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Do Hedgehogs Give My Cat Acupuncture?

31st July, 2006 Andy L 3

I thought my post on Reiki Healing for Hedgehogs was going to be a one-off. But a recent trip to the garden centre has opened […]

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The Quest For The Perfect Quack!

13th July, 2006 Andy L 5

Well, I’ve had a bit of time to put some effort into the Quackometer, and now it has a few new features and improvements. 1. […]

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Trademarked Science Trade-Offs

10th July, 2006 Andy L 43

I have written before about my assertion that if you find someone saying that you cannot get all the nutrients you need through food, then […]

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Can I See Your Working, Please?

5th July, 2006 Andy L 3

I promise I will write about something else other than nonsense in the Daily Mail, but today’s story requires a comment or two. Their headline […]

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Magnetic Migraine Miracle Madness?

22nd June, 2006 Andy L 14

In today’s Daily Mail, Brendan Montague brings us the sensational story that Migraine suffers need not suffer much longer thanks to a wonder device about […]

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The Quackery of Torture

20th June, 2006 Andy L 0

As you can see, I have signed up this blog to the Bloggers Against Torture campaign as part of the torture awareness month. I will […]

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“Hands-off” Healing of Hedgehogs

18th June, 2006 Andy L 6

Quackery is often accompanied with grand associations with complex science, the harder the better. Usually, quantum theory is the science of choice: it has plenty […]

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The Mineral-Depleted Food Scandal

20th April, 2006 Andy L 34

The news (1, 2, 3, 4, 5) has been full of reports about how our food in Britain is becoming less nutritious and that it […]

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UK Hospital HR Manager in ‘Near Death Experience’

12th April, 2006 Andy L 5

Let’s recap – ‘Cellular Memory’ – the alleged ability for every cell to retain some sort of energy memory about us that can get passed […]

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‘Cellular Memory’ Fails Memory Test

11th April, 2006 Andy L 11

After having an argument on a message board about whether Cellular Memory could really exist (see last post), I was offered that the following expert […]

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What Every Parent Should Know About Steiner-Waldorf Schools

2nd November, 2012 483

You may know my feelings about Steiner/Waldorf Schools*. Most importantly, that prospective parents are not being told about the occult foundations of the Steiner philosophy. […]

What Doctors Don’t Tell You – A Publishing Sensation

4th October, 2012 336

Hot on the heels of the new killer magazine What Doctors Don’t Tell You we are seeing an explosion of new titles trying to mimic […]

Why is Homeopathy Successful?

13th January, 2012 224

Just before Christmas, Lia Burkeman and Stephanie Kramer, wrote an article for Urban Times that asked the question, “Homeopathy: Can it be a Success Story?” To […]

On the The Reckless Physicking of Amateur Females.

16th November, 2010 35

It would appear to be important for homeopaths to show how the rich, blue blooded and famous are supporters of homeopathy. One might suggest that […]

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The Futility of Finding Physical Explanations for Homeopathy

10th October, 2010 52

From the very first decades of homeopathy’s existence in the early 19th Century, mainstream scientists have dismissed its claims for one simple reason: the extremely […]

Breaking Down Cass Review Myths and Misconceptions: What You Need to Know: Part 1

14th April, 2024 28

It has now been just little under a week since the publication of the long anticipated NHS independent review of gender identity services for children […]

Brighton Sceptics and the Reece’s Pieces

22nd November, 2023 0

from the twitter thread. Let me tell you about “Reece’s Pieces”. So, Brighton Skeptics were to hold a talk in January between Hannah Barnes and […]

The Muddling of the American Mind – Part II

22nd March, 2023 17

Apologies for the delay on publshing Part II. The weight of muddle proved too much for me at times! But I thought I must publish […]

The Muddling of the American Mind: Part I

23rd July, 2022 76

In a recent blog post on the web site Science Based Medicine, Steven Novella asks the question “What does the science actually say about biological […]

On the Sex Deracination Gambit

19th July, 2021 19

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 […]

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