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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
20th November, 2009
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Bogus Science and Other Christmas Gifts

Yes, like it or not, now is the time to start thinking about the perfect…

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Andy L
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14th November, 2009
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John Wesley and The Origins of the Natural Health Movement

Examine the discourse of any alternative medicine and you will encounter a surprisingly homogenous set…

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Andy L
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30th October, 2009
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UNCRC Demands Equal Access to Quackery for Children

Last week, a comment piece in the Guardian asked, “Should there be freedom to mislead?”.…

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Andy L
11 Comments
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20th October, 2009
Luc Montagnier

Why I am Nominating Luc Montagnier for an IgNobel Prize

Luc Montagnier is an interesting and strange character. Last year he was a shared winner…

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Andy L
101 Comments
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15th October, 2009
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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.…

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Andy L
24 Comments
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30th September, 2009
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PHA Media’s Cynical Spin of Psychic Cancer Claims

Just a few days after Psychic Cancer Healer, Adrian Pengelly, appeared on the BBC consumer…

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Andy L
12 Comments
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28th September, 2009
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Protecting future ‘Baby Glorias’ from Homeopathic Beliefs

As I write this, two married Australian homeopaths are spending their first nights in gaol…

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Andy L
18 Comments
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25th September, 2009
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Adrian Pengelly, Psychic Healer, and English Libel Laws

It cannot be a good week for Adrian Pengelly. He has been subject to quite…

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Andy L
21 Comments
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24th September, 2009
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Two Boiled Eggs in Pinstripes and the Four Soldiers of Scepticism

  October 5th, 2009 7pm – 8pm TAM London – The Amaz!ing Panel Conway Hall,…

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Andy L
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19th September, 2009
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Richard Dawkins to Speak at LibDem Conference on Libel Laws and Science.

This afternoon, Richard Dawkins will speak about the insidious nature of English Libel Laws as…

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Andy L
6 Comments
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