When Science Gets It Wrong: The Limits of Science-Backed Advice

Evidence-based advice isn't always helpful.

As a health writer, it’s my job to provide science-backed advice. But after almost a decade of prescribing this advice, I’d confidently — and in the same breath — explain that this type of advice isn’t always helpful.

Humans are extremely nuanced. Everything we do, read, believe, act, and create is interconnected, biased, and flawed. You’re not attracted…