Five years ago, the city of Calgary gave in to a scientifically illiterate campaign against fluoride in its water supply; five years later, Calgary’s grade two children each have an average of 3.8 extra cavities. (more…)
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Pseudoscientific terror ended fluoridation in Calgary, now kids’ teeth are rotting
Redditor Jasonp55 has a neat demonstration of the perils of confusing correlation with causation, and his well-chosen example makes this a potentially useful chart for discussing this issue with friends who won’t vaccinate themselves and their kids. /r/skeptic, I was practicing GraphPad and I think I may have discovered the ‘real’ cause of autism… (imgur.com) ( Thanks, Fipi Lele! )
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Correlation between autism diagnosis and organic food sales