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The host of the Skeptics Guide to the Universe podcast, and science blogger extraordinaire.
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The Baloney Protection Act

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By Steven Novella 
| Science-Based Medicine
We have had to endure a great deal of interference from government in the conduct of institutions that should be governed by science and evidence. I’m sorry to report – here is one more. Senators Mike Lee (R-UT) and Tommy Tuberville (R- AL) have recently introduced a bill that would limit the FDA’s ability to regulate the blatant pseudoscience of homeopathy.
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In Animal Study, Nanobots Repair Spinal Cords

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By Steven Novella 
| Science-Based Medicine
For my entire career as a neurologist the ability to repair an injured spinal cord has been one of the holy grails. There has always been promising new research that definitely increases our knowledge but doesn’t lead to an effective treatment. This is not for lack of trying – I also remember the period when Christopher Reeve was a tireless promoter of spinal cord research, following his injury in 1995 (until his death in 2004).
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City Planning and CO2 Emissions

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By Steven Novella 
| theness.com
In Isaac Asimov’s The Caves of Steel he imagines a future in which most of humanity lives in gigantic cities, extending many levels underground. This leaves the majority of the Earth’s surface for industrial farming, necessary to feed all those densely populated cities. If you take a similar strategy, however, and keep the population at sustainable numbers, this could maximize land for natural ecosystems and also minimize the environmental footprint of the average person.
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