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When Worlds Collide #86: Haunted by Twenty-first Century Demons?
Text of my ‘When Worlds Collide’ column published in Ceylon Today Sunday broadsheet newspaper on 6 October 2013 Meet the 21st Century Demons! That was how I started a recent talk to the annual scientific sessions of the College of Community Physicians … Continue reading
Posted in Communicating Development, Conspiracy Theories, Culture, Education, Public health, Public perceptions, Sri Lanka
Tagged 21st Century Demons, ‘infertility plot’, Carl Sagan, College of Community Physicians Sri Lanka, common sense, Dosthara Wisthara, Dr Ariyasena U Gamage, Dr Rohan Samarajiva, Flat Earth Society, genetically modified organisms (GMO), healthy dose of scepticism, Immunization, pseudoscience, radiofrequency fields, Sri Lanka's mobilephobia, vaccines, World Health Organisation (WHO), X Files
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