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Can smoking pot make you smarter?
Posted on August 6, 2010 | 9 CommentsIs it possible that if you have schizophrenia, smoking marijuana will actually improve your cognitive performance? Since this blog is often concerned with the relationship between science and its communication,... -
The science of riots. Can iPhone apps start riots?
Posted on May 9, 2010 | 2 CommentsCan an iphone app with special audio files be used to start riots? I really doubt it. Atari Teenage Riot, a German electronic hard core group, has reportedly had their... -
Pot causes psychosis? Not so fast…
Posted on March 6, 2010 | 8 Comments“Teen Pot Use Linked To Psychoses“, “Teen pot smokers at high risk of mental illness“,”Study finds cannabis use is ‘crazy-making’” are the headlines being produced about some new research that... -
Fish oil: Bogus or not?
Posted on February 3, 2010 | 8 CommentsIn a previous post which considered some of the bogus science claims made by the Australian TV show Today Tonight, I had a brief look at a few things that... -
Actually, maybe economists did prove money can buy happiness…
Posted on January 22, 2010 | 11 CommentsA little while ago, I wrote a post about an article in Science about the relationship between “objective” measurements of “quality of life” and subjective measurements of “life-satisfaction”. The article... -
![Last week, Science published the results of a study [pdf] that positively answers once and for all the question that every philosopher (and non-philosopher) since Plato has asked themselves: Money...](http://www.goodbadandbogus.com/wp-content/uploads/Money_Happiness-195x105.jpg "Economists (don’t) prove that money can buy you happiness… And news outlets prove they’re crap.")
Economists (don’t) prove that money can buy you happiness… And news outlets prove they’re crap.
Posted on December 30, 2009 | 26 CommentsLast week, Science published the results of a study [pdf] that positively answers once and for all the question that every philosopher (and non-philosopher) since Plato has asked themselves: Money... -
What i liked this week: Media, tech and science news
Posted on November 19, 2009 | 3 CommentsThis week’s roundup of top media, tech and science news, facts, comments and rants. • ABC to relaunch opinion site Unleashed | Mumbrella: A story about the new ABC online...