Popular Science News | Drugs Trials System Flawed

Popular Science News – according to Ben Goldacre in the New Scientist:

“Drugs are tested in poorly designed studies which are then selectively reported, with unflattering data hidden. This biased evidence is then communicated to doctors ¡n a chaotic and distorted system by marketing departments and Chinese whispers. I have an almost […]

Popular Science News | Wind Turbine Syndrome

Popular Science News – Wind Turbine Syndrome is a term being used to describe a group of people living near a particular wind turbine who have been convinced by activists that they are ill because of the turbine. Research has shown that these illnesses only occur in specific countries such as the UK, but […]

Popular Science News | Print a Gun

Popular Science News – Print a gun! Don’t be ridiculous! How can you attach a PC to a printer and then print a gun capable of firing a real bullet? Well the manufacturers of the uPrint SE 3D printer prevented University of Austin law student, Cody Wilson, from finding out. The student had leased […]