Tag Archives: Bad Science

After the gold rush

Posted on May 16, 2012 by BrownhillsBob

I’ve though about this one quite carefully, and can’t see any reason not to share it with the readers to see what they think. Some weeks ago, reader Andy Dennis wrote to me, posing an interesting question about the location … Continue reading →

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Hoard oeuvre

Posted on May 19, 2010 by BrownhillsBob

I’ve not really mentioned the Staffordshire Hoard here on the Brownhills Blog. It’s not that I’m not interested in it – it’s a fascinating, huge discovery – it just seems to me that so much has been broadcast, written and … Continue reading →

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I have little to add, but…

Posted on October 21, 2009 by BrownhillsBob

Regular readers with sharp minds may remember that way back in August, I took umbrage at Express & Star columnist Peter Rhodes, following his smug, snide snipe about all this ‘new’ citizen journalism not being as diligent and honourable as … Continue reading →

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BadScience.net on The Now Show…

Posted on August 10, 2009 by BrownhillsBob

Whilst zipping down the Tissington trail last Saturday (8th August 2009), I was listening to a BBC Radio 4 podcast of the previous days ‘The Now Show’, a current affairs comedy program, fronted by Hugh Punt and Steve Dennis. The … Continue reading →

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Labourlist and and vaccination woo-mongering | Political Penguin

Posted on July 13, 2009 by BrownhillsBob

I see the anti-science pixies are at work again. Political Penguin has written a sensible, common sense response to some largely recycled scarelore appearing on the Labourlist site. Labourlist and and vaccination woo-mongering | Political Penguin. I also suggest anyone … Continue reading →

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Home taping didn’t kill music – Bad Science

Posted on June 7, 2009 by BrownhillsBob

Dr. Ben Goldacre does it again – dismantling PR statistics with wit and aplomb… Home taping didn’t kill music – Bad Science. Check out the whole ‘Bad Science’ blog while you’re there.

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