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We must be doing something right. ACSH has received so much media attention in the past several days, that we can barely keep up! Here's where we've appeared:

Why have we evolved such a close relationship with dogs? Scientists suggest two entangled themes. Dogs have both an uncanny skillset in communicating with humans and a social structure that echoes our own. 

Summer is just around the corner. But we aren't going on vacation. There is far too much junk science out there for us to take a break. Here's where we were cited in recent days:

How much lower can the New York Times go?

Reprinted by permission of McGill University Office for Science and Society. ### 

Summer is upon us. While you're firing up your grills, rest assured that the ACSH staff will remain diligently working so that you don't need to worry about IARC telling you that a single hot dog will give you cancer.

Being the richest person in the world certainly does not guarantee being the most informed. Consider Jeff Bezos.

Science is an imperfect pursuit at its core. It advances in stops and starts, and only with time and trials do beliefs morph into models and then facts.

When I was a kid, Bill Nye the Science Guy was a thing. I never watched his show (as I was too busy keeping up with Ren & Stimpy), but he seemed fun enough. If I could go back in time, I'd probably watch.

By Tom Blees