By suing, the BCA is drawing far more attention to the criticisms than Singh’s article would have.… Read the rest
Welcome to our archive of news stories relevant to the project of fighting fashionable nonsense. The stories are drawn from the electronic pages of the world’s media. On this page, you’ll find links to those stories that have been featured on Butterflies and Wheels during the current year. At the bottom of the page, you’ll find links to separate archives of stories from previous years.
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Inevitably links go out of date. We suggest, therefore, that you make hard-copies of the stories that particularly interest you.
Steve Salerno on What We Don’t Hear About 
Jan 11th, 2009 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
We hear about what journalists decide to cover, not necessarily what there is.… Read the rest
2008 Counterknowledge Prize Goes to…
Jan 10th, 2009 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
The person or institution that has done most to spread bogus science or history: Prince Charles wins.… Read the rest
Unprecedented Rise in Measles
Jan 10th, 2009 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
The Health Protection Agency says too few children are receiving both doses of the MMR vaccination.… Read the rest
Unhealing Touch
Jan 10th, 2009 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Feeling a tad listless? Perhaps your DNA is insufficiently activated.… Read the rest
Mississippi Considers Antievolution Bill
Jan 10th, 2009 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Every textbook that discusses evolution would include a disclaimer calling evolution ‘a controversial theory.’… Read the rest
Deepak Chopra is Cross With Steve Salerno
Jan 10th, 2009 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
He and Weil are ‘highly trained MDs with almost 40 years of clinical-experience’ so shut up.… Read the rest
Choprabollocks
Jan 10th, 2009 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Integrative health care, high-tech medicine, blind allegiance, mainstream, vast field, empower, right to choose.… Read the rest
NY Times Transcript of Caroline Kennedy Interview
Jan 10th, 2009 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Says ‘you know’ 144 times. Substance noticeably absent.… Read the rest
Living and Dying with HIV/AIDS Denialism
Jan 9th, 2009 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
HIV/AIDS denialism is not ‘skepticism’ or ‘rethinking’ any more than creationism is a ‘skepticism’ of evolution.… Read the rest
Quackometer Best Books of 2008
Jan 9th, 2009 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Ben Goldacre, Richard Wilson, Rose Shapiro, Damian Thompson, Edzard Ernst.… Read the rest
Review: Richard Wilson’s Don’t Get Fooled Again
Jan 9th, 2009 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Wilson explains the psychology of pseudoscience and other flawed thinking.… Read the rest
Jesus and Mo Take a Nice Detox Bath
Jan 9th, 2009 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Then they stimulate their lymphatic systems with a detox brush. Mmmmm.… Read the rest
Telegraph Misquotes Scientist, Refuses to Correct
Jan 9th, 2009 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Hey, who’s the expert here, some pesky scientist or a newspaper editor?… Read the rest
Maggiore’s Cause of Death Does Not Matter
Jan 9th, 2009 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Regardless of why she died, her denialism has caused much harm.… Read the rest
AI Appeals for Release of Mukoko and Takawira
Jan 8th, 2009 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Mukoko is being held at Chikurubi Maximum Security Prison.… Read the rest
Zimbabwe Court Rules Against Rights Activists
Jan 8th, 2009 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Defence lawyers had argued that the activists had been abducted, not legally arrested.… Read the rest
Zimbabwe Court Orders Probe of Alleged Torture
Jan 8th, 2009 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Lawyers on Wednesday told the court that the activists were ‘severely tortured’ by police.… Read the rest
WHO Says Zimbabwe Cholera Deaths Over 1700
Jan 8th, 2009 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
The World Health Organisation is reporting over 1,700 deaths out of more than 34,000 cholera cases.… Read the rest
Philippe Sands on a Legacy of Torture
Jan 8th, 2009 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Torture is an international crime, which any nation can prosecute.… Read the rest
