Fakescience

Welcome to the first episode of Fake Science. I'm joined by fellow science-enthusiast Oliver Scripps as we talk common misconceptions, and frankly a bit of nonsense. For those wanting more information about the topics we touched on, check out the following links or feel free to get in touch with any questions (or who knows, maybe you have some corrections!) How chocolate doesn’t cause acne: https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/article-abstract/350738?redirect=true https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/06/05/does-chocolate-cause-acne_n_1566076.html   Why you don’t need 8 glasses of water a day: https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/8-glasses-of-water-per-day#section2 https://www.nytimes.com/2015/08/25/upshot/no-you-do-not-have-to-drink-8-glasses-of-water-a-day.html   The Aspartame Hoax and flawed cancer research: https://www.ctahr.hawaii.edu/oc/freepubs/pdf/FST-3.pdf https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/aspartame-causes-cancer-was-classic-fake-news-180961880/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PM