A mysterious encounter
Category: Conspiracies
The room was dark---preturnaturally dark (damn you, Stephen Donaldson!). I was led by the robed and hooded figures to an...
Posted by PalMD at 5:34 PM • 12 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.
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 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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April 30, 2008
Church vs. Science
Category: Anti-Vax Denialism
HT to Tara The United Methodist Church has just allowed its member to deliver unto them a hunk of burning...
Posted by PalMD at 11:14 AM • 18 Comments •
One Year of Denialism Blog
Category: Denialism
Today represents one year since we joined scienceblogs, and I think we've had a great deal of success in defining...
Posted by MarkH at 6:00 AM • 16 Comments •
April 29, 2008
First, do no harm---Chiropractors, are you listening?
Category: Woo
As you may have read earlier, the only thing chriopractic has ever really been shown to do is to help...
Posted by PalMD at 8:47 PM • 15 Comments •
Physical therapy+massage+woo=chiropractic
Category: Woo
This is a reprint from my old blog that will provide necessary backgroud for an upcoming story. Thanks for your...
Posted by PalMD at 6:22 PM • 19 Comments •
Open letter to the People of the great state of Florida
Category: Education
Dear Floridians, Greetings, and an early "hello"! I'm heading your way at the end of the week to spend my...
Posted by PalMD at 5:11 PM • 3 Comments •
Welcome ERV
Category: General Discussion
No time for blogging today but make sure to welcome ERV, on of my favorite bloggers, to the network. Welcome...
Posted by MarkH at 7:06 AM • 1 Comments •
April 28, 2008
If you ever get tired of sanity, Huffington Post is still there
Category: Huffington Post
In this morning's post, Mark mentions an article from the alternative medical universe that is the Huffington Post. One of...
Posted by PalMD at 12:30 PM • 9 Comments •
Huffington Post is a denialist website
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...
Posted by MarkH at 8:00 AM • 18 Comments •
April 26, 2008
Why blog? Musings and open thread
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...
Posted by PalMD at 2:17 PM • 11 Comments •
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