Category Archives: Science

Space is really, REALLY big!

Posted on February 11, 2016 by BigBill

It’s nearly impossible to get a grasp on how truly vast space is. I got interested in space when I was a little kid growing up in Illinois farm country. I had a map of our solar system on my … Continue reading →

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Looking for keys under a streetlamp

Posted on January 14, 2016 by BigBill

Why do RCTs of nutritional supplements often show no benefit? As I pointed out in a previous post, many of the large intervention trials over the past few years that have looked at the effect of nutritional supplements on health … Continue reading →

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