Science or Snake Oil: Will the NHS Puberty Blocker Trial Harm More Than It Helps?
In spring 2025, NHS England may launch its much-anticipated "Pathways" trial into puberty blockers, a…
Sex and Gender
Law
The Illusion of Proof: Confirmation bias and the Lucy Letby Case
Conspiracy theorists fall victim to a fundamental misunderstanding of how to evaluate and synthesise evidence.…
Sex and Gender
What would an ethical clinical trial into puberty blockers look like?
In light of the Cass Review, the new use of puberty blockers for children is…
Sex and Gender
Breaking Down Cass Review Myths and Misconceptions: What You Need to Know: Part 2
Continued from Breaking Down Cass Review Myths and Misconceptions: What You Need to Know: Part…
Sex and Gender
Breaking Down Cass Review Myths and Misconceptions: What You Need to Know: Part 1
It has now been just little under a week since the publication of the long…
Sex and Gender
Brighton Sceptics and the Reece’s Pieces
from the twitter thread. Let me tell you about "Reece's Pieces". https://twitter.com/helenlewis/status/1727314286630916114 So, Brighton Skeptics…
irony
Getting AI to write a Thesis on Transgender and Non-binary Archaeology.
So, today we discovered that The University of York is going to offer the ex-mayor…
Sex and Gender
The Muddling of the American Mind – Part II
Apologies for the delay on publshing Part II. The weight of muddle proved too much…
Sex and Gender
The Muddling of the American Mind: Part I
In a recent blog post on the web site Science Based Medicine, Steven Novella asks…
Sex and Gender
On the Sex Deracination Gambit
Prospect Magazine is an "intellectuals'" magazine in the UK covering arts, society, science and politics.…