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Carlos Orsi
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Carlos Orsi is a journalist, editor-in-chief of Revista Questão de Ciência, author of "O Livro dos Milagres" (Editora da Unesp), "O Livro da Astrologia" (KDP), "Negacionismo" (Editora de Cultura), and co-author of " Pura Picaretagem" (Leya), "Ciência no Cotidiano" (Editora Contexto), for which he was awarded the Jabuti Prize, and “Contra a Realidade" (Papirus 7 Mares).
‘Prevent Senior’ in Brazil accused of conducting unethical medical experiments on Covid patients
Even after Brazil's "Covid kit" of alternative treatments was shown to be ineffective, doctors were given sales targets to keep prescribing - with official guidance on how to classify away patients who died from Covid.
The ‘scientist as lone genius’ is a myth that obscures real stories of scientific discovery
Science communication that focuses on lone geniuses making accidental discoveries can prime the public to accept quacks masquerading as mavericks
When it comes to our health, doing nothing is often better than doing something wrong
Most of the time, being proactive can be a good thing, but when it comes to healthcare, doing nothing is better than doing something stupid.
Kardecism: the fringe spiritualist doctrine which became the soul of pseudoscience in Brazil
Kardecism - an 19th century off-shoot of spiritualism - found fertile ground in Brazil, and grew to wholly undermine trust in science and medicine.
Brazilian Congress turns green – not for the environment, but for homeopathy
Brazil continues to make baffling healthcare decisions, including lighting up the Brazilian congress buildings... in honour of homeopathy
Brazil’s government throw their weight behind Creationism and Intelligent Design
Driven by the Discovery Institute, Creationism and Intelligent Design have been gaining ground in Brazil, and finding support in government.
Rectal ozone therapy: Brazil’s latest COVID-19 pseudoscience
Brazil's rectal ozone therapy may sound ridiculous, but the reach of the pseudoscience movement is no joke
Hydroxychloroquine: when bad science goes mainstream
As covid-19 spreads across Brazil, Natalia Pasternak and Carlos Orsi highlight how one purported miracle cure found friends in very high places.
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