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No Evidence Allowed: The Government on Pseudoscience & Homeopathy

Posted on Wednesday, 18 November, 2009 by Paul

As recently mentioned, the firing of Professor David Nutt has brought into focus politics’ deep seated discomfort with scientific evidence. In a world where vague weasel words are part of day-to-day survival, the scientific method’s disregard for political ideology can … Continue reading →

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The sinister side of public policy.

Posted on Tuesday, 10 November, 2009 by Mark

On 1st November, following the sacking of Prof David Nutt, Ryan O’Meara, Editor-in-Chief of K9 Magazine, published the podcast below exploring evidence based policy. [gplayer href="http://skeptic.org.uk/archivemedia/bsl.mp3" ] K9 Magazine podcast [/gplayer]or download here. He brings parallel arguments from his personal … Continue reading →

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