Simon Willison’s Weblog

Locations of Ancient Woolworths Stores follow Precise Geometrical Pattern. Excellent send-up of shoddy science reporting.

# 18th January 2010, 2:51 pm / ben-goldacre, science, funny, satire

Imaginary numbers. “We would like to back up our survey with an equation from an expert to work out which celebrity has the sexiest walk, with theory behind it”—Ben Goldacre provides inside information on how PR firms invent science to back up their campaigns.

# 3rd September 2007, 6:22 pm / ben-goldacre, pr, science, badscience

Wi-Fi Wants To Kill Your Children. Ben Goldacre tears the ridiculous Panorama WiFi episode to pieces.

# 26th May 2007, 10:12 pm / wifi, ben-goldacre, badscience, panorama