What amuses, annoys, concerns or otherwise interests me – Noodlemaz
Homeopathy - there's nothing in it. People often confuse 'homeopathy' for all 'home remedies' but it's a specific kind of alternative medicine quackery that involves diluting substances til none of them remain and believing that water has 'memory', and 'like-cures-like'; neither of which are true!
My 7th QED in a row came around in October 2017. The usual mess of train snacks and a bit of celebratory boozing on the train up, a different (bizarre) hotel - thanks, The Britannia! - and straight into catching up with old friends. Volunteering last year was enjoyable, but there is always a great …
After about 13 hours of sleep post-QED, I started to write some words about it! 6 years in a row. A strange feeling walking back into a hotel room like one I stayed in 3 years ago, but quickly settling into familiarity, largely because of all the friendly faces to see and hugs to give/receive. I …
As ever, the opening video didn't disappoint - congratulations to all whose hard work made this tweaked Left Behind trailer funny and so technically impressive: QED is my Christmas; or, what I imagine Christmas to be like for people who actually enjoy it. My family now is smaller than it was, and we do things our own way, …
A talk by Richard Burdett on the changing face of advertising during his career, and what kind of untruths we should actually be concerned about. Given today I've been wound up by Brands jumping on the current advertising Bandwagon of '50 Shades' (because it glorifies abuse and could be doing some real damage - I …
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Another renaissance is required...
Peer reviewed drinking
A fake image is worth zero words
Sex and Relationships Therapy with a focus on Gender, Sex and Relationship Diversity
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Twee-free veggies
An Education Blog by @PositivTeacha
Jem Bloomfield on books and faith
Reordering the Differences
The musings of pixie359
Refusing to Stick to the Subject
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Don't need to be cool to be kind.
Fighting pseudoscience and quackery with reason and evidence.
Medieval History, Pop Culture, Swearing
All the thoughts that need thoughted
Ethics, atheism, science and other topics that won't get you invited (back) to dinner parties.
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the new misogyny, tracked and mocked
Aggregated writings on various subjects. May contain rants.
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I think
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