One of the claims most frequently made by “alternative medicine” advocates regarding why alt-med is supposedly superior (or at least equal) to “conventional” medicine and should not be dismissed, regardless of how scientifically improbably any individual alt-med modality may be, is that the treatments are highly “individualized.” In other words, the “entire patient” is taken […]
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More clowns for Christ?
I’m not sure if the group above, Clowns for Christ, Inc. (complete with Gideon the Parrot, Precious the Super Dog, and illustrated Bible messages, songs, and clown tricks), is the group responsible for the training videos that I posted yesterday. If it’s not, though, apparently clowning for Christ is more widespread than I thought, because […]
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In all the confusion, work, and excitement of the last week, including an NIH study section and a trip to give a talk, you may have thought that I’ve forgotten about a monthly feature that has been ongoing here since the very beginning and that will likely continue as long as (1) this blog exists […]
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Belated carnivalia
It’s history time, both good and bad! First, there’s the latest History Carnival. Next, there’s the Carnival of Bad History. Enjoy!
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In which Christian “clowns” are being trained to invade a nursing home to “entertain” the unfortunate residents trapped within. Money quote: “If people are in need of touch, you touch them.” Coming from clowns, that just sounds a bit creepy to me. Or maybe, “Clowns can look a bit intimidating if you see a lot […]
