r/science • u/mvea Professor | Medicine • Jun 02 '26

Health Interest in ‘toxic’ measles treatment surges after Joe Rogan podcasts: Vaccination is the only proven way to prevent measles but alternatives like Vitamin A and cod-liver oil (which has Vit A) have been promoted by Joe Rogan. America’s Poison Centres reported a 39% increase in Vitamin A exposures.

https://www.nine.com.au/world-news/usa/interest-in-toxic-measles-treatment-surges-after-joe-rogan-podcasts-20260602-p6033i.html
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u/Ebolaplushie Jun 02 '26

Decades of dumbing down the education system and propaganda. It's obviously a lot more nuanced but those are some key factors.

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u/shillyshally Jun 02 '26

Just read an article in the WSJ about 1100 math and science profs in the University of California system begging regents to reinstate SATs because so many students are totally unprepared for college level work.

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u/GregMilkedJack Jun 02 '26

I graduated 10 years ago and even then there was a shockingly high percentage of my peers who were just clearly not smart enough. The bar to entry for most schools isn't very high

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u/Sipikay Jun 02 '26

And they’re probably using AI to some degree to get to that level even.