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Cialdini and Consistency: Why This Might Influence Trust in CAM

Dr Dave Gorski has sparked off an interesting discussion on the topic: Death by “alternative” medicine: Who’s to blame?. A patient with early stage breast cancer is advised on a cour… more →

Holford Watch: Patrick Holford, nutritionism and bad science

How Smart Are Politicians? — 2 comments

jdc325 wrote 1 month ago: Not very smart at all if David Tredinnick is anything go go by. I wrote about him speaking on homeop … more →

Tags: bad science, Government, Supplements, Alternative Medicine, woo, Nutritionism, Homeopathy, Homeopathic Remedies, Cam

Cialdini and Consistency: Why This Might Influence Trust in CAM — 4 comments

dvnutrix wrote 1 month ago: Dr Dave Gorski has sparked off an interesting discussion on the topic: Death by “alternative … more →

Tags: Holford, patrick holford, BPSDB, Cam, cialdini, Complementary and Alternative Medicine, Compliance, consistency, crank magnetism

Reptiles & Holy Blood?

Tauriq Moosa wrote 4 months ago: We all know the type: “9/11 was instigated by the US Government!”; “Have you not r … more →

Tags: Religion, baigent, Conspiracy Theories, Da Vinci Code, Damian Thompson, david icke, Hitchens, Leigh, Lincoln

Reptiles & Holy Blood?

Tauriq Moosa wrote 4 months ago: We all know the type: “9/11 was instigated by the US Government!”; “Have you not r … more →

Tags: Religion, baigent, Conspiracy Theories, Da Vinci Code, Damian Thompson, david icke, Hitchens, Leigh, Lincoln

Will Science Blogging Absolve the Mainstream Media of the Need to Provide Science Coverage? — 1 comment

dvnutrix wrote 4 months ago: Nick Davies’ corruscating Flat Earth News: An Award-winning Reporter Exposes Falsehood, Distor … more →

Tags: Goldacre, Blogging, Ben Goldacre, Damian Thompson, Mainstream media, Science, Journalism, Nick Davies, Flat Earth News

Why Do Mainstream Media Promote Patrick Holford? — 6 comments

menefreghismo wrote 5 months ago: Summary: Professor Patrick Holford is a popular media pundit who is celebrated for his scientific ap … more →

Tags: patrick holford, Nutritionism, Ben Goldacre, Holford Watch, University of Teesside, Holford, Holford Myths, Damian Thompson, media

America - The Soft Target — 5 comments

athinkingman wrote 6 months ago: There have been repeated threats in the US to limit the teaching of evolution in state schools. Th … more →

Tags: Education, technology, Religion, Isolation, Science, censorship, Evolution, turkey, Muslim

Patrick Holford: Star of the Blogosphere

jonhw wrote 7 months ago: Here at Holfordwatch, we’re delighted to see that so many blogs are giving Professor Patrick H … more →

Tags: patrick holford, Holford, health, Holford Myths, Nutritionism, Damian Thompson

A Failure To Recant — 10 comments

athinkingman wrote 7 months ago: Everybody should know that size doesn’t always appear constant when it moves. Even popes. Ev … more →

Tags: censorship, Human Rights, Morality, Religion, Science, A.C.Grayling, Aristarchus, Bible, Cardinal Ratzinger

Thompson: Holford is "one of Britain’s most influential propagators of potentially dangerous counterknowledge" — 3 comments

jonhw wrote 7 months ago: We’ve been looking over Damian Thompson’s fascinating new book Counterknowledge. Profes … more →

Tags: patrick holford, Damian Thompson

Are You A Victim? — 5 comments

athinkingman wrote 7 months ago: Did you know that: George Bush planned the September 11 attacks, MMR injection triggers autism in c … more →

Tags: Other Blogs, existential, Faith, Education, Internet, Psychology, Religion, Science, Evolution


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