A Graphical Representation of Irony for Trafigura and the BCA

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The first of the graphs below the fold shows traffic to layscience.net for the first 16 days of October, an already high-traffic month thanks to my lovely new band of guest bloggers. It is also a graphical demonstration of the Streisand Effect in action; the...
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Studying Anti-Vaccination Activists on the World Wide Web

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The paper I'm about to present was written in 2002, and in the fast-paced world of the internet may seem out of date - after all, Youtube hadn't even been invented then, and Wikipedia and Google were shiny new businesses. But in fact, Davies et al's study of anti-...
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Singh Case Puts Chiropractors Under Siege

Mon, 03/01/2010 - 19:47

As the British Chiropractic Association's battle with Simon Singh continues to work its way through the legal system, chiropractors are counting the fincancial costs of a major backlash resulting from a libel action that has left the Lord Chief Justice "baffled". What was originally a dispute between the BCA and one science writer over free speech has become a brutally effective campaign to reform an entire industry.

A staggering one in four chiropractors in Britain are now under investigation for allegedly making misleading claims in advertisements, according to figures revealed by the General Chiropractic Council.

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The Pod Delusion #23

Fri, 02/26/2010 - 09:57
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British Chiropractic Association Give Statement on Singh Libel Hearing

Wed, 02/24/2010 - 20:03

I'll be filing a piece for The Guardian tomorrow (Edit: now appearing Monday) on the latest developments surrounding Simon Singh's judge-baffling libel case. In the meantime, I've been approaching various people for comment, and I've managed to get a statement from the BCA. Here it is in it's full, informative glory, followed by my own in-depth analysis.

"Thanks for your email and request for interview and comment. The BCA is currently not providing any comment but as matters progress this might change and if it does we'll contact you. Sorry we can't help at this time."

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Studying Anti-Vaccination Activists on the World Wide Web

Tue, 11/24/2009 - 13:10

ResearchBlogging.org The paper I'm about to present was written in 2002, and in the fast-paced world of the internet may seem out of date - after all, Youtube hadn't even been invented then, and Wikipedia and Google were shiny new businesses. But in fact, Davies et al's study of anti-vaccination websites is as relevant today as it was then - perhaps even more so [1].

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A Graphical Representation of Irony for Trafigura and the BCA

Fri, 10/16/2009 - 13:39

The first of the graphs below the fold shows traffic to layscience.net for the first 16 days of October, an already high-traffic month thanks to my lovely new band of guest bloggers. It is also a graphical demonstration of the Streisand Effect in action; the phenomenon by which attempts to stifle discussion of a subject only encourage more chatter.

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Reasons Why Singh Shouldn't Countersue

Fri, 10/16/2009 - 10:52

Yesterday, the British Chiropractic Association made what many believe was a serious error of judgement in a press release regarding Dr. Simon Singh's recent appeal victory. In the release they stated that:

"However, this action is actually a simple libel claim based on the fact that the BCA was maliciously attacked by Dr. Singh in the Guardian newspaper."

As legal expert Jack of Kent has pointed out, this is a defamatory remark which Singh could countersue over, and in Jack's view, "the moment he chooses to do so will surely be when this case ends."

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CAM Newsround: Singh-BCA and Tredinnick

Thu, 10/15/2009 - 17:10

My Twitter feed has been full of tweets today regarding the Simon Singh / British Chiropractic Association case and a remarkable press release issued by the BCA, but there have also been several mentions of an MP named David Tredinnick.

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Six Problems with the BCA's Latest Statement on Singh (Updated)

Thu, 10/15/2009 - 12:31

Just after I clicked "submit" on my previous article on the Singh vs. BCA affair, I discovered via @JackOfKent that the British Chiropractic Association have released a more, er, in-depth statement on the latest ruling. You can get it at their website, or cached here for safe-keeping. I'll reproduce the text below (since this is a press release and I am apparently a sort of press now I feel this is fair), then comment.

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Drowning in Alphabet Soup: The Wider Battle for Health Regulation

Sun, 08/02/2009 - 16:35

This is an article about Simon Singh, but more than that about the wider issues at stake. In recent months I've written about the BPS, BACP, GCC, BCA, CNHC, and other unimaginative groups of letters that act as regulators or professional bodies for auxilliary health industries in Britain. Simon Singh's battle against the BCA is one chapter in a broader story that links all these cases together. In this post, I want to take a step back, and explore that wider story.

There are four distinct but related stories that have bubbled along for months now (among many others). The CNHC ('OfQuack') are a hapless alternative medicine "regulator" set up by an alt med charity run by Prince Charles at considerable expense to the taxpayer.

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Simon Singh: Beware the Spinal Trap

Tue, 07/28/2009 - 22:50

Sense About Science, on behalf of the Singh campaign, have asked various bloggers around the world to take part in a mass posting of Simon Singh's 2008 Guardian article "Beware of the Spinal Tap" - the subject of an ongoing libel case instigated by the British Chiropractic Association. Since I'm always willing to inflict more misery on the BCA - whose lawsuit has done for the chiropractic profession's reputation what a faulty temperature dial and absent-mindedness did to my pizza earlier tonight - here it is.

BEWARE THE SPINAL TRAP

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