A quickly bashed out manifesto, if I were to have such a thing
Last night, a friend who I have not seen for a little while, asked me an important question. She was well aware of my blogging […]
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Samuel Hahnemann and his Frankenstein Experiments
My automated scans of the internet for all things about quackery have thrown up some interesting news today. The German newspaper Bild is reporting that […]
Top Ten Tips For Creating Your Own New Alternative Medicine
The economic downturn may mean that you are thinking of retraining as an alternative healer. You might be tempted to invest your redundancy money or […]
The Epiphenomena of Quackery
Sometimes it can be hard to tell science from pseudoscience. On the surface, both can look the same. What is remarkable is how deep this […]
Write to Your MP about our Libel Laws
George Monbiot writes in today’s Guardian about the shame of our libel laws in the UK. The Rath case highlights the basic injustice of such […]
Matthias Rath: The “Definitive Charlatan”
The highlight of this week has been the news that Matthias Rath has folded in his attempt to sue Ben Goldacre and the Guardian. Rath […]
As seen on Amazon…
(as seen here.) Congratulations Ben on finally getting the book out. I will review it as soon as your publisher sees fit to send me […]
Dispatches from the Sceptic Fields
It’s Shakin’ Stevens o’clock here at Glastonbury. Lunchtime. Saturday, as we emerge from the first full day of hard core mud action. It’s not my […]
Welcome to the Placebo Store.
The advert begins… I’m Jen. I am a mommy. It’s what I love. It’s my job to make owies go away. Whether it’s a kiss […]
The Age of Quackery
In my last post I discussed how Hopi Ear Candles has nothing to do with the American Hopi tribe and was a technique that had […]