Items of interest found recently in my RSS feed.What did I miss? Please share what you’ve been reading (and writing!) in the comments.
pseudoscience
Quickhit: Stop funding homeopathy, say British MPs
We conclude that placebos should not be routinely prescribed on the National Health Service
“Quantum medicine” and “nanopharmacology” – mmm, scientitious!
Grab a cushion for your desk (the bit in front of your head) before reading this defence of homeopathy on HuffPo, Home of Woo. Thing is, this theory is perfectly testable – I foresee the need for 4 test groups… Read More ›
Skeptic quickhit: homeopathy
Reworked (with the artist’s permission) from a poster featured on Orac’s blog.
So Similar
A draft I’ve had hanging around since last month: I’m trying to get these things out for some discussion even if I haven’t been able to wrap a bow around them to my entire satisfaction. Via Samara at The F-word… Read More ›
Predictable
The one time I read a newspaper report of a social study that actually is reported with a bit of attention to fine distinctions and looks like a reasonable summary of the actual journal paper, what happens? The comments section… Read More ›
Ever found that whole Mars/Venus male/female thing sorta suss?
You’re not alone. The problem is that John Gray knows very well how to hit all the socially constructed hot buttons on male entitlement and female submission so that readers infer the message that Venusians have only themselves to blame… Read More ›
Hoyden About Town 