Tag Archives: cancer
On cancers, false balance and the judiciary
Climate change has for long been my go-to example to illustrate how absolute objectivity can sometimes be detrimental to the reliability of a news report. Stating that A said “Climate change is real” and that B replied “No, it isn’t” … Continue reading
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Tagged cancer, carcinogen, cellphone towers, false balance, Joel Moskowitz, lung cancer, non-ionising radiation, radio-frequency radiation, Supreme Court of India
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‘Mantra sciences’ is just poor fantasy
I don’t know how the author of a piece in the Times of India managed to keep a straight face when introducing a school based on Vedic rituals that would “show the way” to curing diseases like cancer. Even the … Continue reading
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Tagged bitcoins, cancer, cognitive dissonance, cryptocurrencies, epic fantasy, fantasy fiction, Hogwarts, infinite predictability, magic system, not even wrong, Ponzi scheme, Rajasthan, Research Institute of Mantra Sciences, Vedas, Vedic studies
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UCL cancels homeopathy event by Indian docs
Although homeopathy has been widely drubbed as possessing zero curative potential, it continues to have an existence ranging from undemonstrative to unrestrained in many countries. Continue reading
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Tagged Banerji Protocols, cancer, Department of AYUSH, Edzard Ernst, homeopathy, palliative care, University College London
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