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Complementary and alternative medicine Homeopathy Medicine Quackery

The return of the microfascists (and their micro brownshirts and microtruncheons)

It’s grant crunch time, as the submission deadline for revised R01s is July 5. However, in a classic example of how electronic filing has actually made things more difficult, the grant has to be done and at the university grant office a week before the deadline if it is to be uploaded in time. So, […]

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Complementary and alternative medicine Medicine Quackery

Removing science from anthropology: Parallels with medicine

It’s grant crunch time, as the submission deadline for revised R01s is July 5. However, in a classic example of how electronic filing has actually made things more difficult, the grant has to be done and at the university grant office a week before the deadline if it is to be uploaded in time. So, […]

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Biology Complementary and alternative medicine Evolution Homeopathy Medicine Quackery Science

If randomized clinical trials don’t show that your woo works, try anthropology!

It’s grant crunch time, as the submission deadline for revised R01s is July 5. However, in a classic example of how electronic filing has actually made things more difficult, the grant has to be done and at the university grant office a week before the deadline if it is to be uploaded in time. So, […]

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Complementary and alternative medicine Entertainment/culture Medicine Popular culture Quackery Television

Epic rap battles: ZDoggMD versus Dr. Oz

It had to be done. With all the quackery and pseudoscience promoted by TV doctors like Dr. Oz, Dr. Phil, and “The Doctors,” sooner or later someone had to choose a manner other than blogging to call them out. ZDoggMD has done just that, particularly dissing Dr. Oz. Why? Why not. Because: Why dis Dr. […]

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Biology Clinical trials Evolution Intelligent design/creationism Medicine Pseudoscience Science Skepticism/critical thinking

Dr. Egnor has his own blog now. Hilarity ensues about evolution and medicine.

Remember Michael Egnor? I bet many of you do. If you were reading this blog three or four years ago, Dr. Egnor was a fairly regular target topic of my excretions of not-so-Respectful Insolence. The reason for that was, at the time, I was quite annoyed that a fellow surgeon could so regularly lay down […]