By: Abi Saeed Pesticide residues and risk assessments have been a major topic of interest and inquiry for me for over a decade, and something that I wanted to write about on the Blog for quite some time. Over the past couple of months, I have had several inquiries from people regarding the “Dirty Dozen” … Continue reading The Dirty Truth Behind the “Dirty Dozen”| The Garden Professors™
It has become standing advice in all camps—from pediatricians and public health officials to anti-vaccine mouthpieces and chiropractors: do your own “research” on vaccines and then come to a reasoned decision about whether you want to vaccinate your child. Imbedded in that directive is the suggestion that all parents have both the specialized education and critical thinking skills required to do biomedical research.| Moms Who Vax
The Irish men’s rugby team is currently number one in the world. We might therefore expect its governing body, the Irish Rugby Football Union (IRFU), to be a proficient and effective organisation, capable of meeting its own aims while setting examples for others to follow. Unfortunately, however, when it comes […] The post Why the IRFU’s transgender policy is an example of the ecological fallacy appeared first on The Science Bit.| The Science Bit
I used to be concerned about bad science. These days, what gets me going is wrong science: blatant error somehow surviving peer-review and ending up published as if it were fact. It seems that is where we have got to with modern academic publishing. Standards have slipped so badly, even […] The post Will innumeracy cause this study to be retracted? Don’t count on it… appeared first on The Science Bit.| The Science Bit
(cross-posted from scimedskeptic.wordpress.com) My skepticism is not about science and medicine as sources or repositories of objective knowledge and understanding. Skepticism is demanded by the fa…| HIV/AIDS Skepticism
In this information age, where Professor Google has become the expert of choice, being scientifically literate is an essential life skill. It is as important as reading and writing. Sydney Morning …| Science or not?
