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Learn how to spot bad science, how to tease out the truth from the hyperbole, and where to go for good science. Read More
US counterparts of Patrick Holford and Gillian McKeith
In the US, 'Dr' Jonny Bowden shares some credentials in common with Gillian McKeith and Dr Ben Goldacre's dead cat, Hettie.
The US does, of course, have Andrew Weil, Mike Adams and Joseph Mercola, amongst others. Nonetheless, I would be vastly entertained to learn more about the people who appear on US cable TV or other notable examples of Bad Science.
Gary Null , Rustum Roy and Deepak Chopra
Unaccountably, I forgot to mention Gary Null, Rustum Roy and Deepak Chopra.
"This article, predictably enough, has riled Deepak Chopra. He's not happy about it at all. Oh, no. Nor are his buddies, including the Godfather of the Popularization of Woo and Lover of Anecdotal Evidence above controlled observations, Dr. Andrew Weil, and that king of pseudoscientific arguments for homeopathy, Dr. Rustum Roy. Truly, this is an Unholy Trinity of Woo, and the results are very predictable. They view Salerno's article as the "opening salvo" against CAM/IM...
Chopra and his addle-brained trio of woo-meisters are actually citing Gary Null! I hate to point out to Chopra that the article he cites is about as bad as pseudoscience and advocacy of quackery gets, full of cherry picking of data and ignoring any context or benefit...Gary Null is a known über-quack, HIV/AIDS denialist, coffee enema maven, and antivaccinationist. That Chopra et al would think him to be a reliable source for any analysis of science or medicine shows just how off the plantation Chopra and company are."
Excellent review
Great review of a great book. Discovery of this book, and the forums on badscience.net were one of the bests finds of 2008 for me. I also highly recommend it.
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