“A left-right alliance between health nuts and wingnuts will almost certainly save the day for the herbalists.” Jonathan Alter in The Daily Beast: Anti-Vaxxers are as American as apple pie. (I assume he means gluten-free apple pie…)

+ Earlier this week, we got another dose of evidence suggesting that supplements can’t be trusted. But sales of supplements are going through the roof.

+ NatGeo: Why do many reasonable people doubt science?

+ The New Yorker: How do we talk to vaccine resistors? (Preferably in a calm manner, and at a distance.)