Boots Maternity TENS Machines. Do they work?
So, in a few weeks, Quackometer Manor will have a new arrival, and like all good middle class parents-to-be, we are currently attending compulsory NCT […]
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We would be the Sceptics answer to Jedward, if I had any Hair.
Thanks to Stephen Law at the Centre of Inquiry for posting this video of myself and Simon Singh, just after our talks at Conway […]
The MHRA and the Labeling of Homeopathic Products
Further documents have been published after the House of Commons held its enquiry into the evidence base for government policy on homeopathy. There are some […]
Trick or Treatment: The Event
Over the next few weeks, I will be taking the Quackometer on tour around the UK and giving talks exploring what factors allow pseudo-medicines to […]
Storm in a Tea Cup
Tim Minchin’s rather brilliant poem Storm is being made into a film. You can see the newly released trailer above. The full poem (available here) […]
James Randi, Global Warming and the Nature of Scepticism
James Randi is a hero to many rational people around the world. He has done more than, perhaps, any person alive to promote rational and […]
To Coffee! The cause of, and solution to, all of life’s problems.
We have a conflicted relationship with the things that give us pleasure. We fear overindulgence may be harming us, and we desperately seek evidence that […]
Bogus Science and Other Christmas Gifts
Yes, like it or not, now is the time to start thinking about the perfect gift for the geek in your life. Last year we […]
UNCRC Demands Equal Access to Quackery for Children
Last week, a comment piece in the Guardian asked, “Should there be freedom to mislead?”. It is an interesting question. Should the State intervene and […]
MP David Tredinnick calls for more Government Funding of Medical Astrology and Remote Energetic Healing
Yesterday, the House of Commons saw a debate on the funding of medical astrology. Yes. Medical Astrology. The Hansard Report of the debate has a […]