Each year the Financial Post holds its junk science week.  This year, the media outlet is on its "16th annual" event, "dedicated to exposing the scientists, NGOs, activists, politicians, journalists, media outlets, cranks and quacks who manipulate science data to achieve their objectives."  The "standard definition is that junk science occurs when scientific facts are distorted, risk is exaggerated and the science adapted and warped by politics and ideology to serve another agenda." I generally find junk science week at the FP reasonably informative, highlighting some flaws in areas of scientific study that warrant more critical public discussions.  But occasionally, there are some problems in what is considered "junk science." Lawrence Solomon has an article in this year's edition on the highly controversial topic of vaccinations, with his thesis that "mass vaccination advocates rely on 'herd immunity' to...(Read Full Article)