"A sinister cabal of superior writers."
I studied in four universities and picked up degrees in Biochemistry, Mathematics, and Computer Science, and after a long career in publishing, teaching, and software engineering, I've now retired to the South of Spain with my wife and two cats, where I can indulge my passion for writing, both fiction and non-fiction.
My particular interests include science and philosophy, and I have recently completed a book which deals with the irrationality of alternative medicine theories, food Woo, and religion. It's called Leaving the Land of Woo and is due out in October 2009.
I write fiction under the name of John Cuando.
I also play an occasionally mean ragtime guitar, and Irish traditional music on an octave mandolin.
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CAM Qualifications: Or Are They sCAM?
Are students of Complementary and Alternative Medicine getting a raw deal?
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European Court of Human Rights Defends Secularism
Is there a place for religious symbolism on classroom walls?
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Push-Back Against Chiropractors: Singh to Get His Chance in Court
Simon Singh gets a chance to confront chiropractor claims in court.
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Book Review: I Am A Strange Loop by Douglas Hofstadter
How do we get our sense of self, our 'I' - and what has it got to do with video feedback? Hofstadter can enlighten us.
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Are We Really as Allergic as We Think?
Do we have an allergy or a need to be special, and do the stats really add up?
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Book Review: Making Up the Mind: How the Brain Creates Our Mental World by Chris Frith
How our brains create the illusion that our mind is separate.
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Placebo: Nice But Not Enough
Why we can't accept the placebo effect as a treatment, far less a cure.
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Virtual Personalities or Nobodies?
Is online anonymity changing our personalities?
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The Magnetic Illusion
Why do we spend $1 billion on therapeutic magnets that don't work?
British libel laws make it perilous for science journalists to challenge questionable therapies.
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