In the realm of so-called alternative medicine (SCAM), one comes across plenty of bullshit (BS). However, rarely did I encounter BS as impressively pure as in the recent paper entitled: "Quantum ...

Guest post by Nikil Mukerji In early January 2024, Edzard asked whether the German sceptics’ organisation GWUP had “lost the plot” (here and here). Yes, he said – and there was hardly any hope for it.

This multicentre pragmatic randomized controlled trial evaluated the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of physiotherapy, chiropractic care, and the combination of physiotherapy and chiropractic ...

Today, I ask for your forgiveness for deviating completely from the subject of this blog: this post has nothing to do with so-called alternative medicine (but quite a bit with health and survival).

I just received an interesting comment by someone who hides behind the name SANDBOX: Technically, your Springer books should have been peer-reviewed, and you should have declared your conflicts of ...

The story of how my new book came to get published is long and tedious – too long and tedious to be told here in full. Let me therefore try to give you just a very brief summary: In retrospect, I ...

Mimicry theory refers to the idea that individuals or groups imitate (mimic) others, usually to achieve specific goals or outcomes. Here are some examples: Biological Mimicry: In biology, mimicry ...