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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
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    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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18th March, 2011
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ASA will not be making individual adjudications against homeopaths – this time.

Since the 1st of March, the ASA have been taking complaints about adverts on traders…

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Andy L
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14th March, 2011
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Society of Homeopaths hope the ASA will believe their scraps of evidence.

So, it would appear that the Nightingale Collaborations focus on homoeopaths is having an effect.…

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Andy L
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12th March, 2011
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Worlds Collide for David Tredinnick MP

David Tredinnick is a Tory Member of Parliament who appears to be obsessed with a…

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Andy L
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11th March, 2011
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MPs tell us that libel reform is a ’cause whose time has come’

From the libel reform campaign...We had a great event in parliament yesterday. Thank you to…

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Andy L
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4th March, 2011
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Director of the Society of Homeopaths Threatens Libel Action Against Paul Offit

In today’s issue of Spiked, you can read a review of a new book by…

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Andy L
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1st March, 2011
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The World Has Become Slightly Less Quacky

March 1st sees the Advertising Standards Authority take on complaints about misleading claims on websites.…

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Andy L
16 Comments
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21st February, 2011
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The Herbalists are Delighted.

Government announces statutory Regulation to Save Herbal Medicines The SaveHerbalmedicine.com Campaign is delighted to announce…

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Andy L
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17th February, 2011
College of Medicine regulation

How to Spot Bad Regulation of Alternative Medicine.

There are a number of differences between the practices of medicine and the pseudo-medicines, such…

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Andy L
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16th February, 2011
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The Homeopaths’ Desperate Campaign to the MHRA

More leaks from homeopathy land… Tomorrow is the last day that you can submit a…

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Andy L
28 Comments
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10th February, 2011
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Green Science

What is science? And how do you define a scientist? Anyone who has given these…

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Andy L
2 Comments
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