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by timthorn 3590 days ago
Ben Goldacre?

http://www.badscience.net/about-dr-ben-goldacre/

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Looks like good work, but I'm thinking more of a rapid response system that will have something up within hours after "Gluten causes GMO in children" goes viral.

With the hope that the debunking can stop the growth before it's grown to full size.

It's a good idea. I suspect you will want this to be selectively applied though. Not that I know anything at all about your opinions or positions, but most people have holy cows they do not want questioned. Also, there is A LOT of BS being published these days. Very nearly all biomed papers can be torn apart and dismissed after a day or two because they contain the same statistical and logical errors over and over.