This post by David Healy and Peter Selley does not question the good intentions of anyone mentioned. But sometimes good intentions can land us in a mess. In 2001, Study 329, a clinical trial comparing paroxetine to imipramine and placebo was published; it claimed paroxetine was effective and safe (1). Jon Jureidini and other clinicians drew attention to problems with the … [Read more...] about Are Journalists the Answer to Clinical Medicines Cause and Effect Problem?
Neoliberalism
De La Revolucion Francesca A La A. I.
MEDICINA: DE LA REVOLUCIÓN FRANCESA A LA INTELLIGENCIA ARTIFICIAL Diapositiva 1: En pleno siglo XVIII en Francia médicos como François Quesnay y otros fisiócratas crearon la palabra economía, que dio lugar a expresiones como Laissez-Faire y Emprendedor. Proponían la idea de que los organismos humanos se pueden autorregular, lo que podríamos llamar homeostasia. Adam Smith … [Read more...] about De La Revolucion Francesca A La A. I.
From the French Revolution to A.I.
This is the second of two lectures organized by Fanny Dargent who has a longstanding interest in adolescence and its problems and the dangers of psychotropic medication, along with Ariane Denoyel, who has authored the French version of this lecture below, and the author of Génération Zombie, the leading book in French on these issues. The first lecture centres on the case of … [Read more...] about From the French Revolution to A.I.