Comments on: Newsweek slams Oprah http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2009/06/03/newsweek-slams-oprah/ I am an astronomer, writer, and skeptic. I likes reality the way it is, and I aims to keep it that way. My real name is Phil Plait, and I run the Bad Astronomy blog. Tue, 24 Nov 2009 05:51:48 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Connie http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2009/06/03/newsweek-slams-oprah/comment-page-3/#comment-202288 Connie Wed, 29 Jul 2009 00:00:19 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2009/06/03/newsweek-slams-oprah/#comment-202288 so glad I am not a sheeple so glad I am not a sheeple

]]> By: Perspective « Clowning a little in Vancouver http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2009/06/03/newsweek-slams-oprah/comment-page-3/#comment-192444 Perspective « Clowning a little in Vancouver Tue, 16 Jun 2009 23:29:04 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2009/06/03/newsweek-slams-oprah/#comment-192444 [...] June 16, 2009 · No Comments It’s an extremely important thing to have.  Who better to remind us of that than one of my favorite bloggers, the Bad Astronomer, Phil Plait.  I love plugging fellow bloggers that I frequent so expect this sort of post semi-regularly.  I’ve seen videos like this on youtube before and I actually couldn’t find my all time favorite but I think this one does the job just fine.  Watch the video, pick up your jaw, wipe up the drool, and read up on some fascinating astronomy and skepticism.  Even better, find another area of interst on the Discover Magazine blog network and go nuts (might I also recommend Carl Zimmer of the Times).  Believe me, it’s better for you than Cosmo or Oprah. [...] [...] June 16, 2009 · No Comments It’s an extremely important thing to have.  Who better to remind us of that than one of my favorite bloggers, the Bad Astronomer, Phil Plait.  I love plugging fellow bloggers that I frequent so expect this sort of post semi-regularly.  I’ve seen videos like this on youtube before and I actually couldn’t find my all time favorite but I think this one does the job just fine.  Watch the video, pick up your jaw, wipe up the drool, and read up on some fascinating astronomy and skepticism.  Even better, find another area of interst on the Discover Magazine blog network and go nuts (might I also recommend Carl Zimmer of the Times).  Believe me, it’s better for you than Cosmo or Oprah. [...]

]]> By: khms http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2009/06/03/newsweek-slams-oprah/comment-page-3/#comment-192339 khms Tue, 16 Jun 2009 18:41:03 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2009/06/03/newsweek-slams-oprah/#comment-192339 >41 <b>It has been pointed out dozens of times to deaf ears, that corporations would make tons more money treating diseases, not preventing them.</b> Well of course. You've got the wrong conspiracy theory. Try this one: Yes, Big Pharma(TM) makes more money treating diseases than preventing them. Now, Big Pharma(TM) knows this very well. So who are they going to pay? Right. <b>Jenny McCarthy</b> is a shill for Big Pharma(TM)! >41

It has been pointed out dozens of times to deaf ears, that corporations would make tons more money treating diseases, not preventing them.

Well of course. You’ve got the wrong conspiracy theory.

Try this one:

Yes, Big Pharma(TM) makes more money treating diseases than preventing them. Now, Big Pharma(TM) knows this very well. So who are they going to pay?

Right. Jenny McCarthy is a shill for Big Pharma(TM)!

]]> By: What a week for alt-med smackdowns | Bad Astronomy | Discover Magazine http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2009/06/03/newsweek-slams-oprah/comment-page-3/#comment-192274 What a week for alt-med smackdowns | Bad Astronomy | Discover Magazine Tue, 16 Jun 2009 14:02:33 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2009/06/03/newsweek-slams-oprah/#comment-192274 [...] body blows the past week or so, and it’s a wonderful, wonderful thing to see. It started with Newsweek taking down the quackery promoted by Oprah Winfrey, and has taken off from [...] [...] body blows the past week or so, and it’s a wonderful, wonderful thing to see. It started with Newsweek taking down the quackery promoted by Oprah Winfrey, and has taken off from [...]

]]> By: SCFOM slams lazy headlines « Some Country for Old Men http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2009/06/03/newsweek-slams-oprah/comment-page-3/#comment-192087 SCFOM slams lazy headlines « Some Country for Old Men Mon, 15 Jun 2009 19:01:17 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2009/06/03/newsweek-slams-oprah/#comment-192087 [...] Newsweek slams Oprah from the mildly reputable Discover! [...] [...] Newsweek slams Oprah from the mildly reputable Discover! [...]

]]> By: Oprah, Deepak Chopra & Toothprick Acupuncture « God knows what… http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2009/06/03/newsweek-slams-oprah/comment-page-2/#comment-190835 Oprah, Deepak Chopra & Toothprick Acupuncture « God knows what… Wed, 10 Jun 2009 23:49:33 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2009/06/03/newsweek-slams-oprah/#comment-190835 [...] across the blogosphere and I would point readers in particular to Phil Plait’s coverage on Bad Astronomy andDavid Gorski’s detailed article on Science Based [...] [...] across the blogosphere and I would point readers in particular to Phil Plait’s coverage on Bad Astronomy andDavid Gorski’s detailed article on Science Based [...]

]]> By: Oprah Smackdown + Deepak Chopra & Toothpick Acupuncture « God knows what… http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2009/06/03/newsweek-slams-oprah/comment-page-2/#comment-190829 Oprah Smackdown + Deepak Chopra & Toothpick Acupuncture « God knows what… Wed, 10 Jun 2009 23:41:48 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2009/06/03/newsweek-slams-oprah/#comment-190829 [...] across the blogosphere and I would point readers in particular to Phil Plait’s coverage on Bad Astronomy andDavid Gorski’s detailed article on Science Based [...] [...] across the blogosphere and I would point readers in particular to Phil Plait’s coverage on Bad Astronomy andDavid Gorski’s detailed article on Science Based [...]

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