Do helmets give cyclists a false sense of security?
PedalMe, a London-based e-bike company, recently announced that their employees were not allowed to wear bike helmets for safety reasons. Does their rationale have any merit?
Are nitrates the next big thing for athletic performance?
Existing evidence suggests that nitrates provide benefits for cardiovascular health and exercise performance. Let’s discuss some of the recent data.
Does walking 10 minutes per day extend your life? (Hint: No.)
Either I completely dozed for the past ten years, or the author of a recent news article pulled data from some farcical study. Let’s take a closer look.
Nutritional epidemiology: abolition vs defending the status quo
A recent review argues for reform in the field of nutritional epidemiology — and recommends ways to improve it
Is lab-grown meat the ‘meat of the future’?
Lab-grown meat faces scrutiny
What a dead salmon can teach us about how we use machines
With new tools come new dangers for misuse and misinterpretation of results. As technology opens new doors, we must constantly evaluate its limitations, even as we look to expand its applications.