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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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The Muddling of the American Mind – Part II
Apologies for the delay on publshing Part II. The weight of muddle proved too much…
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The Muddling of the American Mind: Part I
In a recent blog post on the web site Science Based Medicine, Steven Novella asks…
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On the Sex Deracination Gambit
Prospect Magazine is an "intellectuals'" magazine in the UK covering arts, society, science and politics.…
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The Decline and Fall of Science-based Medicine
The philosophy of science-based medicine (SBM) is a response to perceived shortcomings in the practice…
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On the Ontology and Epistemology of Sex
Much confusion appears to exist in popular discussion about the nature of sex. This has…