tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4683970826895755480.post2623224509638389757..comments2024-03-28T00:17:55.823+00:00Comments on Bruce Charlton's Notions: My time as 'an epidemiologist'Bruce Charltonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09615189090601688535noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4683970826895755480.post-58056140041370615942021-07-30T23:11:25.282+01:002021-07-30T23:11:25.282+01:00The title of this reference in your "scope an...The title of this reference in your "scope and nature of epidemiology paper" caught my eye:<br /><br />23. Skrabanek P. The death of humane medicine and the rise of coercive healthism. Social Affairs Unit, London, 1994.<br /><br />Yeah buddy, just wait till 2020! I guess the way had been paved for a while already.Joehttp://m0k.ca/writing/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4683970826895755480.post-82776723881487444562021-07-30T18:28:29.657+01:002021-07-30T18:28:29.657+01:00Though I don't work in a scientific field, I h...Though I don't work in a scientific field, I have seen all of these things on the humanities side of academia as well. "Head girl" types and radical leftists are the norm...and ever since the birdemic, good luck trying to publish anything that isn't about "systemic racism" or "white privilege." The humanities have been on the decline for years, but now they are nothing more than a propaganda department for the left.Truth to Lifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04370172701251387988noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4683970826895755480.post-3328413659965258332021-07-30T14:22:44.498+01:002021-07-30T14:22:44.498+01:00@w - No, I didn't come across him. The critiqu...@w - No, I didn't come across him. The critique I developed while active in the field was more fundamental than almost all other epidemiological skeptics - it hinged on the problem of averaging - and what happens when an average is used; which is something not many epidemiologists or statisticians Or scientists generally) even recognize as a problem, although the critique goes back to Claude Bernard. Bruce Charltonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09615189090601688535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4683970826895755480.post-64782661541207899012021-07-30T13:43:40.982+01:002021-07-30T13:43:40.982+01:00Did you know John Brignell? He wrote The Epidemiol...Did you know John Brignell? He wrote The Epidemiologist: Have They Got Scares For You! and Sorry, Wrong Number! exposing statistical and medical malfeasance by the medical/media industry. Fantastic books. They were in the bibliography of the rise and fall of modern medicine which is also well worth a read. Both of Brignell's books are out of print but you can still get them. One of the good things about today's age is pretty much all the books are available for buying. Anyway I've never been able to find out what happened to him and I was wondering if you knew.whitneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01339343160301118530noreply@blogger.com