Category Archives: Science

Unreliable evidence and the problem with criminal trials

Posted on September 19, 2011 by David

This week, I and many of my readers have been participating in an Amnesty International campaign to urge the Georgia State Board of Pardons and Paroles to commute the sentence of Troy Davis, currently scheduled to be executed for the … Continue reading →

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Tom Chivers on the sacking of Raabe

Posted on February 8, 2011 by David

I was happy to learn yesterday that Hans-Christian Raabe, a fanatical anti-gay bigot and staunch advocate of drug prohibition about whom I wrote recently, has been sacked from the Advisory Committee on the Misuse of Drugs. I’ve heard some murmurings … Continue reading →

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In which I discover the strange world of “astrological research”

Posted on January 28, 2011 by David

Many of my readers will already have heard about the Astrological Association of Great Britain’s recent complaint of anti-astrology bias at the BBC, after astronomer Brian Cox and comic Dara O’Briain described astrology as “nonsense” and “rubbish” in a recent … Continue reading →

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Round-up of interesting stuff

Posted on January 24, 2011 by David

If you need an antidote to the media’s usual diet of garbled nonsense, here’s a selection of articles and blogposts that are worth reading this week. Ben Goldacre dismantles the perennial claim that “Blue Monday” has been “proven to be … Continue reading →

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