Mark Hoofnagle has a PhD in physiology from the University of Virginia and is currently a 3rd year medical student. His interest in denialism concerns the use of denialist tactics to confuse public understanding of scientific knowledge.
Chris Hoofnagle is an attorney with experience in consumer protection advocacy in Washington and Sacramento. His interest in denialism concerns the use of rhetorical tactics by various industries in dumbing down policy debates. He is the author of The Denialists' Deck of Cards.
PalMD is a pseudonym for Peter A. Lipson, a practicing internist in the Midwestern United States. Aside from the great joy he finds in his family and his work, he likes communicating some of that joy to others. He has a special interest in the ways patients---and we are all patients at one time or another---are deceived by charlatans. He aims to change the world, one reader at a time. Previous writings can still be found here.
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May 31, 2007
In today's NYT It's softer than the outright denial of evolution that was assumed when he raised his hand at the debate, and certainly doesn't sound like young-earth creationism. It seems to be intelligent design creationism without explicitly mentioning intelligent...
Posted by MarkH at 11:51 AM • 18 Comments •
Category: Skepticism
Apparently, I'm not the only one who thinks the Independent is a joke when it comes to science reporting. The latest idiocy is the idea of "electrosmog", which I think results from having watched The Ring too many times (just...
Posted by MarkH at 11:02 AM • 7 Comments •
Category: Cranks
Who wants to know how to be an effective crank? Well, I've outlined what I think are the critical components of successful crankiness. Ideally, this will serve as a guide to those of you who want to come up with...
Posted by MarkH at 10:10 AM • 28 Comments •
Category: Denialists' Deck of Cards
Sometimes the success of a consumer intervention will create "blowback," and allow the industry to not only win but also demand other concessions. An excellent recent example of regulatory blowback came with the creation of the federal Do-Not-Call Registry. In...
Posted by Chris H at 9:46 AM • 5 Comments •
Category: Evolution Denialism
Gosh, they just can't accept that no reputable science department wants an IDer around. They continue to push this academic freedom issue, when it's perfectly acceptable to consider an applicant's ideas when they are pursued intramurally, and can't quite decide...
Posted by MarkH at 8:05 AM • 1 Comments •
May 30, 2007
Category: Environmentalism
From Salon. Conspiracy Factory has a good overview. Sounds like it wasn't anything sinister other than weird winter weather....
Posted by MarkH at 11:19 AM • 9 Comments •
Category: 9/11 Conspiracies
You remember when that creationist thought a can of peanut butter disproved evolution? If you thought that was funny, you got to start watching some troofer videos. Screw Loose Change found this wonderful entry: I realize this is low hanging...
Posted by MarkH at 10:50 AM • 17 Comments •
Category: Denialists' Deck of Cards
If the denialist is on the brink of losing, a number of high stakes arguments can be made. The bear/bull market argument is one of my favorites. Just look at tax policy--no matter what the economy is doing, tax cuts...
Posted by Chris H at 9:50 AM • 2 Comments •
Category: Michael Egnor
The latest entry in the Darwinism = eugenics nonsense comes from the crank Michael Egnor. Once again, as a Charlottesvillian I feel the cranks are invading my home turf. About a mile away from me is this sign: It reads:...
Posted by MarkH at 9:05 AM • 6 Comments •
Category: General Discussion
We've been on for one month now. It was a pretty good start. We got about 110k pageviews, about 54k visitors, 100 entries and 1050 comments on those entries. We've gone through what makes a denialist argument, what makes a...
Posted by MarkH at 8:34 AM • 19 Comments •
