Having read Ben Goldacre “Bad Science” book and blog, and having read other websites dedicated to the need for evidence-based decisions and the need for proper trials, I agree with Ben Goldacre’s article “Boris Johnson and his innovative trial methodology” that Johnson may be harming our kids with his “tacit” endorsement of the Centre for [...]
Archive of posts tagged Bad Science
Bad Science libelled
Ben Goldacre of “Bad Science” fame posts an article on Gillian McKeith’s accusations and, from the information provided, McKeith’s attempts to hide the evidence. A TwitterGate! And then I was incompetently libelled by a litigious millionaire http://www.badscience.net/2010/07/and-then-i-was-incompetently-libelled-by-a-litigious-millionaire/ Article by Kulvinder Singh Matharu – 2010
Chiropractors – shameful, vile?
Further to my recent article Chiropractor’s back off! at http://www.metalvortex.com/blog/2010/04/15/384.html regarding the British Chiropractic Association on their dropping the libel case against Simon Singh, I’ve came across an article from the excellent Ben Goldacre at http://www.badscience.net/2010/04/british-chiropractic-association-drops-shameful-libel-case-against-science-writer-who-criticised-them/ which goes into a bit more depth. Well worth a read. There is another excellent article from Stuff and [...]
Fish oil to snake oil…the Durham Council Story
I’ve been following this story for some time now, and it’s got real interesting recently with articles on the current situation over at Bad Science and Holford Watch. Basically, this is about the infamous fish oil “trial” and Durham Council’s claims on the positive effects of fish oil. But with no real evidence offered and what [...]
Homeopathy is a lie
Despite all the evidence from properly conducted experiments and trials which show that homeopathy is a lie, a large numbers of people still think that homeopathy is real and not a placebo effect. Their delusional mindset is something that will be hard to rectify; witness the still quite large numbers who believe in astrology and [...]
