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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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The Curious Case of Oxford University Press, Homeopathy and Charles Darwin

Science is a human activity. And as such, it is subject to the full range…

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Andy L
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14th October, 2010
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A complaint to the Society of Homeopaths about the H:MC21 ad might be innevitable

After yesterdays complaint to the ASA regarding this ad, a complaint to the Society of…

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Andy L
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13th October, 2010
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Just bought New Statesman and it pains me I may have to write to the ASA about a homeopath ad: you may too

This month's New Statesman (Oct 2010) carries a full page ad for the homeopathy propaganda…

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Andy L
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11th October, 2010
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Brian Josephson changes his statement regarding the John Benneth lecture on homeopathy

The following is the latest explanation as to why Benneth was allowed to talk at…

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Andy L
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11th October, 2010
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A reply from My MP Ed Vaizey regarding Science Budget cuts

Dear Dr Andy Lewis, Thank you for contacting me about government support for science, technology…

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Andy L
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10th October, 2010
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The Futility of Finding Physical Explanations for Homeopathy

From the very first decades of homeopathy’s existence in the early 19th Century, mainstream scientists…

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Andy L
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9th October, 2010
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John Benneth, Brian Josephson and an Absurd Talk at Cambridge

On the 1st of October, a rather unusual talk was held at the Cavendish Laboratories…

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Andy L
82 Comments
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3rd October, 2010
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The Society of Homeopaths, Richard Barr and MMR

The Society of Homeopath’s response to the latest BBC revelations was entirely predictable. The BBC…

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Andy L
32 Comments
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22nd September, 2010
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The GP Commissioning Consortium for Integrated Medicine

The UK health care system is about to undergo a major overhaul in how services…

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Andy L
7 Comments
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12th September, 2010
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Can Homeopathy Cure Mastitis in Cows?

A new study has been published in The Journal of Dairy Research looking at if…

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Andy L
38 Comments
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