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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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Mistletoe and Cancer

Merry Christmas! Last Christmas, we looked at the quackery surrounding myrrh. This year, it is…

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Andy L
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23rd December, 2008
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An Academic Responds to the Homeopathy Challenge

After two weeks of silence from ten UK academic homeopaths, I get a response to…

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Andy L
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14th October, 2008
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The Society of Homeopaths: The Failure of Self Regulation

The Adverting Standards Authority has today found that a homeopath advertised their asthma clinic for…

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Andy L
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8th October, 2008
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Julian Graves: Not Just Nuts – Dangerously Irresponsible

So. Today. I had a quite jaw dropping conversation in my local branch of Julian…

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Andy L
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5th October, 2008
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Neutrahealth in Trouble

In the last few days, vitamin pill company Neutrahealth (NUT.L), has seen a precipitous drop…

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Andy L
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3rd October, 2008
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How Can You Criticise Homeopathy When You Have Never Studied It?

Anyone who has ever entered into a debate with a homeopathy about the nature of…

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Andy L
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30th September, 2008
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Kaloba Cold Cure: How the MHRA condones quackery

The newspapers today were delighting in reporting that a new cold treatment was being made…

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Andy L
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23rd September, 2008
Ainsworths Uncategorized

How Do You Solve a Problem Like Malaria?

Dr* T on his Thinking is Dangerous blog reports that Helios appear to have stopped…

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Andy L
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21st September, 2008
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The Epiphenomena of Quackery

Sometimes it can be hard to tell science from pseudoscience. On the surface, both can…

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Andy L
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17th September, 2008
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Write to Your MP about our Libel Laws

George Monbiot writes in today's Guardian about the shame of our libel laws in the…

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Andy L
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