The “Zero Emission” Myth
The fifth entry in Environment and Sustainability Mythology: a genuinely good technology, oversold by one word that overstates its own case.
Environment and Sustainability Mythology
Environment and Sustainability Mythology
The “Problem Solved” Myth
The capstone of Environment and Sustainability Mythology: the feeling of closure that made all five prior myths in this category work in the first place.
Creativity and Art Mythology
The “10,000 Hours” Myth
The opener for Creativity and Art Mythology: a myth about a piece of research, oversimplified in translation into a universal law of mastery.
Environment and Sustainability Mythology
The “Personal Carbon Footprint” Myth
The opener for Environment and Sustainability Mythology: how individual guilt became the center of climate conversation, and who benefited from that framing.
Creativity and Art Mythology
The Natural Talent Myth: Why ‘Born Artists’ Don’t Actually Exist
Turns out ‘natural talent’ was never the deciding factor in who becomes a good artist. Here’s what decades of expertise research actually says.
Food, Diet and Nutrition Mythology
The “Good Food, Bad Food” Myth
The capstone of Food and Nutrition Mythology: the sorting instinct that made all six prior myths in this category work in the first place.
Food, Diet and Nutrition Mythology
The “Non-GMO Salt” Myth
The sixth entry in Food and Nutrition Mythology: a label detached so far from its original question it now certifies foods that were never eligible in the first place.
Food, Diet and Nutrition Mythology
The “Egg White Omelet” Myth
The fifth entry in Food and Nutrition Mythology: a genuine, documented science reversal on egg yolks and dietary cholesterol.
Food, Diet and Nutrition Mythology
The “Alkaline Diet” Myth
The fourth entry in Food and Nutrition Mythology: the real urine-pH shift behind a false claim about blood pH.
Food, Diet and Nutrition Mythology
The “Fat-Free” Myth
The third entry in Food and Nutrition Mythology: the historical fat-free boom, what replaced the fat, and the health halo effect it left behind.