The phenomenon of negative protection from vaccines is a real thing. I believe it has happened with some attempts at creating vaccines (CCHF comes to mind). But the evidence for this happening with t… (View Post)

Yeah. My first thought on skimming the thread was, who is this guy and what is his agenda? I guess it shows that each nation has its share of contrarians with the skills to make it look like they kno… (View Post)

That is indeed the case. But these shows have a shadow of their former viewership, regardless of how you measure it. Precisely because they have narrowed the viewership base. (View Post)

Alas, virtually all 'comedy' talk shows in the US are just this. Unwatchable rants. Seth Meyers, John Oliver, Stephen Colbert, Bill Maher ... The list goes on. Clever people capable of being witty bu… (View Post)

Indeed, it used to be common for larger corporations and government departments both to budget for, and expect, continuing training for personnel. I received a fair bit of it while with the FCO - wri… (View Post)