The Cult of Fools – “the weather modification machine” – Dec 19, 2021
Here is this week’s selection of the fools from the past week. It emanates from a blend of religious Fundamentalism with right-wing politics
Sci-Hub: You must not do this – I explain why.
Many scientific papers sit behind paywalls. What you must never ever do is go to Sci-Hub and download them completely free to bypass that.
Born Again Christian Celebrity Convicted of Child Porn
Reality TV Star, and Family Research Council director, Josh Duggar has been convicted of receiving and possessing child pornography.
Canadian Pharmacists caught selling Sugar water as Magic Potions
Would a reputable pharmacist sell you sugar pills or sugar water and claim that it would magically cure you? If you discovered that, you would quite rightly scream “fraud”. It could never actually happen … right? Wrong. This is a very regular occurrence, not just in Canada, but globally. I’ll come to the CBC story … Read more
The Cult of Fools – “Presenting fiction as fact” – Dec 12, 2021
Here is this week’s selection of the fools from the past week. It emanates from a blend of religious Fundamentalism with right-wing politics
Ex-Pfizer scientist wins award for being an ignorant fool
UK’s Skeptic magazine has announced 2021 Ockham Awards. One goes to somebody for doing good stuff. Other recognises worst pseudoscience.