Kathleen Couillard —The Rumor Detector Agence Science-Presse (www.sciencepresse.qc.ca) As happens every year, with the cold weather, Canadians head south to Florida. Even if it’s the heat that attracts them, we associate seaside vacations with good health. The Rumor Detector has nonetheless noted that the virtues […] See more
Agence Science-Presse (www.sciencepresse.qc.ca) Runner’s toenail, tennis toe, black toenail: these expressions refer to the same phenomenon, not necessarily painful, but intriguing. And you don’t have to be a marathon runner to suffer from these, note the Rumor Detector and the Office for Science and Society […] See more
Kathleen Couillard – Agence Science-Presse (www.sciencepresse.qc.ca) The pandemic, pressure to perform at school, social media… Sources of anxiety for children and teens have multiplied over the last decades. Should we worry? In a special report devoted to anxiety, the magazine The New Scientist examined the […] See more
By Kathleen Couillard – Agence Science-Presse Books devoted to dieting and general health have long recommended that we eat slowly during a meal. But has science demonstrated this to work? The Rumor Detector is on the case. Taking your time when eating is recommended by […] See more
By Catherine Couturier – The Rumor Detector – Agence Science-Presse You are sick with a cough. Are you tempted to buy the cough syrup they sell at the pharmacy? Not so fast. Years of scientific research has yet to show that these products work, as […] See more
By Maxime Bilodeau – The Rumor Detector Agence Science-Presse (www.sciencepresse.qc.ca) Wind power is often accused of lots of flaws, usually incorrectly. Here are four myths: Wherever there are wind turbines, we often find nearby residents who claim that they suffer from symptoms such as dizziness, […] See more
An article by Agence Science-Presse, The Rumor Detector and the McGill Office for Science and Society There exist a category of ingredients called “adaptogens” that supposedly reduce stress and damage caused by stress. The Rumor Detector and the Office for Science and Society at McGill […] See more
Illustration: Laetitia Géraud An article by Agence Science-Presse (www.sciencepresse.qc.ca) Does a reduction of regulation and surveillance on social media platforms automatically lead to an explosion of hateful, toxic statements? That’s certainly what we’ve seen on a host of far-right platforms in recent years. It remains […] See more
By Catherine Crépeau – The Rumor Detectors Agence Science-Presse (www.sciencepresse.qc.ca) Big coffee drinkers are often told to lower their caffeine consumption by drinking tea so they’ll sleep better. But isn’t tea also a stimulant? The Rumor Detectors checked this one out. Caffeine is the most studied and most […] See more
Agence Science-Presse Two orangutans in captivity have sown that they can use stone tools. But they can’t make them. The observation is important because these orangutan cousins live in the trees, and rarely encounter rocks and stones. The pair of relatives, who live in the […] See more
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