Dr. Jonathan N. Stea
@jonathanstea.bsky.social
🇨🇦 Clinical Psychologist. Adjunct Assistant Professor at University of Calgary. Author.
New book: www.JonathanStea.com
Newsletter: https://open.substack.com/pub/jonathanstea
University of Calgary: https://profiles.ucalgary.ca/jonathan-n-stea
New book: www.JonathanStea.com
Newsletter: https://open.substack.com/pub/jonathanstea
University of Calgary: https://profiles.ucalgary.ca/jonathan-n-stea
Science denialists believe they are the true “skeptics” who are embracing science’s rigor.
They claim they want evidence--but failure to accept well-supported conclusions in the light of overwhelming evidence isn’t skepticism.
It’s denial.
- Melanie Trecek-King
They claim they want evidence--but failure to accept well-supported conclusions in the light of overwhelming evidence isn’t skepticism.
It’s denial.
- Melanie Trecek-King
January 10, 2026 at 2:20 PM
Science denialists believe they are the true “skeptics” who are embracing science’s rigor.
They claim they want evidence--but failure to accept well-supported conclusions in the light of overwhelming evidence isn’t skepticism.
It’s denial.
- Melanie Trecek-King
They claim they want evidence--but failure to accept well-supported conclusions in the light of overwhelming evidence isn’t skepticism.
It’s denial.
- Melanie Trecek-King
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It's a great book, indeed!
You can’t be empowered about your health decisions if you rely on misinformation, pseudoscientific propaganda, and conspiracies.
January 9, 2026 at 1:00 PM
It's a great book, indeed!
RFK Jr’s book describes how he denies that HIV causes AIDS and believes it’s caused by recreational drugs used by gay people.
My book describes how his 160 year-old pseudoscientific belief in germ theory denialism thrives in the alternative medicine and anti-vaccine communities to help them grift.
My book describes how his 160 year-old pseudoscientific belief in germ theory denialism thrives in the alternative medicine and anti-vaccine communities to help them grift.
January 9, 2026 at 12:49 PM
RFK Jr’s book describes how he denies that HIV causes AIDS and believes it’s caused by recreational drugs used by gay people.
My book describes how his 160 year-old pseudoscientific belief in germ theory denialism thrives in the alternative medicine and anti-vaccine communities to help them grift.
My book describes how his 160 year-old pseudoscientific belief in germ theory denialism thrives in the alternative medicine and anti-vaccine communities to help them grift.
I’ve been exposing RFK Jr’s anti-vaccine garbage regularly for well over 5 years, and many of us have done so for far longer.
January 8, 2026 at 11:29 PM
I’ve been exposing RFK Jr’s anti-vaccine garbage regularly for well over 5 years, and many of us have done so for far longer.
Like the plagues of Egypt…
January 8, 2026 at 12:57 PM
Like the plagues of Egypt…
You can’t be empowered about your health decisions if you rely on misinformation, pseudoscientific propaganda, and conspiracies.
January 7, 2026 at 10:35 PM
You can’t be empowered about your health decisions if you rely on misinformation, pseudoscientific propaganda, and conspiracies.
Who did this?
January 7, 2026 at 12:51 PM
Who did this?
Anyone who downplayed the threat of the anti-vaccine movement was either not paying attention or had been bamboozled.
Sadly, many of us warned about its pseudoscientific assault on public health for years.
And now it’s mainstream.
And children are dying.
Sadly, many of us warned about its pseudoscientific assault on public health for years.
And now it’s mainstream.
And children are dying.
January 6, 2026 at 12:59 PM
Anyone who downplayed the threat of the anti-vaccine movement was either not paying attention or had been bamboozled.
Sadly, many of us warned about its pseudoscientific assault on public health for years.
And now it’s mainstream.
And children are dying.
Sadly, many of us warned about its pseudoscientific assault on public health for years.
And now it’s mainstream.
And children are dying.
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Also confusion and swollen ankles.
I once had a friend who got vaccinated, and then 3 years later... BAMM!!! Herpes.
January 5, 2026 at 2:14 PM
Also confusion and swollen ankles.
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Hate when that happens.
I once had a friend who got vaccinated, and then 3 years later... BAMM!!! Herpes.
January 5, 2026 at 1:47 PM
Hate when that happens.
I once had a friend who got vaccinated, and then 3 years later... BAMM!!! Herpes.
January 5, 2026 at 12:59 PM
I once had a friend who got vaccinated, and then 3 years later... BAMM!!! Herpes.
Violent and sadistic impulses can find their expression in the faux moral righteousness of anti-science movements.
January 4, 2026 at 3:08 PM
Violent and sadistic impulses can find their expression in the faux moral righteousness of anti-science movements.
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Pill-shaming is ableism.
It derives from poor science literacy and pseudoscientific health ideology borne out of the early evolution of the wellness industry.
There's no shame in accepting medication.
It derives from poor science literacy and pseudoscientific health ideology borne out of the early evolution of the wellness industry.
There's no shame in accepting medication.
January 3, 2026 at 6:29 PM
Pill-shaming is ableism.
It derives from poor science literacy and pseudoscientific health ideology borne out of the early evolution of the wellness industry.
There's no shame in accepting medication.
It derives from poor science literacy and pseudoscientific health ideology borne out of the early evolution of the wellness industry.
There's no shame in accepting medication.
Some pockets of the wellness community blend pseudoscientific health ideology with spiritual and religious components, which is one way that allows them to feel morally righteous and justified in their misinformation spread.
January 3, 2026 at 5:21 PM
Some pockets of the wellness community blend pseudoscientific health ideology with spiritual and religious components, which is one way that allows them to feel morally righteous and justified in their misinformation spread.
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Sneak peek at Friday's Newsletter
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January 2, 2026 at 5:11 AM
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I just bought this book on Audible. If only my sister had read something like this she may not be in the hospital with a broken hip. She broke the other one several years ago but refused to take medication for early onset osteoporosis, which we've both inherited. Surgery isn't always an option.
January 1, 2026 at 7:06 PM
I just bought this book on Audible. If only my sister had read something like this she may not be in the hospital with a broken hip. She broke the other one several years ago but refused to take medication for early onset osteoporosis, which we've both inherited. Surgery isn't always an option.
I’m sorry to hear about your sister.
January 2, 2026 at 7:18 PM
I’m sorry to hear about your sister.
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January 1, 2026 at 2:07 PM
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@jonathanstea.bsky.social fyi lol
🧪A few more hours to go…
January 1, 2026 at 3:02 AM
@jonathanstea.bsky.social fyi lol
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My comments to BBC Good Food in spotting health misinformation. Also look for @jonathanstea.bsky.social and a mention of his book, Mind The Science: Saving Your Mental Health From The Wellness Industry.
www.bbcgoodfood.com/health/how-t...
www.bbcgoodfood.com/health/how-t...
How to spot health misinformation online
Can you trust the videos you’re watching, and how much harm do they do?
www.bbcgoodfood.com
December 30, 2025 at 2:35 PM
My comments to BBC Good Food in spotting health misinformation. Also look for @jonathanstea.bsky.social and a mention of his book, Mind The Science: Saving Your Mental Health From The Wellness Industry.
www.bbcgoodfood.com/health/how-t...
www.bbcgoodfood.com/health/how-t...