Popular ideas, potentially refuted

(Last updated: October 2022)

Below is a list of popular ‘turns out’ style content that it (drumroll…) turns out, may not be correct after all. That is – if you are willing to accept the counterarguments.

Books

Why We Sleep: The New Science of Sleep and Dreams (Matthew Walker)

Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind (Yuval Noah Harari)

The “Ten thousand hours rule” from Outliers (Malcolm Gladwell)

The Tipping Point (Malcolm Gladwell)

Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance (Angela Duckworth)

Documentaries

What the Health (Netflix)

The Game Changers

Other

Oatly Oat Drink as a healthy alternative to milk

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