By Jonathan Jarry, May 29, 2018
What is this CRISPR thing I keep hearing about in the news? It can apparently cure diseases! If you want to know what CRISPR, I need to tell you about the boy, the dog, the backpack, and the railroad. It'll all make sense.
This is episode 17 of Cracked Science, for May 23rd, 2018.
This is Jonathan's latest video for the McGill Office for Science and Society.
By Jonathan Jarry, March 17, 2018
There is more to vision loss than meets the eye. Take vitamins, for example. Certain vitamin combinations do slow down the progression of a particular type of eye disease, but can genetics tell us which patients will benefit... and which will be harmed?
Jonathan's latest video for the McGill Office for Science and Society.
By Jonathan Jarry, December 31, 2017
(This article was originally posted on the website of the McGill Office for Science and Society. It is reposted here as a bit of cross-promotion. Jonathan Jarry contributes content to both the OSS and The Body of Evidence. Head over to the OSS website to see what you're missing out on)
How does a woodpecker avoid massive concussions?
The answer to this question has apparently been adapted by a team of doctors into a neck brace that could mitigate mild brain damage during contact sports like hockey or football. It's called NeuroShield and it's on sale right now. The question on everyone's lips: does it work?
First, it is important to note that the website for NeuroShield states that the "collar does not, however, prevent concussions". Sports-related concussions are a mild form of "traumatic brain injury". Here's how they happen. Your brain can slosh around inside your cranium. When you gain speed on the ice and decelerate abruptly-as in being smashed into the boards on the ice rink-your cranium stops in its movement, but your brain maintains its momentum and can impact the cranium, creating damage that can manifest on the spot as impaired consciousness, disorientation, headache, and nausea.
Talk of concussions in sports has trended in recent years, as experts have come to realize that these injuries can lead to brain damage and persistent...read more
By Jonathan Jarry, November 19, 2017
My latest Cracked Science segment for the McGill Office for Science and Society.
This one gives you superpowers! How can you identify the bad arguments used to sell you natural cures that don't work? Watch to find out!
By Jonathan Jarry, October 11, 2017
After countless hours of idea generating, explorations, and post-production work, here is the new iteration of the biweekly show I do for the McGill Office for Science and Society: Cracked Science.
In the vein of Last Week Tonight, the show tackles important topics (mine having to do with science and pseudoscience) with humour. This episode explores the seventh largest donation ever to a single American public university and why it should worry us.
And just what is integrative medicine?
By Jonathan Jarry, September 25, 2017
The second episode of the biweekly YouTube show Cracked Science I am now hosting for the McGill Office for Science and Society is out! Have a look!
Story 1: David "Avocado" Wolfe deplatformed at Finnish conference
Story 2: Is biohacking fringe science or pseudoscience?
Recommendation: Yvette d'Entremont's investigation of David Wolfe (https://theoutline.com/post/1951/davi...)
For more scientific information and critical thinking on questions that matter to the public, check out the McGill Office for Science and Society online at http://www.mcgill.ca/oss/
By Jonathan Jarry, September 12, 2017
The first episode of the biweekly YouTube show Cracked Science I am now hosting for the McGill Office for Science and Society is out! Have a look!
Story 1: Joe Rogan and guest on climate change science and Bill Nye (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Qr-r...)
Story 2: Turkey stops teaching evolution in high school (http://www.npr.org/sections/parallels...)
Recommendation 1: You Are Not So Smart podcast (https://youarenotsosmart.com)
Recommendation 2: Why Evolution Is True book (http://jerrycoyne.uchicago.edu/index....)
For more scientific information and critical thinking on questions that matter to the public, check out the McGill Office for Science and Society online at http://www.mcgill.ca/oss/
By Jonathan Jarry, November 6, 2016
Owen Egan was the fantastic photographer at this year's Trottier Public Science Symposium. You can check out his pictures of our live podcast recording on stage (also available on our Instagram account):
https://goo.gl/photos/zWzGWkKfHD7EwcM7A
And don't forget that the episode itself is available as both an audio file and a YouTube video.
By Jonathan Jarry, October 25, 2016
Should academic institutions be more careful with the ads (and articles) they allow in their official publications? A magazine released in partnership with the McGill University Health Centre is replete with ads for supplements and articles of dubious value. Can non-scientists tell the valid medical information from the pseudoscientific nonsense?
For more videos, podcasts, and blog posts on science-based medicine, meta-science, health, and evidence-based entertainment emanating from Montreal, check us out at http://www.bodyofevidence.ca
By Jonathan Jarry, October 10, 2016
If you want to listen to my spot on "All Things McGill" on CKUT radio, the link is here:
https://ckut.ca/en/content/all-things-mcgill
Monday, October 10.
It starts at 4:26 and ends at 21:51.
We talk skepticism, how scientists fool themselves, power poses, feedback from the Body of Evidence, anecdotal evidence, moderate alcohol consumption, bad statistics, publish or perish, cherry picking, and the Trottier Public Science Symposium, at which we will be recording a podcast.
Thanks to Tamara from All Things McGill for hosting me!
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