Posts by: Damian Thompson

1. Want to know how the universe works? Meet Nassim Haramein. He’s found out! March 16, 2009

   Posted in Counterknowledge, Pseudoscience.

   38 comments
2. Graham Hancock promotes more garbage about the ‘Negroid’ Olmecs of Central America March 7, 2009

   Posted in Counterknowledge, Cult archaeology, Pseudohistory.

   41 comments
3. Jerome Burne receives a savage fisking from Holfordwatch over ‘menacing’ article March 4, 2009

   Posted in Counterknowledge, Quackery.

   5 comments
4. ‘Leading cardiologist’ offers pill to cure alcoholism. But where’s the evidence? February 25, 2009

   Posted in Alternative medicine.

   18 comments
5. Aaronovitch: can we sue LBC for Jeni Barnett’s appalling anti-MMR rant? February 10, 2009

   Posted in Quackery.

   6 comments
6. CellAdam: The Catholic cancer cure backed by the Virgin Mary January 23, 2009

   Posted in Alternative medicine, Pseudoscience, Quackery.

   29 comments
7. Israel and the ‘Starbucks conspiracy’ January 14, 2009

   Posted in Counterknowledge.

   20 comments
8. Is Paul Britton a peddler of counterknowledge? December 19, 2008

   Posted in Pseudoscience.

   9 comments
9. Yet another bogus Mary Magdalene story from the Holy Land December 11, 2008

   Posted in Counterknowledge, Cult archaeology.

   13 comments
10. Inside Scientology: a review of John Duignan’s The Complex November 30, 2008

    Posted in Scientology.

    26 comments
11. Counterknowledge.com writer wins award November 27, 2008

    Posted in Counterknowledge.

    2 comments
12. More on Apocalypse 2012: Shilpa Shetty and the mysterious ‘Oneness University’ cult November 17, 2008

    Posted in Counterknowledge.

    8 comments
13. The ‘Satanic Ritual Abuse’ lobby and the non-existent Jersey murders November 17, 2008

    Posted in Counterknowledge.

    21 comments
14. Islamic creationists score another sinister little victory October 18, 2008

    Posted in Creationism, Intelligent Design.

    9 comments
15. Stonehenge ‘Lourdes’ theory is bollocks, say experts October 14, 2008

    Posted in Counterknowledge.

    6 comments
16. Iran, Holocaust denial and the Canadian professor October 9, 2008

    Posted in Counterknowledge.

    3 comments
17. New Age racism? More on Steve Taylor October 5, 2008

    Posted in Counterknowledge, Cult archaeology.

    13 comments
18. Let’s hear it for Ben Goldacre September 29, 2008

    Posted in Alternative medicine.

    7 comments
19. Echan’s Deravings (2) September 21, 2008

    Posted in Cult archaeology, Pseudohistory.

    9 comments
20. Why China loves Gavin Menzies’ drivel September 9, 2008

    Posted in Pseudohistory.

    8 comments
21. The truth about Jack the Ripper! (Yeah, right) September 7, 2008

    Posted in Pseudohistory.

    4 comments
22. The Guardian upsets the 9/11 ‘troofers’ August 31, 2008

    Posted in 9/11 conspiracies, Counterknowledge.

    46 comments
23. Echan’s Deravings (1) August 28, 2008

    Posted in Counterknowledge.

    8 comments
24. A ‘pilgrim’ writes August 26, 2008

    Posted in Pseudohistory, Pseudoscience.

    8 comments
25. Meet the ‘Earth Pilgrims’ August 24, 2008

    Posted in Counterknowledge, Cult archaeology.

    14 comments
26. Ex-Professor Patrick Holford: ‘How to Quit without feeling S**T’ August 17, 2008

    Posted in Counterknowledge.

    8 comments
27. Academics fight plans for quack degrees at university August 16, 2008

    Posted in Pseudoscience, Quackery.

    17 comments
28. Hancock spreads the message of Mayan doomsday in 2012 August 5, 2008

    Posted in Cult archaeology, Pseudohistory.

    11 comments
29. Free publicity for ‘1434′ August 4, 2008

    Posted in Pseudohistory.

    4 comments
30. Another New Age healer in trouble July 24, 2008

    Posted in Alternative medicine, Quackery.

    10 comments