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A race against time
Today I came across a website dedicated to a young Irishwoman who has been fighting cancer throughout 2011. Hannah Bradley was diagnosed with brain cancer earlier this year, and since then she has been in and out of hospital, undergoing … Continue reading
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Tagged Burzynski, cancer, hope, medicine, quackery, scepticism, skepticism
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Austin Darragh’s strange interview
Professor Austin Darragh spoke to Marian Finucane on the radio last Saturday. Professor Darragh, now in his eighties, is one of the most esteemed members of the medical profession in Ireland. His prolific career, spanning 6 decades, is a case … Continue reading
Posted in science, skeptics
Tagged antibiotics, Austin Darragh, immunisation, Ireland, Marian Finucane, medicine, Radio 1, RTE, science, skepticism, vaccination, whooping cough
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Some predictions for the next decade
Friday 10, 2020. Many people will wake up to the alarm clock, listen to the latest news as they get their breakfast ready, drive to work and put in a good 8 to 10 hours in either front of their … Continue reading
Posted in technology
Tagged 2020, black swan, cars, cloud, future, Internet, medicine, multitouch, RFID, shopping, space, Space Shuttle, space travel, tech, technology
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Notorious HIV denier gets his come-uppance
Matthias Rath is the kind of person you want to punch in the face. Over the past two decades, Rath has made it his business to play down the importance of anti-viral medication used in the treatment of HIV and … Continue reading
Posted in opinions, science
Tagged AIDS, bad science, ben goldacre, health, HIV, matthias rath, medicine, quackery, skepticism, South Africa, vitamins
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How will it turn out? Technology
This is the third entry in my 2019 Time Capsule series, where I discuss questions that may well have answers within the next decade. Today I take a brief look at technology. The Internet Copyright Wars We are currently living … Continue reading
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Tagged 2019, copyright, digital, face, future, human computer interface, Internet, iPhone, iPhoto, law, medicine, multitouch, music, piracy, recognition, recording, shazam, speculations, stem cells, time capsule, video, voice, world
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