Expert weighs in on pseudoscience slop
Posted: Sat Sep 26, 2026 3:26 am
It's always so entertaining watching people who know what they're talking about harshly critique the dumbest stuff. Plus, I learn a thing or two sometimes. And it's great practice for whenever I encounter misinformed people in the wild (urban jungle).
I once had a coworker tell me that cancer (type was never specified) is a parasite. Not in a metaphorical way or that it has similar negative effects, she claimed that it's a different organism. This might be a case of wishful thinking, because parasites are a lot easier to treat than human cells going awry. Cells at Work very clearly (and hauntingly) illustrated that cancer is an internal problem, not an invasion by external pathogens/parasites.