Michael Moore's Sicko (or why Orac should relent and go see this movie)
Category: Medicine
I went to see Michael Moore's Sicko last night and it is truly worthy of being seen by every...
Posted by MarkH at 6:25 AM • 133 Comments •
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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.
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June 29, 2007
PZ and Rosenhouse are correct
Category: General Discussion
We've had another framing fight on scienceblogs today. Here's the timeline: Nisbet beats up a strawman of Atheists comparing themselves...
Posted by MarkH at 3:39 PM • 34 Comments •
Police work works
Category: General Discussion
The British have foiled another terrorist attack. This makes me think of two things. Using the military for what should...
Posted by MarkH at 10:54 AM • 19 Comments •
Chimps have souls!
Category: Michael Egnor
Take that Egnor! Altruism -- helping another with no expectation of personal reward -- was once thought to be a...
Posted by MarkH at 8:07 AM • 2 Comments •
Friday Cat Blogging
Category: Wasting your time
Name this cat. She appears to be a a Russian blue with silver coat, green eyes and mauve footpads. Although...
Posted by MarkH at 7:00 AM • 18 Comments •
Sicko
Category: Wasting your time
Anyone want to go see sicko with me? It's playing in Charlottesville tomorrow night and I plan on catching...
Posted by MarkH at 1:59 AM • 7 Comments •
June 28, 2007
How many studies does it take to satisfy a crank?
Category: Anti-Vax Denialism
David Kirby asks us to move the goalposts one more time on the vaccines-cause-autism question. Epidemiologic studies have shown no...
Posted by MarkH at 12:56 PM • 30 Comments •
More on Doctors & Payola
Category: General Discussion
Another interesting article in the Times discusses shining the light on pharmaceutical industry gifts to doctors. What's interesting about it...
Posted by Chris H at 11:50 AM • 1 Comments •
Crank Magnetism
Category: HIV/AIDS denialism
Back when we wrote the Unified Theory of the Crank one of the main things we discussed related to crankery...
Posted by MarkH at 9:29 AM • 14 Comments •
June 27, 2007
I just have a thing for privacy. Is it dirty?
Category: General Discussion
So, Apple releases Itunes 7.2, complete with the ability to download DRM-free, high-quality MP3s. However, these MP3s contain all sorts...
Posted by Chris H at 12:23 PM • 11 Comments •
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