About the author
Geek and nerd Joe D has in the past studied genetics, molecular and cell biology, worked in cancer research, and made contemptuous amounts of money from incompetently composed photographs. The views expressed on this weblog are not his own; rather, he stole them from you through mind invasion.
Tag Archives: skepticism
Lay Science: On Gillian McKeith
After renewed fighting between Bad Science’s Ben Goldacre and make-believe scientist Gillian McKeith, the skeptical blogosphere has been taking a look at itself and wondering whether it’s being a bit too mean, and putting people off. My contribution at Lay … Continue reading
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Tagged bad science, blogging, gillian mckeith, media pseudoscientists, nutritionism, skepticism
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Lay Science: The Way The World Is
I’ve posted a quick review of The Way The World Is, physicist-vicar John Polkinghorne’s attempt at explaining to other scientists why he is a Christian. It’s a tedious and embarrassing piece of work. The book, that is. The post, I … Continue reading
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Tagged books, epistemology, john polkinghorne, philosophy of science, religion, reviews, science, skepticism
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Lay Science: Further research is necessary
The paper that initiated the great MMR hoax has been thoroughly discredited and retracted by the journal that published it, but the anti-vaxxers still claim — and hoodwink some parents — that more research is required to establish whether or … Continue reading
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Tagged alternative medicine, bad arguments, badscience, logical fallacies, philosophy of science, science, skepticism
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Lay Science: Lies, damned lies, and tissue culture
Skepticism is about critical thinking and knowing how to avoid being fooled by charlatans and the honest but mistaken. Over at Lay Science I explain one way that you can get fooled: by people citing the activities of cells in … Continue reading
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Tagged badscience, biology, cancer, cell biology, hiv, medicine, molecular biology, science, skepticism, tissue culture
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Cotch: Tough on crime in fantasy land
The first post on the new photography-oriented cotch dot net is up. It’s a quick review of the police stop-and-search policy, in place across London as a counter-terrorism measure, and in particular the decision to consider photography to be a … Continue reading
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Tagged evidence-based policy, london, photography, politics, skepticism, stop-and-search
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