I saw an article from National Geographic entitled “How much do you really know about science?” The article contains a quiz to test your science knowledge. However, the author of this article makes a typically fatal mistake: mistaking facts about the natural world obtained through the scientific process with the […]
I saw on Facebook today some repeats of a CBS article from Atlanta entitled “Study: 70 Percent Of Americans On Prescription Drugs” [1]. The news article cites this actual scientific article from the Mayo Clinic’s “Mayo Clinic Proceedings,” entitled “Age and Sex Patterns of Drug Prescribing in a Defined American Population” [2]. […]
In our class on the Scientific Method, Profs. Cotton, Scalise, and I talk about “Weasel Words.” [1] These are a form of logical fallacy – specifically, of “equivocation,” wherein a word is used with vague and various definitions, leaving it to the listener to choose the definition that best suits […]
Many people think that alternative medicine – what I call “sham medicine” – is the positive opposite of science-based medicine. Peddlers of sham medicine make all kinds of opposition claims. Claim: Science-based medicine has negative side-effects, whereas sham medicine only cures and never hurts. Claim: Science-based medicine is the domain […]
The bandage comes off today, and I gotta say that “2cm of stitching” is a lot bigger looking than it sounds – but, that said, the surgeon did a nice job on this. Once the swelling on my eyelid is better this is going to heal up nicely. Thanks, Dr. […]
He got it all on the first cut. All stitched up and heading home. My job today: rest and ice to reduce the swelling.
Off to have my little basal cell carcinoma removed! I will post photos as the Mohs Surgery proceeds…
Gotta hand the folks at Wunderground some credit on this one – I love their “Climate Change” tab, and especially the way they have organized the evidence for climate change. Hats off to you! http://www.wunderground.com/climate/evidence.asp?MR=1