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markhoofnagle.jpg Mark Hoofnagle has a MD and PhD in physiology from the University of Virginia, and is now a general surgery resident. His interest in denialism concerns the use of denialist tactics to confuse public understanding of scientific knowledge.

Chris Hoofnagle Chris Hoofnagle is a recovering Washington, DC lawyer and information privacy law expert at UC-Berkeley Law School. Denialism became apparent to him while working on consumer protection laws in Washington. The Denialists' Deck of Cards is essentially a how-to guide for being an industry lobbyist.

PalMD.jpgPalMD is 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

    What Sam Brownback thinks about evolution

    In today's NYT It's softer than the outright denial of evolution that was assumed when he raised his hand at...

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    Badscience takes on the Independent

    Category: Skepticism

    Apparently, I'm not the only one who thinks the Independent is a joke when it comes to science reporting. The...

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    Crank HOWTO

    Category: Cranks

    Who wants to know how to be an effective crank? Well, I've outlined what I think are the critical components...

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    Denialists' Deck of Cards: The Queen of Diamonds, "We Need Regulatory Relief"

    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...

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    A question for Luskin III

    Category: Evolution Denialism

    Gosh, they just can't accept that no reputable science department wants an IDer around. They continue to push this academic...

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    May 30, 2007

    Colony Collapse Disorder Update

    Category: Environmentalism

    From Salon. Conspiracy Factory has a good overview. Sounds like it wasn't anything sinister other than weird winter weather....

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    9/11 with office supplies

    Category: 9/11 Conspiracies

    You remember when that creationist thought a can of peanut butter disproved evolution? If you thought that was funny, you...

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    Denialists' Deck of Cards: The Sixth Hand, The Gloves Come Off

    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...

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    Egnor vs. Bell

    Category: Michael Egnor

    The latest entry in the Darwinism = eugenics nonsense comes from the crank Michael Egnor. Once again, as a Charlottesvillian...

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    One month of denialism

    Category: General Discussion

    We've been on for one month now. It was a pretty good start. We got about 110k pageviews, about 54k...

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