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18th October, 2010
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I will be doing a talk in Edinburgh this Thursday. Warm up act will be Richard Wiseman. See you there. #sitp

The Persistence of Delusion When? Thursday, October 21 at 8:00PMDownload iCalendar file (e.g. import to…

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16th October, 2010
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Announcing the launch of the Nightingale Collaboration at #TAMLondon

Misinformation about complementary and alternative therapies is rifeon the Internet, in newspapers and magazines and…

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15th October, 2010
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The Curious Case of Oxford University Press, Homeopathy and Charles Darwin

Science is a human activity. And as such, it is subject to the full range…

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14th October, 2010
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A complaint to the Society of Homeopaths about the H:MC21 ad might be innevitable

After yesterdays complaint to the ASA regarding this ad, a complaint to the Society of…

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13th October, 2010
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Just bought New Statesman and it pains me I may have to write to the ASA about a homeopath ad: you may too

This month's New Statesman (Oct 2010) carries a full page ad for the homeopathy propaganda…

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11th October, 2010
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Brian Josephson changes his statement regarding the John Benneth lecture on homeopathy

The following is the latest explanation as to why Benneth was allowed to talk at…

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11th October, 2010
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A reply from My MP Ed Vaizey regarding Science Budget cuts

Dear Dr Andy Lewis, Thank you for contacting me about government support for science, technology…

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10th October, 2010
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The Futility of Finding Physical Explanations for Homeopathy

From the very first decades of homeopathy’s existence in the early 19th Century, mainstream scientists…

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9th October, 2010
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John Benneth, Brian Josephson and an Absurd Talk at Cambridge

On the 1st of October, a rather unusual talk was held at the Cavendish Laboratories…

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3rd October, 2010
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The Society of Homeopaths, Richard Barr and MMR

The Society of Homeopath’s response to the latest BBC revelations was entirely predictable. The BBC…

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