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Bad Science Run by Ben Goldacre of the Guardian, who is the Daddy when it comes to fighting pseudoscience. If knowledgeable, well-researched and well-written exposés of bad science are your thing, this is where to find them. Popular topics include MMR, homeopathy, nutritionists and education. |
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The Quackometer Andy Lewis has written a clever piece of code that allows you to gauge how dodgy a particular website or pundit is: the Quackometer. In a wonderful play on words, sites are rated in “canards”. He also writes an influential blog, taking on such luminaries as Patrick Holford and the Society of Homeopaths. |
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DC’s Improbable Science No list would be complete without mention of the venerable David Colquhoun. Previously chair of the Department of Pharmacology at UCL, Fellow of the Royal Society and tireless opponent of woolly thinking. Rarely one to allow social niceties ruin a good verbal assault. |
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Apathy Sketchpad Written by “scientist, skeptic, cynic and atheist” Andrew Taylor, a PhD student from Leeds, this is a strong mix of science, politics, and society. What separates it from so many other blogs is Andrew’s dour writing and succinct put downs. If you like SciencePunk, you’ll like this. |
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Gimpy’s Blog A nascent blogger making an impact on the bad science scene, gimpy is proving they can be a thorn in pseudoscientists’ collective side. Go here for simple and effective harrying of homeopaths, dyslexia quacks and more. |
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The Lay Scientist From humble beginnings Martin has built a varied and popular blog, covering a broad range of subjects centred around science but frequently dipping into politics, religion, and more. Plenty of interesting reading. |
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ScienceBlogs A whole sphere of blogs, this is home to the award-winning Pharyngula and highly-celebrated Retrospectacle. More science than you can shake a slide rule at. |
More to come…