Calling out untruths is an important part of maintaining the scientific record¹, but this space has a different goal: here I try to share the interesting and nuanced knowledge that’s been misinterpreted or oversimplified (and then overshadowed) by pop science and “common” knowledge, with an emphasis on primary sources and—hopefully—a minimum amount of “someone is wrong on the internet”.

There’s no such thing as an “average” pilot, but one guy got closer than you’d think.

For example, this extraordinary takedown of Why We Sleep by Matthew Walker. ↩