http://www.spock.com/Ben-Goldacre/newsBen Goldacre: Ben Goldacre is a British doctor and journalist, and the author of the &quot;Guardian&quot; newspaper's weekly &quot;Bad Science&quot; column. He describes himself as &quot;a junior doctor in London and a shameless geek&quot;.en-usFri, 07 Aug 2009 23:51:36 -0000http://www.spock.com/Ben-Goldacre/news#spock_aggregated_news_b868db8237837cba7d2a44da17ad47a21bab2cf7http://www.spock.com/Ben-Goldacre/news#spock_aggregated_news_b868db8237837cba7d2a44da17ad47a21bab2cf7 <p><div><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2009/aug/08/ben-goldacre-bad-science-research" rel="external nofollow">Hit and myth: curse of the ghostwrite<wbr>rs</a></div></p> Wed, 29 Jul 2009 16:52:47 -0000http://www.spock.com/Ben-Goldacre/news#spock_aggregated_news_84433088d152614ae78e934e1a82374513ae42f4http://www.spock.com/Ben-Goldacre/news#spock_aggregated_news_84433088d152614ae78e934e1a82374513ae42f4 <p><div><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/libertycentral/2009/jul/29/simon-singh-science-chiropractic-litigation" rel="external nofollow">An intrepid, ragged band of bloggers</a></div></p> Wed, 01 Jul 2009 13:22:36 -0000http://www.spock.com/Ben-Goldacre/news#spock_aggregated_news_d23d4a01808958aecaa14ad8a36f6181ff288061http://www.spock.com/Ben-Goldacre/news#spock_aggregated_news_d23d4a01808958aecaa14ad8a36f6181ff288061 <p><div><a href="http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2009/07/01/DD2018GA01.DTL&type=books" rel="external nofollow">Hoare wins Johnson prize for his whale book</a></div></p> Tue, 30 Jun 2009 18:53:04 -0000http://www.spock.com/Ben-Goldacre/news#spock_aggregated_news_2095a2dbed93dbbec06d05bac690f58bdd2f1b7ahttp://www.spock.com/Ben-Goldacre/news#spock_aggregated_news_2095a2dbed93dbbec06d05bac690f58bdd2f1b7a <p><div><a href="http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601088&sid=aSrifhhT1lyM" rel="external nofollow">Hoare’s ‘Leviathan<wbr>’ Captures 20,000-Pou<wbr>nd Samuel Johnson Prize</a></div></p><p><div><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2009/jun/30/bad-science-samuel-johnson-prize" rel="external nofollow">Bad Science is good bet for Samuel Johnson prize</a></div></p><a href="http://www.spock.com/Ben-Goldacre/news#spock_aggregated_news_2095a2dbed93dbbec06d05bac690f58bdd2f1b7a">See More</a> Fri, 26 Jun 2009 07:44:56 -0000http://www.spock.com/Ben-Goldacre/news#spock_aggregated_news_96f48da0e39dce4083061e0a96b9d9511d066f7ehttp://www.spock.com/Ben-Goldacre/news#spock_aggregated_news_96f48da0e39dce4083061e0a96b9d9511d066f7e <p><div><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/blog/2009/jun/25/royal-society-science-book-prize" rel="external nofollow">Royal Society announces contenders<wbr> for £10,000 science book prize</a></div></p><p><div><a href="http://english.ohmynews.com/articleview/article_view.asp?at_code=437210&no=385391&rel_no=1" rel="external nofollow">Steorn Jury Quits Orbo Study</a></div></p> Wed, 10 Jun 2009 23:05:51 -0000http://www.spock.com/Ben-Goldacre/news#spock_aggregated_news_78e8d2db58ae96f73d8e0a539ffeb4b95b7ec41fhttp://www.spock.com/Ben-Goldacre/news#spock_aggregated_news_78e8d2db58ae96f73d8e0a539ffeb4b95b7ec41f <p><div><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2009/jun/11/charles-arthur-filesharing-piracy" rel="external nofollow">Filesharin<wbr>g isn't music's biggest foe</a></div></p> Mon, 08 Jun 2009 13:21:15 -0000http://www.spock.com/Ben-Goldacre/news#spock_aggregated_news_ae97d8169b40e0197922e32444a6c49c8def2524http://www.spock.com/Ben-Goldacre/news#spock_aggregated_news_ae97d8169b40e0197922e32444a6c49c8def2524 <p><div><a href="http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20090608/0133295162.shtml" rel="external nofollow">Bad Science's Ben Goldacre Rips Apart Bogus Study On File Sharing</a></div></p> Fri, 05 Jun 2009 00:53:11 -0000http://www.spock.com/Ben-Goldacre/news#spock_aggregated_news_929db593da7244588fd6039495123e3e6ef07101http://www.spock.com/Ben-Goldacre/news#spock_aggregated_news_929db593da7244588fd6039495123e3e6ef07101 <p><div><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2009/jun/05/ben-goldacre-bad-science-music-downloads" rel="external nofollow">Illegal downloads and dodgy figures</a></div></p> Fri, 29 May 2009 20:35:27 -0000http://www.spock.com/Ben-Goldacre/news#spock_aggregated_news_84dd44d8f429533682c8fa530f08b7368e3ea0b4http://www.spock.com/Ben-Goldacre/news#spock_aggregated_news_84dd44d8f429533682c8fa530f08b7368e3ea0b4 <p><div><a href="http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/science/article6386618.ece" rel="external nofollow">Thoughts for the Week</a></div></p><p><div><a href="http://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/05/29/graun_neals_yard_storm/" rel="external nofollow">Blog homeopathy<wbr> horror hammers hippy herbalists<wbr></a></div></p> Thu, 28 May 2009 13:41:27 -0000http://www.spock.com/Ben-Goldacre/news#spock_aggregated_news_cd2d952b3e7b4678ceea84295e29b6a4fffd39e9http://www.spock.com/Ben-Goldacre/news#spock_aggregated_news_cd2d952b3e7b4678ceea84295e29b6a4fffd39e9 <p><div><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/ethicallivingblog/2009/may/28/neals-yard-remedies-pr" rel="external nofollow">The PR lessons from Neal's Yard Remedies public debate 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Tue, 10 Feb 2009 10:19:04 -0000http://www.spock.com/Ben-Goldacre/news#spock_aggregated_news_6636d6864893c8021004eaaf670cb608bfdef03ehttp://www.spock.com/Ben-Goldacre/news#spock_aggregated_news_6636d6864893c8021004eaaf670cb608bfdef03e <p><div><a href="http://www.bigmouthstrikesagain.com/archives/2156" rel="external nofollow">Russell Brand, Jonathan Ross and MMR</a></div></p><p><div><a href="http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/columnists/david_aaronovitch/article5696902.ece" rel="external nofollow">The prepostero<wbr>us prejudice of the anti-MMR lobby</a></div></p> Sat, 07 Feb 2009 23:58:40 -0000http://www.spock.com/Ben-Goldacre/news#spock_aggregated_news_aef6b74d5dddde7815ad80ceb9f109810eca00bchttp://www.spock.com/Ben-Goldacre/news#spock_aggregated_news_aef6b74d5dddde7815ad80ceb9f109810eca00bc <p><div><a href="http://arstechnica.com/science/news/2009/02/when-bad-science-meets-the-law.ars" rel="external nofollow">Bad Science columnist attracts a lawsuit 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