I wish we'd talked about this earlier...
Category: Medicine
Dr. Signout, over at, well, Signout, wrote an interesting piece the other day. It's a piece that everyone should read...
Posted by PalMD at 9:29 PM • 14 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.
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Detoxification: New Environmental Concerns Necessitate Action
Category: Altie Meds
As PalMD has pointed out, millions of Americans use detoxification to improve their optimal health and well being. But the...
Posted by Chris H at 11:19 PM • 15 Comments •
My New Product: All Natural Pb®
Category: Altie Meds
Sciblings, I know you all are going to run out and buy my new nutritional supplement, Pb®. Pb® is all...
Posted by Chris H at 1:11 PM • 35 Comments •
Teach the (right) controversy
Category: Evolution Denialism
So, McCain's picked a running mate. We don't know much about her, but she has advocated "teaching the controversy" when...
Posted by PalMD at 12:44 PM • 21 Comments •
Get ready---flu season is closer than you think
Category: Medicine
Last year's flu season was bad. Hopefully this year's will be better (for us, not for the virus). The CDC...
Posted by PalMD at 12:04 PM • 38 Comments •
August 28, 2008
Hello? Disco Institute? Are you reading?
Category: Evolution Denialism
Perhaps I have delusions of grandeur, but after all, this is the (checking) 15th ranked science blog on teh intertubes....
Posted by PalMD at 5:14 PM • 10 Comments •
Mercola---still lying after all these years
Category: Altie Meds
It's no secret that I have no respect for Joe Mercola. Every time I read one of his promotional emails...
Posted by PalMD at 1:19 PM • 12 Comments •
A million? A MILLION??
Category: meta-blag
Well, here at ScienceBlogs, we're heading for another milestone. Sometime in the next few weeks, we will have our millionth...
Posted by PalMD at 12:24 PM • 5 Comments •
Galileo to Get Statue at Vatican
Category: Wasting your time
Today's Journal reports on the delicate task of creating a monument to Galileo Galilei at the Vatican. But there's still...
Posted by Chris H at 11:35 AM • 7 Comments •
August 27, 2008
Goodbye to old friends, and welcome new sciblings
Category: meta-blag
First, as most ScienceBlogs readers know, Carl Zimmer of "The Loom" has moved over to Discover's blogs. He's a terrific...
Posted by PalMD at 5:35 PM • 2 Comments •
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