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Fact or Fiction

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Kids’ Covid Vaccines: Fact and Fiction

>> November 28, 2021

Covid-19 vaccines are now approved for children as young as 5, but while people are afraid of getting the vaccine themselves, they’re even more nervous about getting it for their children. Misinformation is accelerating against use of the vaccine in kids. Experts discuss and correct the most prevalent myths.

topics: Child Safety| Children| Children and Parenting| Children and Youth at Risk| Communication| Consumerism| Covid-19 Pandemic| Covid-19 Vaccine| Crime and Criminal Justice| Debate| Fact or Fiction| Family and Interpersonal Relationships| Infectious Disease and Vaccination| Misinformation| Myths| Prevention| Public Health| Vaccination| Viruses

Homeless Americans: Myth vs. Reality

>> November 21, 2021

Around a half million people are homeless in the US on any given night, but the street homeless who are most visible often incorrectly influence our assumptions about the homeless. A noted researcher discusses myths and truths about their addictions, employment, residences, and more, and why people often become homeless.

topics: Addiction| Affordable Housing| Behavioral Science| Crime and Criminal Justice| Economics| Economics and Finance| Employment| Employment and Workplace Issues| Fact or Fiction| Health Care| Homelessness and Housing| Law Enforcement and Police| Mental Health| Mental Illness| Myths| Poverty| Public Health and Public Safety| Public Policy and Regulation| Public Safety| Research and Clinical Trials| Substance Abuse| Unemployment
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Trypophobia, the Fear of Clustered Holes: Odd But Common

>> September 26, 2021

As much as 16 percent of the population suffers from trypophobia, which makes them uneasy at the sight of holes clustered together, as in a honeycomb. Two experts and a sufferer discuss this phobia, which can be remarkably debilitating.

topics: Behavioral Science| Consumerism| Consumerism and Consumer Safety/Protection| Fact or Fiction| Fears and Phobias| Health Care| Mental Health| Myths| Neuroscience and Neurology| Psychology| Psychology and Psychiatry| Science| Support Group| Technology
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Epilepsy Myths (2021)

>> March 14, 2021

An award-winning writer who has epilepsy describes the discrimination faced by people with seizure disorders and dispels the many myths many people hold about them.

topics: Biology| Business and Industry| Disabilities| Discrimination and Racism| Economics and Finance| Employment and Workplace Issues| Fact or Fiction| Health Care| Implicit Bias| Myths| Public Health and Public Safety| Sleep| Stigma and Stereotypes| Unemployment
Germs, Double-Dipping and the Five-Second Rule

Germs, Double-Dipping and the Five-Second Rule (2020)

>> February 2, 2020

Super Bowl party snacks are prime territory for contamination via cross contamination and being dropped on the floor. A scientist who has studied both phenomena discusses the truth (or lack of truth) in two old myths.

topics: Employment| Employment and Workplace Issues| Fact or Fiction| Food Safety| Myths| Nutrition and Diet| Public Health and Public Safety
Unraveling the Mystery of the Flu

Unraveling the Mystery of the Flu

>> April 28, 2019

The flu’s unique ability to mutate makes it one of the toughest diseases to solve, as it evades vaccines and treatment. It also has a deadly history, which prompts fears each flu season. A noted expert discusses all about the flu and its myths.

topics: Disease| Fact or Fiction| Health Care| History| Infectious Disease and Vaccination| Medical Research| Misinformation| Mutation| Myths| Research and Clinical Trials| Technology| Undiagnosed and Mystery Illness| Vaccination| Viruses

Heart Disease Misinformation

>> April 21, 2019

Heart disease is often preventable, but how people look at it often keeps them from doing as much about it as they could. Often this is a result of myth and misinformation. An expert physician discusses some of the most harmful of these myths.

topics: Fact or Fiction| Health Care| Misinformation| Myths| Prevention| Public Health and Public Safety
Party Food Safety

Party Food Safety

>> December 9, 2018

During the holidays, party foods are a prime source of food-borne illness. Two food scientists discuss common ways foods become contaminated, some of the myths of food contamination, and ways to keep foods safe when you have guests to protect.

topics: Biology| Fact or Fiction| Food Safety| Medical Research| Myths| Nutrition and Diet| Research and Clinical Trials
Exploding Myths about the Flu and Flu Vaccines

Exploding Myths about the Flu and Flu Vaccines

>> October 28, 2018

About 40 percent of eligible people have been vaccinated against the flu in recent years, but many more might do so were it not for persistent myths about the disease and its vaccine. For example, a new survey shows that more than half of parents believe the flu shot can cause the flu. Experts explain why those myths aren’t true and set the record …

topics: Fact or Fiction| Infectious Disease and Vaccination| Misinformation| Myths| Vaccination| Viruses
Dashing Old Stuttering Myths

Dashing Old Stuttering Myths (2018)

>> February 18, 2018

New research has several findings about stuttering including a structural deficiency in the brain's wiring, an inability to perceive rhythms, and a successful way to treat stuttering.

topics: Behavioral Science| Children and Parenting| Communication| Fact or Fiction| Myths| Psychology and Psychiatry| Research and Clinical Trials| Speech Pathology| Treatments
Only Children and Their Parents

Only Children and Their Parents

>> June 11, 2017

Experts refute the myths about only children and discuss how parents can help children navigate life with no siblings.

topics: Children and Parenting| Fact or Fiction| Family and Interpersonal Relationships| Interpersonal Relationships| Myths| Parenting Issues| Relationships
Double Dipping and the Five Second Rule

Double Dipping and the Five Second Rule (2016)

>> February 7, 2016

Party snacks are prime territory for contamination. A scientist discusses the myth of the five second rule.

topics: Fact or Fiction| Food Safety| Myths| Nutrition and Diet| Sports and Recreation
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