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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April 30, 2008
Category: Conspiracies
The room was dark---preturnaturally dark (damn you, Stephen Donaldson!). I was led by the robed and hooded figures to an altar. On the altar was a...something, and it was covered with a cloth. The cloth was a remarkable black, the...
Posted by PalMD at 5:34 PM • 12 Comments •
Category: Anti-Vax Denialism
HT to Tara The United Methodist Church has just allowed its member to deliver unto them a hunk of burning stupid. Some misguided souls have looked upon vaccines and have found them wanting. Let us examine for ourselves this misguided...
Posted by PalMD at 11:14 AM • 17 Comments •
Category: Denialism
Today represents one year since we joined scienceblogs, and I think we've had a great deal of success in defining the problem of denialism, establishing a new vocabulary for dealing with the problem of pseudoscience, and establishing uniform standards for...
Posted by MarkH at 6:00 AM • 16 Comments •
April 29, 2008
Category: Woo
As you may have read earlier, the only thing chriopractic has ever really been shown to do is to help low back pain about as well as conventional therapy. That doesn't stop chiropractors from doing whatever they want. It sure...
Posted by PalMD at 8:47 PM • 11 Comments •
Category: Woo
This is a reprint from my old blog that will provide necessary backgroud for an upcoming story. Thanks for your indulgence. I am often asked my opinion of chiropractic care. My usual answer (based on evidence) is that it can...
Posted by PalMD at 6:22 PM • 19 Comments •
Category: Education
Dear Floridians, Greetings, and an early "hello"! I'm heading your way at the end of the week to spend my tourist dollars, and I can't wait to see you! But first, some important business. Your representatives in the Florida House...
Posted by PalMD at 5:11 PM • 3 Comments •
Category: General Discussion
No time for blogging today but make sure to welcome ERV, on of my favorite bloggers, to the network. Welcome ERV!...
Posted by MarkH at 7:06 AM • 1 Comments •
April 28, 2008
Category: Huffington Post
In this morning's post, Mark mentions an article from the alternative medical universe that is the Huffington Post. One of the latest bits of idiocy to come out of HuffPo is from Barbara Fischkin. I have no idea who this...
Posted by PalMD at 12:30 PM • 8 Comments •
Category: Denialism
How else can you describe a site that regularly publishes David Kirby's anti-vaccination denialism, Jennifer McCarthy's insanity, and conspiracy theories from the like of Diedre Imus? The latest this weekend is the goalpost-moving from David Kirby, which based on the...
Posted by MarkH at 8:00 AM • 18 Comments •
April 26, 2008
Category: Narcissistic self-involvement
There's been some chat around here regarding why people blog. I'll leave out the entire matter of why people write in the first place---that topic is so well covered in undergrad, there's no reason to try to add to an...
Posted by PalMD at 2:17 PM • 11 Comments •
