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Monthly Archives: July 2011
Evidence Based Policy: He's Not The Messiah
Brian Deer has won many plaudits over the year for his excellent journalism, which was key in exposing the research fraud of Andrew Wakefield and did much to fight the damaging anti-MMR brigade. However this appears to have left dear Brian with a bit of a chip on his shoulder about how science works. Continue reading
Posted in Featured, news, opinion, research, Scepticism, Science
Tagged Brian Deer, Keir Liddle, media, peer review, press, science and technology select committe, the scientific method
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Lava Bacteria and Germy Soap Pumps?
We welcome Jennifer Keane to the Twenty-First Floor, who is looking to get her hands clean after the journey up in the elevator… Continue reading
The Patriotism Delusion
Following on from last week’s article on the superstitious nature of nationalism, Dario Battisti examines the patriotic delusions that inspired the recent terrorist attacks in Norway, Continue reading
Posted in Featured, headline, opinion, Scepticism
Tagged Anders Breivik Dario Battisti, Jens Stoltenberg, nationalism, Norway, Oslo, patriotism, racism, superstition, terrorism, Utøya
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Ever Wanted to See a Dinosaur on Chambers Street?
The National Museum of Scotland opens this Friday, complete with a refugee from Jurassic Park. Continue reading
Posted in Featured, news, Science
Tagged dinosaur, Hannah Little, national museum of scotland, news
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Psychobabble: The Blame Game
The last few days have had contained more than their fill of tragedy, and the reaction of some has been, in Keir Liddle’s opinion, grossly inappropriate. Continue reading
Posted in Featured, opinion, Scepticism
Tagged addiction, amy winehouse, drug use, flipnosis, Keir Liddle, mental health, psychobabble, substance abuse
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Them Foreign Germs? Comin’ Over Here?
The Olympics will bring many things to this country – germs being among their number. Continue reading
Bite Sized Science: Space Shuttle – The Complete Missions
A video of the complete missions of the space shuttle. Continue reading
Posted in Featured, news, Science
Tagged bite sized science, Hannah Little, space shuttle, the last missions
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Committed To Memory
In light of the recent sentencing of student protester Charlie Gilmour to 16 months in prison for violent disorder, and the outrage originally caused by his climbing on the Cenotaph, Dario Battisti asks whether patriotic fervour can sometimes rival that of religion. Continue reading
Posted in Featured, news, opinion, Scepticism
Tagged Charlie Gilmour, Dario Battisti, nationalism, patriotism, superstition, The Cenotaph
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Evidence Based Policy: Badger Cull
Should we kill badgers to save cattle? Continue reading
Posted in Featured, opinion, research, Science
Tagged badger, badger cull, bovine tb, cattle, cull, evidence based policy, Keir Liddle, tb, tuberculosis
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Psychobabble: Sorry seems to be the hardest word
Much has been made of the apology by Rupert Murdoch to the Family of Milly Dowler. Undoubtedly, it was the right thing to do – perhaps psychologically speaking, as well as morally and ethically. Continue reading
Posted in headline, opinion, research, Science
Tagged apologies, Carol Tarvis, cognitive dissonance, Elliot Aronson, hackgate, Keir Liddle, psychobabble, Rupert Murdoch
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