Category Archives: Bad Science

Today there was a little bit of win for science and for reason.

Posted on 15/04/2010 by Nell

The British Chiropractic Association have dropped their ridiculous libel against Simon Singh. Original story from Ben Goldacre.

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Professor James Lovelock is a dangerous nut.

Posted on 01/04/2010 by Nell

In this interview from The Today Program on the threat from global warming, he spouts such gems as; “it [climate change] didn’t happen in one of these smooth curves like these one of these modelers produce, it moved in a … Continue reading →

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A few thoughts

Posted on 14/03/2010 by Nell

Here is a collection of a few small thoughts I have had recently that aren’t really big enough for a whole post each, I thought I’d bung them together in a miscellany[1]: 1. Apparently I have been Follow Fridayed a bit … Continue reading →

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Some graphic design

Posted on 26/02/2010 by Nell

These just popped into my head this afternoon, so I sat up until 4.30 am doing them. I am an idiot. It only took me that long because my laptop wasn’t up to the job, but I couldn’t stop till … Continue reading →

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Christopher Maloney: meet the Streisand effect.

Posted on 18/02/2010 by Nell

“The Net treats censorship as damage and routes around it” – John Gilmore. Christopher Maloney is a naturopath in Maine. He calls himself a doctor and prescribes garlic capsules as a cure for H1N1. This is bad, but worse, when … Continue reading →

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Know thy enemy.

Posted on 23/01/2010 by Nell

I have just read this article from the Daily Fail. As always, the article disgusted me and the comments at the bottom made me feel physically sick – 286 brave souls agree with Dave from Leicester who would happily sentence … Continue reading →

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Not the Bat Boat!

Posted on 06/01/2010 by Nell

My word. For those of you not in the know, every year around this time Japan’s “scientific” whaling fleet heads out into the Antarctic to do research. After each whale has been examined by dissection, there’s no point throwing it … Continue reading →

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Oh please…

Posted on 28/12/2009 by Nell

I’m glad I’m not the only one who thinks the new rules forbidding airline passengers from getting out of their seats in the last hour of a flight is an utterly pointless and ridiculous rule. I also heard a rumour … Continue reading →

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I have no doubts whatsoever…

Posted on 19/12/2009 by Nell

…that the intelligent and considerate people who read this blog believe in global warming, believe it is caused by us and believe it is something we need to stop, or the consequences will be serious. However, just in case a … Continue reading →