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Celebrities Named, Shamed, Acclaimed For Their Sense About Science

by podblack on January 4, 2010

From the Times Online – the release of the The Celebrities and Science Review – for 2009! A compendium of cod science and misconceptions espoused by celebrities is published today, with the likes of Roger Moore, Heather Mills and Shilpa among the worst offenders. The Celebrities and Science Review 2009, published by the charity Sense about [...]

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More Science Bloggers On Dore And The Complaint To The ASA

by podblack on December 18, 2009

Just a quick late-night/very-early-morning-whip around for all of you keeping track of the ongoing Dore saga: Holford Watch, whose original complaint was upheld – ASA: Dore advert is “misleading” and breaches rules on “truthfullness” and “substantiation”. Brainduck‘s blog is a MUST READ – it is astounding how much grace-under-pressure this blogger produces while keeping up with [...]

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Kill The Brain – Or Get Smart About Ghoulish Psychics

by podblack on April 19, 2008

Just popping in this Guardian article by Ben Goldacre – remember my little mention on April 8th about the potential crackdown on psychics? …Next month the Fraudulent Mediums Act will be repealed, and replaced with general consumer legislation, which is to regulate various popular psychic services including predictions for the future, casting good luck spells, [...]

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