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The media’s MMR hoax
August 30th, 2008 by Ben Goldacre in badscience, MMR, bad science | 14 Comments »
Ben GoldacreThe GuardianSaturday August 30 2008Dr Andrew Wakefield is in front of the General Medical Council on charges of serious professional misconduct, his paper on 12 children with autism and bowel problems is described as “debunked” - although it never supported the conclusions ascribed to it - and journalists have convinced themselves that his £435,643 fee from legal aid proves that his research was flawed.I will now defend the heretic Dr Andrew Wakefield. Read the rest of this entry »
I totally just touched my book
August 29th, 2008 by Ben Goldacre in onanism | 25 Comments »
 Okay, this is all a bit indulgent, but it was a total mission, so I will now cheerfully declare, to my childishly ecstatic delight, that in a rather exciting moment a few minutes ago my book totally arrived in my hand. I quite like it. Since there are those who doubted whether I would ever finish the beast, and you’re all plainly bastards, here is a clumsy picture of me holding it before I dash out to the Nature Scienceblogger Conference drinks. It’s out on Monday. Read the rest of this entry »
Part two of my Radio 4 show on the placebo effect, 9pm tonight (Monday)
August 25th, 2008 by Ben Goldacre in podcast, onanism, placebo, bad science | 32 Comments »
 So tonight at 9pm on BBC Radio 4 (Monday) you can hear the second episode of my two-part miniseries on the placebo effect, one of the most effective and neglected evidence based treatments known to man.In this show we look at the ethical and practical implications of research into the placebo effect, and discuss whether it’s okay - or even necessary - to lie to patients. The answer, from me at any rate, is “no”. Read the rest of this entry »
Think yourself thin…
August 23rd, 2008 by Ben Goldacre in placebo, bad science | 36 Comments »
Ben GoldacreThe Guardian,Saturday August 23 2008What I particularly enjoy is the spectacle of fat people – ideally drinking beer – watching television, while somewhere on the other side of the world citizens of all nations are getting some nice exercise in the Olympics (throwing javelins, jumping over metal bars, climbing lamp posts with banners, and running away from the water cannon). These are the people I imagine paying for gyms they never visit, while I am cheerfully cycling to work and carrying the shopping up the stairs. Read the rest of this entry »
My Placebo programme on BBC Radio 4
August 18th, 2008 by Ben Goldacre in onanism, placebo, bad science | 38 Comments »
 I’ve been so busy I completely failed to spot that this show went out earlier this evening. It’s a smashing programme I made with Matt Silver from the BBC Radio 4 Science Unit on the placebo effect.We charge through some of the most fun experiments in the field, and in part two we get all philosophical about what it means for mankind. Read the rest of this entry »
The news you didn’t read
August 16th, 2008 by Ben Goldacre in publication bias, bad science | 29 Comments »
Ben GoldacreThe GuardianAugust 16, 2008There’s not exactly a whole bunch of news going on right now. According to the Mail we are witnessing the “Invasion of the killer jellyfish” (except Portuguese Men O’ War have been reported on British shores since at least 2003), the hunt for the Yeti continues, and there’s always room for another “equation for” story. Read the rest of this entry »
Bill Nelson wins the internet.
August 9th, 2008 by Ben Goldacre in badscience, pseudodiagnoses, detox, homeopathy, nutritionists, quantum physics, bad science | 60 Comments »
Ben GoldacreThe Guardian,Saturday August 9 2008 Silly season is in full swing. At the Telegraph, their correspondent has gone for a bioenergetic health audit. “The resident homoeopath, Katie Jermine, quizzed me about my diet, stress levels and lifestyle. She then strapped on a wristband and plugged me into an electronic device called the Quantum QXCI, which scanned my system for vitamins, minerals, food intolerances, toxicity, organ function, hormone balance, parasites, digestive disorders and stress levels.” Read the rest of this entry »
Silence Dissent!
August 8th, 2008 by Ben Goldacre in laws, stifling criticism, alternative medicine | 20 Comments »
The CAM world meets a new all time low this week - even by their own standards - as the New Zealand Chiropractors Association threaten the New Zealand Medical Journal with legal action for criticising their ideas and practice. Read the rest of this entry »
San Francisco action?
August 5th, 2008 by Ben Goldacre in onanism | 13 Comments »
Admin note really, do ignore. Sorry to be busy elsewhere Read the rest of this entry »
Fame!
August 2nd, 2008 by Ben Goldacre in cash-for-"stories", celebs, bad science | 20 Comments »
Ben Goldacreguardian.co.ukSaturday August 2 2008It must be August. The Daily Mail is hunting for the Yeti again (they sent their own expedition out in 1954) and mathematical formula season has begun in earnest. PR guru Mark Borkowski’s “fame formula” was gushingly reported in the Telegraph, the Express, the Star, OK, Channel 4, ITN, and more. The Guardian were lucky enough to obtain the rights to extract his book at length, focusing on the formula. I trust the deal permits me also to reproduce large tracts of it here.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BG0V-9sxGbI Read the rest of this entry »
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