denialism

This week's British Medical Journal had a great review of denialism and its detrimental effects on health. "How the growth of denialism undermines public health" Characteristics of denialists:

Nice segment this morning on a book by Michael Specter called "Denialism": http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=120139776 He talks about the anti-vax movement, organic foods, and other aspects of modern life where folks are using anything but rationality and evidence to come to...

Lord Munchkin's been at it again. To my surprise, it is a "sceptic" site that has questioned his "artful" graph. Kudos to Lucia at 'The Blackboard' for actually being sceptical. For an amusing take on Munchkin, see The Missing Curry. Fans of Vivian Stanshall's 'Sir Henry' will especially enjoy...

The LA Times has announced the death of AIDS skeptic and activist Christine Maggiore on the 27th December. She came to prominence in the 1990s following her own HIV positive diagnosis, writing a book “What if everything you knew about AIDS was wrong?” and set up an organisation “Alive and Well”...

From; http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/06/080610112628.htm