Bomb detectors

generally, homeopaths aren't selling a product that results in death and/or serious injury.
Yeah, they are. Homeopathic malaria remedies. WTF do you think happens when people get malaria? Lots of them die.

But that's not the point, homeopaths are selling sugar pills that are so unlikely to contain any trace of the original alleged ingredient that you are substantially more likely to win the lottery 5 times on the trot. That, in my book, is fraud, leaving aside the utter bollocks about succussion, etc. etc.

I dunno - On 30 January, there is going to be a mass homeopathic suicide, with some people taking tens of times the maximum stated dose.
Myself included. At 10:23, in reference to Avogadro and his number.

Not homeopathy but relevant.

You have to be careful if you question no evidence based medicine as Simon Singh found out.
http://www.senseaboutscience.org.uk/...te/project/340

http://www.senseaboutscience.org.uk/

However if you're a newspaper you can get away with things like this
http://www.badscience.net/2009/10/ja...as-the-cancer/
and the Science Minister will tell you it's a good source of scientific information...

Which goes show that making rational decisions is not a trait required by politicians.
Yeh, I know about Singh, and Sense About Science, and the campaign to reform libel laws, I just happen to be beyond the jurisdiction and entirely unconcerned about being sued – I'm just not worth it!

As for newspapers, I entirely agree. Flat Earth News by Nick Davies, and Irrationality by Stuart Sutherland are eye-openers both.