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Category Archives: AltMed
An Inconsistent Truth?
The Science Museum in London is a national shrine to human ingenuity. Its existence is a testament to the value that our society places on inquiry and innovation, its worth paradoxically underscored by the fact that, even in these impecuious … Continue reading
Posted in AltMed, History of Science, Science
Tagged Science Museum, Traditional Medicine
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Snapshots of 2010
I wasn’t going to do a review of the year’s blogposts but, on the off-chance that the recent move to the shiny new site at Occam’s Typewriter has attracted some new readers, I thought I would provide a brief guide … Continue reading
Traditional Medicine: Inhibition of the Clinician Ambition
I was only able to attend the second day of Science Online London 2010 but was glad to be able to hear Dr Evan Harris’s keynote talk on “Turning online science into real world policy change” and the follow-up break-out … Continue reading
Posted in AltMed
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Homeopathy and the Structure of Memory
I wanted to write something in time for World Homeopathy Awareness Week since homeopathy is such an amazing phenomenon. But though the promotional week is now over, I’m sure you can remember it. You will have memories of some of … Continue reading
Posted in AltMed
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Homeopathy: That’s Numberwang!
This morning I attended a my first ever publicity stunt. The 1023 overdose event, initiated by the Merseyside Skeptics, was held in cities around the UK and the rest of the world. Our particular group assembled in the lightly frosted … Continue reading
Posted in AltMed, Protein Crystallography
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My Nobel prize acceptance speech, 2010
Your royal Highness, members of the Academy, esteemed colleagues, ladies and gentlemen, it is a great and singular honour for me to accept the Nobel prizes for physics, chemistry and medicine. In my speech this evening I would like to … Continue reading
Posted in AltMed
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Freedom of Error
I have been struggling recently to find ways to rehash my post on scientific authority without causing NPG any further distress. This evening, on the train journey home, I think I finally found a way because I read one of … Continue reading
Posted in AltMed, Libel Reform
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In my opinion the British Chiropractic Association is being unscientific
I have just come home from a gathering of Skeptics in the Pub in the Penderels Oak in Holborn and I am excited and dismayed. Simon Singh – bloodied but unbowed This was a special meeting to discuss developments in … Continue reading
Posted in AltMed, Libel Reform
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