How SVT Debatt Botched the Vaccine Issue
A case study on how not to “debate” vaccines on national public television.
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When Creationism and Anti-Vaccine Activism Mesh
A creationist who spouts anti-vaccine nonsense is a great example of crank magnetism.
Read MoreMailbag: Countering Miscellaneous Pseudoscientific Nonsense
It is time for another entry into the mailbag series where I answer feedback email from readers and others. If
Read MoreMetro Promotes Anti-Vaccine Homeopath During Measles Outbreak
Before vaccines, measles use to infect an estimated 3-4 million people a year in the United States (CDC, 2012). Measles
Read MoreWhen Vaccine Promotion Fails
Despite the fact that the fraudulent (and now retracted) Wakefield paper from 1998 has been soundly refuted by modern medicine,
Read MoreJenny McCarthy: Still an Anti-Vaccine Activist
Anti-vaccine activist Jenny McCarthy has taken her own twisted self-delusions to an entirely new level. She has spent years on
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