Covid-19: Questioning the Three Mantras
The three mantra for this pandemic in Ireland are: wash your hands; socially distance; and…
Browsing: Science
The Bonds that Hold Society Together
I am a father, a husband, a son, a friend, a doctor, an athlete, a…
Covid-19 in Ireland: Elusive Facts
No facts without Judgment Facts alone are wanted in life. Plant nothing else, and root…
‘This is science which should go on trial’
A zoom panel discussion organised by Lindau, which included two other Nobel-prize winning scientists, provided…
Diary of Pandemic Doctor: Nursing Home Chaos
It’s Saturday morning and I stand exhausted in line for my weekly shop, having left…
Diary of a Pandemic Doctor Part 2
No one will want to read this, as this is about death. As we sit,…
Diary of a Pandemic Doctor Part 1
Tonight I walked to the sea in the dark. The city streets were empty except…
Psychedelic Therapy – “Love is the Glue”
Editor’s Note: Previously Frank Armstrong reviewed Michael Pollan’s journey through the use of psychedelics. Here…
Animal Proteins Make Cancers Grow No Matter What the Original Cause
The possibility of an association existing between animal protein and cancer goes back at least…
What We Learn On Psychedelics
At a festival recently I fell into the company of an exuberant character in his…
Cancer – A Distorted Version of Our Normal Selves
We have not slain our enemy, the cancer cell, or figuratively torn the limbs from…
A Guide to Preventing Data Leakage
The Internet is a big old scary place, full of dark corners, strange protocols, dodgy…
Drinking from the Waters of Prevention in Public Health
The Lancet’s recent editorial, ‘Austerity in Spain: time to loosen the grip’, argues that low…
Why is Software so Complicated?
In the beginning in order to count we used, as we still do, our fingers,…
Building Better than Bitcoin
Bitcoin and the Blockchain are perhaps the most hyped technology today, rivalling even Artificial Intelligence…