Why We Need More Evidence-Based Medicine
Category: philosophy of science
Human medicine is rife with unempirical interventions.
Posted by Nick Anthis at 8:47 AM • 7 Comments •
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Category: pseudoscience
A proclamation recognizes "Brain Education", an unproven curriculum by a longstanding purveyor of pseudoscience
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John McCain Embraces Scientifically-Disproved Vaccine/Autism Link
Category: John McCain
Welcome to Crankville, Senator.
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Now You Too Can Be a "Skeptic"... of Anything!
Category: creationism
New merchandise gives you the powers of refutation of the Atlas of Creation's Harun Yahya.
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More Impressions of the Atlas of Creation
Category: creationism
Who needs facts when you've got such a damn good-looking book?
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A Book, Stunning in Both Its Beauty and Its Ignorance
Category: creationism
Our lab received a copy of the Atlas of Creation too!
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Science and Religion: Like Oil and Water
Category: religion
Although Francis Collins' goal of improving relations between science and religion is probably a worthy one, he seems to be all too willing to sacrifice his own scientific ideas when they contradict his religious views.
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