“Conversion Therapy works” claimed rogue study
About one year ago a study that clamined conversion therapy worked was published. The journal has now retracted it because it was fraudlent.
Weekly Weird Right-Wing Fundamentalist News – 30June19
Here is this week’s selection of the flow of weird that emminates from that blend of fundamentalist religion with right-wing politics.
Playing “Bad News” teaches Fake News awareness
There is an online game that you can play called “Bad News”. This however is not just any game, it has been specifically designed to psychologically train and inoculate those that play against Fake News and disinformation. How can this possibly work? The thinking behind this is research into what is known to some as … Read more
The European Heatwave of June 2019
Once again the ominous phrase “record breaking” pops up. The forecast is that the heatwave will see temperatures of up to 45c in France. “But it is summer” you might quip, “what exactly did you expect”. Er no, it is not August, we are still in June. Here is how the UK’s Guardian explains the … Read more
Climate Change and Human Rights
A new UNHCR report on the impact of climate change, highlights how it will make extreme poverty a lot worse in the decades to come.
Radioactive Quackery Pops up in Thailand
Over on Science Based Medicine Steve Novella highlights a bit of radioactive quackery that has popped up. His source is an article from Thailand. There officials have discovered and pulled the plug on a scam that involved selling people an ‘energy card’ that you buy to supposedly … “improve the immune system, strengthen the heart … Read more