Category Archives: Annoyances

In praise of the somewhat shambolic

Posted on July 21, 2010 by Austin

The Scienceblogs saga continues to rumble on, with more people quitting – the departure of Bora Zivkovic making perhaps the biggest ripples in this latest group – and now PZ Myers going on strike (see some discussion in the comments … Continue reading →

Posted in Annoyances, Grumbling, The Interwebz | 13 Comments

It’s a conspiracy – and you’re ALL in on it

Posted on July 6, 2010 by Austin

An amusing sequel (in a masochistic and depressing kind of way) to my earlier post detailing how I got involved in one of those fruitless anti-vaccine debates over at a thread on the Guardian’s website. It now appears that all … Continue reading →

Posted in Annoyances, Pseudoscience | 24 Comments

Just when I thought I was out…

Posted on June 15, 2010 by Austin

In case you’re wondering where I’ve been (and I’m sure no-one was): apart from grading a few essays, and servicing my growing Twitter addiction, I have done what I regularly swear I won’t and got involved in an argument with … Continue reading →

Posted in Annoyances, Medicine, Pseudoscience, The Interwebz | 34 Comments

Quantum homeopathic flapdoodle

Posted on April 20, 2010 by Austin

I had wanted to post something for World Homeopathy Awareness Week (WHAW), which ended a few days ago. However, I have been hampered by the fact that, whenever I think about writing anything more about homeopathy, I tend to find … Continue reading →

Posted in Annoyances, Humour, Medicine, Pseudoscience | Tagged | 5 Comments

Jargon I can take – its abbreviations I can’t stand

Posted on March 24, 2010 by Austin

NN blogger Jennifer Rohn has been writing recently about the use of jargon between scientists. As she points out, one of the points is to convey information succinctly from one person familiar with the vocabulary to one or more others … Continue reading →

Posted in Annoyances, Humour, The Life Scientific | Tagged | 24 Comments