On Patriotism - Fred Reed

Although I have featured this fellow previously, just the once I think, so I could be forgiven for not recognising the name. But having just...

TEPCO Arrogant Chancers

I hate to think how many General Electric nuclear plants around the world have the spent fuel pool sat atop the reactor. But for sheer insan...

Fukushima Ten Chernobyls Into the Sea?

What really pisses me off about the criminally, I was about to say negligent, but a much more sinister word is required to describe the acti...

Fukushima No Ill Health Effects - IAEA

And the cheque is in the post. U.N. body to probe Fukushima radiation impact May 23, 2011 A U.N. scientific body said on Monday it would stu...

Do you know how to prepare for a hurricane? Now’s the time to get ready

In preparation for hurricane season — which is just around the corner — this is National Hurricane Preparedness Week . Now is a great time t...

Food Reward: a Dominant Factor in Obesity, Part IV

What is Food Reward? After reading comments on my recent posts, I realized I need to do a better job of defining the term "food reward&...

TEPCO Like a Pregnant Schoolgirl: Fukushima Round Up 26/05/11

I cannot think of a more fitting analogy than the pregnant schoolgirl, nuclear accidents on this scale have the same inevitability about the...

Avoid carbon monoxide poisoning when opening camps this weekend

As summer approaches and Mainers start opening up their camps for the season, the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention warns of ...

Healthy Skeptic Podcast

Chris Kresser has just posted our recent interview/discussion on his blog The Healthy Skeptic .  You can listen to it on Chris's blog he...