This blog has been largely inactive for quite a while, in large part because nothing fundamentally new has happened about HIV or AIDS, although the drug companies continue to devise and promote various combinations of antivirals. I continue to be interested in controversial issues in science and medicine, and am trying out a new blogging platform at https://henryhbauer.substack.com. I began with a couple of general discussions: The Proper Place for Science in Modern Societies; https://henryhbauer.substack.com/p/the-proper-place-for-science-in-modern and When the Experts Disagree; https://henry ..read more

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(cross-posted from scimedskeptic.wordpress.com) My skepticism is not about science and medicine as sources or repositories of objective knowledge and understanding. Skepticism is demanded by the fact that what society learns about science and medicine is mediated by human beings. That brings in a host of reasons for skepticism: human fallibility, individual and institutional self-interest, conflicts of interest, sources of bias and prejudice. I have never come across a better discussion of the realities about science and its role in society than Richard Lewontin’s words in his book, Biology as ..read more