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Science or Snake Oil: Will the NHS Puberty Blocker Trial Harm More Than It Helps?
The Illusion of Proof: Confirmation bias and the Lucy Letby Case
What would an ethical clinical trial into puberty blockers look like?
Breaking Down Cass Review Myths and Misconceptions: What You Need to Know: Part 2
Breaking Down Cass Review Myths and Misconceptions: What You Need to Know: Part 1
Brighton Sceptics and the Reece’s Pieces
Getting AI to write a Thesis on Transgender and Non-binary Archaeology.
The Muddling of the American Mind – Part II
Science or Snake Oil: Will the NHS Puberty Blocker Trial Harm More Than It Helps?
The Illusion of Proof: Confirmation bias and the Lucy Letby Case
What would an ethical clinical trial into puberty blockers look like?
Breaking Down Cass Review Myths and Misconceptions: What You Need to Know: Part 2
Breaking Down Cass Review Myths and Misconceptions: What You Need to Know: Part 1
Brighton Sceptics and the Reece’s Pieces
Getting AI to write a Thesis on Transgender and Non-binary Archaeology.
The Muddling of the American Mind – Part II
  • Science or Snake Oil: Will the NHS Puberty Blocker Trial Harm More Than It Helps?

  • The Illusion of Proof: Confirmation bias and the Lucy Letby Case

  • Sex and Gender

    Tribal Scepticism

    Andy L 3rd January, 2020
  • Sex and Gender

    On the existence of females

    Andy L 8th June, 2020
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    Have Homeopaths Reached Peak Stupid?

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    Andy L 21st November, 2014
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    What the Steiner Waldorf School Movement did not want you to read.

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    Andy L 14th June, 2013
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    Steiner Schools and Risk Factors for Child Abuse

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    Andy L 5th November, 2012
30th August, 2011
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Ed Vaizey does not think there is a problem after reviewing 38 Degrees NHS Legal Review

I wrote to my MP about the findings of a legal review of the NHS…

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Andy L
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27th August, 2011
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Help With Quackometer: Geek needed

At present, the 'Am I a Quack?' function is not working.http://www.quackometer.net/?page=quackometerPart of how this function…

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Andy L
3 Comments
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24th August, 2011
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Jeremy Sherr: Daktari wa mchawi na dawa yake mbaya

The Society of Homeopaths in the UK has constantly refused to engage in any meaningful…

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Andy L
32 Comments
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15th August, 2011
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Dr Peter Fisher and “Plausibility Bias”

In this season’s newsletter from the Homeopathy Research Institute, Dr Peter Fisher, Clinical Director of…

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Andy L
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9th August, 2011
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Margaret Coats to join Zombie Regulator, Ofquack.

I first wrote about Ofquack, or the Complementary and Natural Health Council, during its formation…

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Andy L
8 Comments
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8th August, 2011
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Some Amusing Homeopath’s consider what to do with the ASA and skeptics

From the minutus discussion board... From: timothymaccaw Opting out is effectively what Uschi Kraus-Harper has…

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Andy L
2 Comments
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3rd August, 2011
ASA regulation

Quacks Denounce ASA as Incompetent and Threatening

Last week I reported that a top quack delegation was visiting the Advertising Standards Authority…

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Andy L
28 Comments
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29th July, 2011
Bad Charity homeopathy nutrition

Foresight Preconception: Beware of Claims

It has come to my attention that, this autumn, I will become a father for…

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Andy L
26 Comments
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27th July, 2011
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The Advertising Standards Authority Seeks to Destroy Complementary Medicine–Apparently

This time, Jayney Goddard, who calls herself the President of The Complementary Medical Association, is…

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Andy L
27 Comments
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27th July, 2011
Ainsworths regulation Uncategorized

Ainsworths Pharmacy: Casual Disregard for the Law.

You might have thought by now that homeopaths would have understood that one of the…

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Andy L
30 Comments
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