Source: Boing Boing
Red Bull sponsored or influenced research overwhelmingly concluded that mixing vodka with its product poses no health risk—a 95% favorable finding rate that contrasts independent research showing elevated cardiovascular and neurological risks. This exemplifies captured science: corporate funding predetermines conclusions, yet the studies circulate through medical and regulatory channels with institutional credibility intact. Beverage companies engineer consent around risky products by controlling the research apparatus rather than the product itself.