As we all know, the robots are coming. With the singularity all but a certainty (and not in any way…
The HRA report does not exonerate the PACE trial, it merely confirms that its Research Ethics approval was in order
Great news. The PACE Trial controversy has been resolved! Oh, wait…er, no it hasn’t. Rather, the spin cycle of eminence-based…
‘Psychology of Christmas’ media round-up
So this is Christmas; and what have you done? Well, this is what I’ve done: a whole lot of media,…
Here is a video of my lecture on the PACE Trial controversy
I am behind on posting it, but here we go. This video has already attracted a staggering number of worldwide…
The Psychology of Christmas
There is one. A Psychology of Christmas, that is. Here I am over at TheJournal.ie going on about it, as…
Psychology is (not?) fine
Today I will be doing a turn. Actually, two turns. (Three, if you include tomorrow.) This afternoon I have the…
The Triumph of Eminence-Based Medicine
Lines are drawn A quarter of a million Britons have been diagnosed with myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME), the condition also known…
Forty-one international scientists have signed a declaration supporting Cochrane’s decision to withdraw its controversial review of exercise therapy in ME/CFS
And I’m one of them. This is important not least because of claims appearing over the weekend that Cochrane pulled…
The government have ordered a forensic excavation of the #TuamBabies site
It was unexpected, but the announcement was made today. The Irish cabinet have approved a decision by Minister for Children…
Sometimes I feed the trolls
Blasphemers of the world, unite
John Waters is/is not a professional contrarian who does/does not believe that blasphemy should/should not be removed from the Irish…
A photo essay from Tuam, and its silent vigil for #TuamBabies: When words are not enough
You may have read that the Pope was in Ireland. He’s just left. According to our bizarre national media, all…
So I went to the Tuam Babies meeting to have my say, and then I realised I shouldn’t have one
I guess most of you already know the background to this. (For those unfamiliar with this story, be assured of…
I want to propose a new “Moral Panic Disorder” diagnosis to deal with all this hysteria about gaming and screen time
It is really getting pretty out of hand. Epidemic proportions, I’d say. Pete Etchells sets out the debate on so-called…
