Logic Failure
Cases built on contradictory logic, paradoxes, or flawed reasoning. We investigate situations where official explanations contradict themselves, where cause and effect don’t line up, and where basic logic breaks down under scrutiny.
The AlzChem Loop – Inside the Creatine Consensus Factory
Influencers call it a universal brain booster. European regulators rejected the claim. We audited the funding trail to discover why the science on social media doesn’t match the official safety records.
Creatine and Bipolar Disorder – The Manic Switch Risk
Clinical trials consistently exclude bipolar patients to sanitise safety data. This investigation tracks the suppressed signal of "manic switching" from the 2007 Roitman incident to the 2018 Toniolo confirmation, revealing a significant hazard for consumers.
The Vegetarian Gap – The Creatine Intelligence Illusion
The "universal brain boost" claimed by creatine marketing vanishes in clinical trials of healthy omnivores. An investigation into the gap between the vegetarian "deficit" and the omnivore "ceiling."
The Border Wars – Did Devon Invent the Cornish Pasty?
The law says a pasty must be Cornish. A 1510 ledger from Plymouth disagrees. We audit the medieval records that challenge the £300m PGI monopoly.
The Cornish Pasty Claim About an Arsenic Handle
The legend claims the crimp was a disposable handle against arsenic. However, archival photos show miners using ‘crib bags’ instead. We test this theory against estimated daily energy needs to see if the story is history or fakelore.
Cornish Pasty – The Ingredient Audit
The law insists on beef, yet 1862 wage logs prove the miner could not afford it. We audit the ‘pig economy’ to reveal how the PGI protects an upmarket feast rather than the working-class reality.
The Missing Outcome Data for UK’s Saviour Siblings
For two decades, the UK's fertility regulator has approved 'saviour sibling' procedures without collecting any long-term data on the children's well-being or the treatment's true success rate. Our investigation reveals an evidence void at the system's core.
The Space Dentist Papers – Did the Six-Week Experiment Ever Happen?
A 2011 paper claimed to study ten men in simulated microgravity for six weeks, but its data was identical to an earlier, shorter study. This investigation follows the evidence trail through phantom laboratories, false affiliations, and a scientific record left uncorrected.
Cardan Grille Anachronism – Can a Sixteenth-Century Mask Fit the Voynich?
Does the Voynich Manuscript hide text written through a Cardan grille? We test the dates, the device’s history, and the text’s behaviour to see if a sixteenth-century mask could plausibly fit a fifteenth-century book.
The Voynich’s Two Voices – A Field Guide to A and B
Statistical fingerprints in the Voynich Manuscript split the text into two dialect families, Currier A and Currier B. We map where each sits in the book, which hands wrote them, and what that distribution implies.