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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

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    Tribal Scepticism

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    On the existence of females

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    Have Homeopaths Reached Peak Stupid?

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    What the Steiner Waldorf School Movement did not want you to read.

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The Decline and Fall of Science-based Medicine

The philosophy of science-based medicine (SBM) is a response to perceived shortcomings in the practice…

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On the Ontology and Epistemology of Sex

Much confusion appears to exist in popular discussion about the nature of sex. This has…

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Scepticism and The Social Ubiquity of Magical Thinking

An essential read for any sceptic is the early 19th Century classic, The Golden Bough…

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The Two World-Views of Puberty Blockers.

A Judicial Review is being brought in England by ex-patient Kiera Bell against the NHS…

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3rd September, 2020
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The Capture of Nature

Nature is recognised as one of the world's most prestigious and cited academic journals. It…

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On the existence of females

This post has been adapted from a twitter thread. Some time ago, I lived in…

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Andy L
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Unboxing a 5G Protection Device

What is in those boxes that claim to protect you from 5G radiation? Who is…

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Andy L
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15th April, 2020
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Iran Fooled by Fake Coronavirus Detector

Reports are emerging of a new device developed by the Iran Revolutionary Guard that can…

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Andy L
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3rd January, 2020
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Tribal Scepticism

So, Rebecca Watson of @skepchicks has produced a video calling JK Rowling a ‘bigoted fuckface’.…

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Andy L
23 Comments
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20th June, 2019
Rudolf Steiner

Steiner Free Schools Transferring to Hindu Academy Trust

You will recall that the government in the UK has ordered emergency inspections into all…

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Andy L
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