On the Sex Deracination Gambit
Prospect Magazine is an “intellectuals’” magazine in the UK covering arts, society, science and politics. Their Summer issue contains an essay by journalist Angela Saini […]
The Decline and Fall of Science-based Medicine
The philosophy of science-based medicine (SBM) is a response to perceived shortcomings in the practice of evidence-based medicine. EBM is the movement that strives to […]
On the Ontology and Epistemology of Sex
Much confusion appears to exist in popular discussion about the nature of sex. This has political importance at the moment, most visibly in recognition of […]
Scepticism and The Social Ubiquity of Magical Thinking
An essential read for any sceptic is the early 19th Century classic, The Golden Bough by Cambridge Scholar Sir James Fraser. Fraser set out to […]
The Two World-Views of Puberty Blockers.
A Judicial Review is being brought in England by ex-patient Kiera Bell against the NHS Tavistock Gender clinic. At dispute is whether or not children […]
The Capture of Nature
Nature is recognised as one of the world’s most prestigious and cited academic journals. It publishes weekly a set of original peer reviewed research articles […]
On the existence of females
This post has been adapted from a twitter thread. Some time ago, I lived in a house that had a number of peafowl living in […]
Unboxing a 5G Protection Device
What is in those boxes that claim to protect you from 5G radiation? Who is selling them and are they deluded or dishonest in what they do?
Iran Fooled by Fake Coronavirus Detector
Reports are emerging of a new device developed by the Iran Revolutionary Guard that can detect coronavirus “within a radius of about 100 meters”. Major […]
Tribal Scepticism
So, Rebecca Watson of @skepchicks has produced a video calling JK Rowling a ‘bigoted fuckface’. She comes to this conclusion because the Harry Potter author defended Maya Forstater after Maya lost an employment tribunal over her beliefs that sex is binary and immutable.