Category Archives: Pseudoscience

Conspiracy deathmatch

Posted on 19 January 2015 by Cath@VWXYNot?

I realized recently that, in the best tradition of fighting fire with fire, it’s possible to counter some conspiracy theories by invoking other conspiracy theories. The best two examples I’ve come up with so far are as follows: The anti-vaccination … Continue reading →

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Happy Birthday DC

Posted on 19 July 2013 by Austin

It is a pleasure to wish a Happy Birthday today to my friend Professor David Colquhoun, who, as he reaches the palindromic age of 77, is still fighting the various fights for good science – and reality in general – … Continue reading →

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The curious case of the barbecue and the toilet seat.

Posted on 7 June 2013 by Philip Strange

The prospect of a weekend with some warmer weather sends us Brits in to a frenzy of outdoor eating. So, in this spirit, and ignoring the light rain, I went searching for our barbecue and found it under a pile … Continue reading →

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Scritti

Posted on 24 October 2012 by Henry Gee

Occasionally I make the mistake of tuning in to the BBC, an organization for whom the lead news item will always be its own self-importance. Now then now then now then. There has been much brouhaha, for example, about the … Continue reading →

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iFacepalm

Posted on 17 January 2012 by Cath@VWXYNot?

If only everyone knew how easy it can be to solve complex, deap-seated medical problems! Looks legit – it’s on Wikipedia, after all. I mean, sure, there’s a disclaimer – but they only have to put those in for legal … Continue reading →

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Things to do in ‘couver when you’re weird

Posted on 24 November 2011 by Cath@VWXYNot?

These ads that appeared in my Facebook feed the other day confuse and frighten me: I hadn’t realised that breeding grotesquely oversized kittehs was A Thing in Vancouver… or maybe that’s just what happens when you buy breakthrough peptide-based treatments … Continue reading →

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Checking homeopathy – fat chance

Posted on 21 February 2011 by Austin

In which I get distracted. And even more geeky. (You’ll see why – keep reading.) I am SO, SO BORED with homeopathy.

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More peer review. Zzzzzz.

Posted on 26 January 2011 by Austin

In which, late as ever, I remember to say something about peer review. There has been a bit of a flurry of commenting about peer review around OT just recently, with both RPG and Girl, Interrupting weighing in. The general … Continue reading →

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Frankly dilutional

Posted on 12 January 2011 by Austin

In which I have the strong feeling that it’s Déjà vu all over again. Ah, me. Homeopathy.

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