{"id":42,"date":"2012-12-08T05:27:37","date_gmt":"2012-12-08T05:27:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/skepticink.com\/gps\/?p=42"},"modified":"2012-12-08T05:27:37","modified_gmt":"2012-12-08T05:27:37","slug":"taking-a-dump-a-link-dump-that-is","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/skepticink.com\/gps\/2012\/12\/08\/taking-a-dump-a-link-dump-that-is\/","title":{"rendered":"Taking a dump…a link dump, that is"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Toilet\"<\/a>Today was the last day of classes here at the university. Finals week, combined with two workshops to give, a chapter to write, a grant LOI to finish, and all the other nonsense associated with the end of the semester means no lengthy posts for me this week. In lieu of that, I will just take a link dump, giving you plenty of cool things to read over the next week or so. Enjoy!<\/p>\n

The intro <\/a>to the always excellent Ben Goldacre’s new book, Bad Pharma<\/a><\/p>\n

One of my students in my Science vs. Pseudoscience course told me about the belief among many Japanese that blood type influences personality<\/a><\/p>\n

Has your doctor ever told you to do something that seemed a bit on the woo-ish side? You’re not alone, and Steve Novella tells you how to handle it<\/a><\/p>\n

A great, quick list of questions<\/a> to help anyone sort sense from nonsense<\/p>\n

Some interesting studies<\/a> out examining the use of MDMA (ecstasy) to treat PTSD<\/p>\n

My friend CJ of Odd Oklahoma<\/em> did a series of posts<\/a> on Narconon, the Scientology drug “treatment” center<\/p>\n

And finally, if you’ve ever been in grad school or worked in academia, I present one of the most hilarious Tumblrs of all time – When In Academia<\/a><\/p>\n

Enjoy!<\/p>\n

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