Tagged: fluoridation debate

Do we need a new fluoride debate? - Open Parachute

Ken Perrott • Oct 12, 2017 •

• fluoridation,
• fluoridation debate,
• Health and Medicine,
• IQ,
• Science,
• Science and Society,
• toxicity

I think we do. Something like the good faith scientific exchange I had with Paul Connett four years ago (see Connett & Perrott, 2014 – The Fluoride Debate). After all, there have been a number of important scientific reports since then. They may have been thrashed out (and thrash is sometimes the operative word) in one of the “anti-fluoride” or … Read More

Debating science - Open Parachute

Ken Perrott • Apr 25, 2017 •

• Environment and Ecology,
• FFNZ,
• fluoridation debate,
• fluoride,
• Health and Medicine,
• march for science,
• Paul Connett,
• Science,
• Science and Society

This last week has certainly raised the profile of the “science debate” in New Zealand. Most importantly we saw big turnouts for the Science March in several major cities – a demonstration that lots of scientists and supporters of science feel that science could be threatened – or at least that it is unappreciated by the politicians and other decision-makers. Maybe … Read More