Michael Fumento
I got an idea of how much Americans still struggle with understanding generative artificial intelligence (chatbots or image generators) when I posted five photos of bikini-clad women on my Facebook page, made it very clear that they were indeed AI,…
Unlax, doc! You can still order that double cheeseburger with super-duper fries and a Diet Coke to top it off. There’s no good evidence that the sweetener used in the numerous variations and names applied to sugar-free Coke products causes…
A number of FDA-approved weight-loss drugs have one thing in common: They are slightly effective. Among them are orlistat, phentermine-topiramate, and naltrexone-bupropion. I actually took a combination that worked for a while (fen-phen), but in 1997 the FDA banned it because…
When I went back to the U.S. for the first time in several years last year, I made an incredible discovery. It’s called Sparkling Ice and is sold separately or in 12-packs of 17 ounces (curious size) and has a…
The Food and Drug Administration may be about to screw up again on a very important disease treatment, and in the opposite direction from the last time I criticized the agency. Instead of approving something that was worthless and that…
Let me summarize first. I love artificial intelligence. I love watching it become more powerful and useful to us. And I think it may essentially wipe out humanity. But if so, there’s really not much we can do about it….
As of this week, the Food and Drug Administration no longer requires all drugs to be tested on animals before human trials. Judging from some of my recent articles blasting the agency for approving drugs with little or no evidence…
For about 60 years, we’ve been told that commercialized fusion is 30 years away. Latest predictions? Oh, about 30 years away. But there’s been much brouhaha over what’s been called “game-changing,” “transformative,” and “a moment of history” in the field….
It’s an amazing story. One that I’ve been waiting 16 years to be told, other than the dribs and drabs I’ve been producing. You see I was over there with him. My first firefight, in fact. An Amazon.com search shows…
