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supplements — While attending the QEDcon conference in Manchester last weekend, I was approached by one chap who handed me his mobile saying “Oh my God have you see this?“. It was this story from CNN … Nearly 800 dietary supplements sold over the counter from 2007 through 2016 contained unapproved drug […]

What is the Dietary Supplements fuss all about?

This entry was posted in consumer science Skepticism and tagged drugs FDA scam study supplements on October 16, 2018 by Dave

illusions — First, let’s go directly to the new illusions. Once you have personally experienced it we can then dig down into what is going on here. Just play the clip and follow the instructions as it proceeds … The Explanation The Caltech researchers have developed these two new illusions to reveal […]

New multi-sensory Illusions from CalTech

This entry was posted in science and tagged brain illusions perception rabbits sensory perception sound vision on October 12, 2018 by Dave

new age — First let’s define what the term “new age belief” means. It is basically a catch-all term that involves a belief in non-traditional supernatural claims such as reincarnation, astrology, psychics and the presence of spiritual energy in physical objects like mountains or trees. The term “New Age” harks back to the 1970s […]

How common are “new age” beliefs?

This entry was posted in People poll religion Skepticism society and tagged beliefs new age poll on October 11, 2018 by Dave

arctic sea ice — Now that the annual melt season is over, how did 2018 pan out in the Arctic? We have very precise Satellite measurements that go back over almost 40 years so this degree of precision gives us some quite specific trends. If you are familiar with the ongoing climate change trend […]

Arctic Update – The 2018 Melt Season is Over

This entry was posted in Arctic Climate Change news science and tagged Arctic sea ice on October 10, 2018 by Dave

1.5 — It is here. The long anticipated IPCC 1.5 C Special report #SR15 report has been formally issued. Here are the links that take you directly to the alpha source and so bypass all of the press articles. The press release Frequently Asked Questions The Summary For Policy Makers (SPM) The full […]

IPCC Special Report on 1.5 C

This entry was posted in Climate Change environment news science study and tagged 1.5 climate IPCC on October 9, 2018 by Dave

weird religious news — In this week’s weird religious news posting we can see that the highly politicised right-wing believers were operating on a frenzied overdrive during the past week. They now have what the want – a dishonest corrupt judge sitting on the supreme court. The issue is not just about what he […]

Weird Religious News – The Demise of a reputable Impartial Supreme Court

This entry was posted in religion weird and tagged weird religious news on October 7, 2018 by Dave