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What is the BBC Playing At? Part 5
This blog continues discussing the issues from the BBC Horizon programme presented by Sir Paul Nurse, called Science Under Attack. It covered many topics in such a biased and ‘unscientific’ manner that I am dealing with the issues separately in a small series of blog entries. You can watch the Horizon programme HERE This final blog of the series deals with the topic of the biased view of the state of ‘science’. Sir Paul commented on the public needing to trust the scientists by saying “We have to earn their trust if science really is going to benefit society.” Benefiting […]
What is the BBC Playing At? Part 4
This blog continues discussing the issues from the BBC Horizon programme presented by Sir Paul Nurse, called Science Under Attack. It covered many topics in such a biased and ‘unscientific’ manner that I am dealing with the issues separately in a small series of blog entries. You can watch the Horizon programme HERE This blog deals with some issues raised in the programme with particular reference to vaccines. On the subject of vaccines Sir Paul Nurse had this to say: “Trust in other scientific theories has also been eroded, such as the safety of vaccines.” The fact is that there […]
What is the BBC Playing At? Part 1
I recently watched and was appalled by the BBC Horizon programme narrated by Sir Paul Nurse called Science Under Attack, which covered some hotly contested topics, such as global warming, HIV and AIDS, genetically modified foods, the ability of the medical industry to cure people and vaccines. You can watch it from the link HERE It covered many topics in such a biased and ‘unscientific’ manner that I will need to deal with the issues separately in a small series of blog entries. It also raised a great deal of heat within the disciplines of each of the topics that were […]