polypropylene and polyethylene to impact your lungs even if you live for 7,000 years. That doesn't stop fad claims that microplastics cause lung cancer.

The US Creating Starfleet Academy Sounds Exciting

The US Creating Starfleet Academy Sounds Exciting

He didn't call it a Moonshot or a Manhattan Project of Space, that is the kind of language his political opponents use(1), President Trump announcing a U.S. Space Academy invoked something even bolder - Star Trek.

Navigating Vaccine Guidance

Navigating Vaccine Guidance

During the Obama administration, he was concerned about vaccines causing autism and it showed when it came to guidance about swine flu vaccines. His administration banned multi-use vials because of his party's insistence that preservatives caused the disorder.

Tariffs Have Been Good For U.S. Whiskey Drinkers

Tariffs Have Been Good For U.S. Whiskey Drinkers

Alcohol is a legitimate class 1 carcinogen but if you are going to roll the dice with cancer, tariffs have made it more affordable.  In 2018, the Trump administration began to place retaliatory tariffs on countries that had been penalizing American producers for decades.