14 month ago
philgyford : Ben Goldacre: Now for ID cards - and the biometric blues | Comment is free | The Guardian - Can we all club together and buy Ben Goldacre an award for services to common sense or something? He's been on fire this year.
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14 month ago
plasticbag : Ben Goldacre writes a long, brilliant and—please god—persuasive debunking of Homeopathy for The Guardian - The horror for me here is that cultural studies' critiques and examinations of the process of science are partly responsible for the public suspicion of evidence and rationality. Makes me very sad.
Rod Begbie : What's wrong with homeopathy, by Ben Goldacre | Science | The Guardian - Excellent article on homeopathy by Ben Goldacre -- not too ranty in an "all homeopathy is evil" way, rather a "homeopathy should be part of a discussion, if only for the benefits on the placebo effect, but we can't get the homeopaths to talk". Hopefully [via] #
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20 month ago
Rod Begbie : Bad Science » Wi-Fi Wants To Kill Your Children - Splendid break-down of the bad science in last Monday's Panorama "Science says Wi-Fi is dangerous" scarefest. #
Simon Willison : Wi-Fi Wants To Kill Your Children - Wi-Fi Wants To Kill Your Children. Ben Goldacre tears the ridiculous Panorama WiFi episode to pieces.
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