Pyjamas in Bananas
Poppy Shakespeare
WTF? Adapted from the novel (which I haven't read) which received nothing but plaudits, and it looks like the film ...(read more)
by pj
Aggregating the best of the blogs on science and pseudoscience
March 31, 2008
Holford Watch: Patrick Holford, nutritionism and bad science
BBC put Holford’s science to the test. It fails.
The second part of the BBC Radio 4 show The Rise of the Lifestyle Nutritionists (listen again here, later tonight) ...(read more)
by jonhw
Bad Science
Now with audio – The Rise of the Lifestyle Nutritionists Part II – BBC Radio 4
Busy bee today, sorry for the late link, the second part of the BBC Radio 4 two-part series “The Rise ...(read more)
by Ben Goldacre
Hawk/Handsaw
Homeopaths capitulate [by guest blogger Olaf Priol]
A group of prominent homeopaths today admitted to 'several decades of flagrant self-deception and denial', concluding that there was no ...(read more)
by Paul Wilson
Thinking Is Dangerous
The Rise & Fall of Lifestyle Nutritionists
Just a quick note to say that Ben Goldacre's excellent series on the The Rise Of Lifestyle Nutritionists continues on ...(read more)
by Dr* T
Wellington Grey
Miscellanea: The Trouble with Tech Support
Miscellanea: The Trouble with Tech Support (read more)
by Grey
Holford Watch: Patrick Holford, nutritionism and bad science
Holford tries to respond to questions raised by BBC documentary. He fails.
Having just posted about Professor Patrick Holford of Teesside University’s curious relationship with the mainstream media, we were fascinated to ...(read more)
by jonhw
SciencePunk
Whale Disposal Gone Wrong (video)
It must have seemed like a good idea at the time - one dead whale needing disposal, several kilos of ...(read more)
by Frank the SciencePunk
March 30, 2008
Holford Watch: Patrick Holford, nutritionism and bad science
Professor Patrick Holford and the Mainstream Media: A Love Story?
Holford Myths has asked an interesting question: Why Do Mainstream Media Promote Patrick Holford? We, too, are stumped by this. ...(read more)
by dvnutrix
SciencePunk
Creationist tours in natural history museum
ABC show Nightline does a good job covering the story of Biblically Correct Tours, a organisation of Young Earth Creationists ...(read more)
by Frank the SciencePunk
the quackometer
The Age of Quackery
In my last post I discussed how Hopi Ear Candles has nothing to do with the American Hopi tribe and ...(read more)
by Le Canard Noir
SciencePunk
Tasty Cultural Treats
Before you start drooling too much over this tasty-looking dessert, you should know that this is actually a mixture ...(read more)
by Frank the SciencePunk
Pyjamas in Bananas
Kirsch et al update
Following on from the reply by Johnson et al, my re-analyses and Robert Waldmann's work of the last few weeks ...(read more)
by pj
March 29, 2008
Mugs & Money
The perfect murder
This post is dedicated to the memory of Ling ‘Carrie’ Wang.
I have never met Carrie, but her death has been ...(read more)
by mugsandmoney
Holford Watch: Patrick Holford, nutritionism and bad science
The fish oil zombie swims again in Durham: the fabulous mutating press release
In a fine example of convergent evolution, some information posted on HolfordWatch, the digging by Letting off Steam and Ben ...(read more)
by jonhw
Bad Science
The trial that never was.
Ben Goldacre
The Guardian,
Saturday March 29 2008
And so an epic saga comes to a close. You will remember the Durham Fish ...(read more)
by Ben Goldacre
March 28, 2008
jdc325's Weblog
Vaccine Science – Propaganda (part two)
OK, just a little bit more on Inside Vaccines. Here is a post that is based on an editorial in the Indian ...(read more)
by jdc325
Holford Watch: Patrick Holford, nutritionism and bad science
Holford, Nutritionism and the Mainstream Media
We’ve seen a couple of interesting posts this week about Holford, nutritionism and the mainstream media. HolfordMyths argue that ...(read more)
by jonhw
March 27, 2008
jdc325's Weblog
Serotonin Pills in the Media
Introduction: The way different sectors are reported in the media is interesting. Take serotonin pills as an example. There are several ...(read more)
by jdc325
the quackometer
Hopi Ear Candling – Removing the Grey Goo Between Your Ears
Quacks like to tell us that their healing arts are thousands of years old and based on ancient principles ...(read more)
by Le Canard Noir
March 26, 2008
Holford Watch: Patrick Holford, nutritionism and bad science
Holford, autism, Wakefield and a manufactured disease
In a 17/3/08 e-mail to his mailing list, Prof Patrick Holford of Teesside University discusses Wakefield’s work and the possible ...(read more)
by jonhw
jdc325's Weblog
Traditional Chinese Herbal Medicine – dangerous
There has been a reported case of poisoning by herbal remedy. This has been discussed on the Bad Science forum and ...(read more)
by jdc325
DC's Improbable Science
BBC sees the light: removes Alternative Medicine Pages
In a wonderful demonstration of common sense, the BBC has removed all the alternative medicine pages from BBC Health web ...(read more)
by David Colquhoun
SkeptoBot
The new gimmick: How famous people are related to each other.
I can't be the only one who finds this annoyingm can I? Or am I just being more surly than ...(read more)
by Lave
March 25, 2008
Thinking Is Dangerous
Bluffer’s Guide to Consumer-related Science Papers – Part 2
In Part 1, we looked at a few basic questions to ask when looking at a scientific paper to establish ...(read more)
by Dr* T
Bad Science
Radio 4 The Rise of the Lifestyle Nutritionists
Well, very excitingly - to me - the first half of my two-parter on Radio 4 went out over the ...(read more)
by Ben Goldacre
March 24, 2008
Holford Watch: Patrick Holford, nutritionism and bad science
The Rise of the Lifestyle Nutritionists: “food has become a modern obsession”
In the first part of this two-parter, Ben Goldacre does an excellent job of reminding us that of how “food ...(read more)
by jonhw
Thinking Is Dangerous
Not Snowed Under…
Just spent the main part of the weekend traipsing the first 30 miles of the South West Coast Path (in ...(read more)
by Dr* T
Bad Science
The Hadacol Boogie – Radio 4 Quack Show Listen Again…
Ben Goldacre
The Guardian,
Monday March 24 2008
[This is much longer than the Guardian version]
Making a show for radio 4 on the ...(read more)
by Ben Goldacre
Apathy Sketchpad » Bad Science
The Witterings Of Fools
A collection of moronic posts on the Telegraph in response to the question "Do you trust UK scientists to use ...(read more)
by andrew