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Antivaccine nonsense Entertainment/culture Medicine Politics Popular culture Quackery Television

Antivaccination propaganda about the Poling case: A Saturday morning link roundup

Yesterday was annoying. It started out hearing about the vaccine injury case conceded by the government in a story on NPR on during my drive into work. As I walked through the clinic waiting area on the way to my lab, the TVs in the waiting rooms were all on CNN, where–you guessed it!–there was […]

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Complementary and alternative medicine Friday Woo Medicine Quackery Science fiction/fantasy Skepticism/critical thinking

Your Friday Dose of Woo: Harry Potter called, and he’s looking for the Philosopher’s Stone

Sometimes my readers save my butt. There I was earlier this week, looking through my Folder of Woo, as is my wont, and oddly enough nothing much was floating my boat. I know, I know, I’ve started this little weekly exercise before lamenting a lack of enthusiasm for the woo of which I am aware. […]

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Cancer Complementary and alternative medicine Computers and social media Medicine Quackery

Woo for cancer: Say it ain’t so, Steve!

Yesterday was a rather long day, starting with a long commute in the morning, followed by a long day in the office mainly doing grant paperwork, and capped off by getting home late. Even so, I couldn’t ignore this particular story for two reasons. First, it’s about so-called “alternative” medicine. Second, it’s about Steve Jobs, […]

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Evolution Intelligent design/creationism Medicine Pseudoscience Science Skepticism/critical thinking

Once more into the muck: Creationists and the evolution of antibiotic resistance

I’m not sure why, but it’s been a while since I’ve delved into the cesspit of pseudoscience that is the Discovery Institute’s propaganda organ, Evolution News & Views. Perhaps it was because I simply got tired of diving into the depths of stupid. Of course, that then begs the question of why I’ve been spending […]

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Antivaccine nonsense Autism Complementary and alternative medicine Medicine Quackery

Best line about David Kirby I’ve heard in a long time

A couple of days ago, I wrote about a particularly deceptive and idiotic article by David Kirby about the settling of a case of vaccine injury by the U.S. government. Fellow skeptical physician Steve Novella couldn’t resist taking a shot at Kirby as well and in doing so came up with one of the best […]