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Category Archives: medical research
Newsweek jumps on Oprah
Finally, somebody in the mainstream media is taking on Oprah Winfrey and her promotion of airy-fairy, New-Agey, homeopathic, nonsensical pseudo-science. You may have heard that Oprah is giving Jenny “Vaccines Cause Autism” McCarthy her own show. Anyway, Newsweek has just … Continue reading
Posted in alternative medicine, medical research, news, skepticism
Tagged autism, jenny mccarthy, oprah winfrey, vaccines
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SuperSense
Review by John C. Snider Is the tide changing in the struggle between science and religion? For the last four hundred years (give or take a few decades), science has been content to challenge the claims of religion (and it’s … Continue reading
Posted in evolution, medical research, paranormal, religion, science, skepticism
Tagged bruce m. hood, supersense
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Why are we religious?
At the American Atheists National Convention here in Atlanta last weekend, we heard Dr. J. Anderson Thomson deliver a fascinating lecture on religion and the brain. Don’t miss an opportunity to hear Dr. Thomson speak!
Posted in interviews, medical research, religion, science
Tagged jesse bering, joshua knobe, percontations
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Time to de-fund NCCAM?
You probably didn’t know that the federal goverment actually funds a National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medice (NCCAM). Ironically, NCCAM has spent more time conclusively debunking CAM rather than affirming it, much to the chagrin of Senator Tom Harkin, … Continue reading →