I recently read a paper by some colleagues at SPRU on the publication patterns of the pharmaceutical industry. I thought I’d share a short write up of my notes. A version of the paper is here (pdf) or full citation: Rafols, Ismael, Hopkins, Michael M, Hoekman, Jarno, Siepel, Josh, O’Hare, Alice, Perianes-Rodríguez, Antonio and Nightingale, … Continue reading »
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The nerds are on the march
A version of this post initially appeared on the Times’ Eureka blog The ballad of Simon Singh and his altercation with the British Chiropractic Association (BCA) has been told many times before (for example). What I want to focus on here is the way the case inspired scientists, skeptics and bloggers to become involved in … Continue reading »
Miracle Mineral Solution
If you keep an eye on the UK skeptic media you will have probably already heard the story of 15 year old Rhys Morgan and Miracle Mineral Solution (“Bleachgate”). If not, let me share it with you. Crohn’s disease is horrible. Being a teenager is horrible. Have a read through The National Association for Colitis … Continue reading »
Mechanical metaphors in kid’s body books
This is the cover of Usborne’s classic kid’s book How Your Body Works. The book has been around in some form since 1975, so you might have seen it before. I’m interested in it for many reasons, but this blogpost is going to focus on the way it reflects an oft-used metaphor when it comes … Continue reading »
Poo Books
I have a small collection of “poo books”. For research reasons, obviously. Fancy a tour? Of course you would. Let the poo commence. By “poo books” I mean books for children about either digestion processes of going to the toilet. Such books often use the word “poo”. It is largely their term, not mine. These … Continue reading »
