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'''Simon Lehna Singh''', [[Order of the British Empire|MBE]] (born 1st January 1964) is a [[United Kingdom|British]] [[physics|physicist]], [[media|broadcaster]] and [[author]]. His works include: ''[[Fermat's last theorem|Fermat's Last Theorem]]'' (1997); ''The Code Book: The Science of Secrecy from Ancient Egypt to Quantum Cryptography'' (2000); ''Big Bang: The Origin of the Universe'' (2005); and ''Trick or Treatment? Alternative Medicine on Trial'' (with [[Edzard Ernst]], 2008). He has a [[PhD]] in [[particle physics]] from [[University of Cambridge|Cambridge University]]. | '''Simon Lehna Singh''', [[Order of the British Empire|MBE]] (born 1st January 1964) is a [[United Kingdom|British]] [[physics|physicist]], [[media|broadcaster]] and [[author]]. His works include: ''[[Fermat's last theorem|Fermat's Last Theorem]]'' (1997); ''The Code Book: The Science of Secrecy from Ancient Egypt to Quantum Cryptography'' (2000); ''Big Bang: The Origin of the Universe'' (2005); and ''Trick or Treatment? Alternative Medicine on Trial'' (with [[Edzard Ernst]], 2008). He has a [[PhD]] in [[particle physics]] from [[University of Cambridge|Cambridge University]]. | ||
Singh was sued by the [[British Chiropractic Association]] in 2009 for arguing in a 2008 [[newspaper]] article that the organisation "happily promotes bogus treatments".<ref>''Guardian'': '[http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2008/apr/19/controversiesinscience-health Beware the spinal trap]'. 19th April 2008.</ref> The case attracted much media attention and led to a campaign by the charity [[Sense About Science]].<ref>''Sense About Science'': '[http://www.senseaboutscience.org/pages/keep-libel-laws-out-of-science.html Keep Libel Laws out of Science]'.</ref> It also triggered a lengthy series of complaints against the [[health]] claims of as many as one in four UK [[chiropractic|chiropractors]].<ref>''Guardian'': '[http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/2010/mar/01/simon-singh-libel-case-chiropractors Furious backlash from Simon Singh libel case puts chiropractors on ropes]'. 1st March 2010.</ref> | Singh was sued by the [[British Chiropractic Association]] in 2009 for arguing in a 2008 [[newspaper]] article that the organisation "happily promotes bogus treatments".<ref>''Guardian'': '[http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2008/apr/19/controversiesinscience-health Beware the spinal trap]'. 19th April 2008.</ref> The case attracted much media attention and led to a campaign by the charity [[Sense About Science]].<ref>''Sense About Science'': '[http://www.senseaboutscience.org/pages/keep-libel-laws-out-of-science.html Keep Libel Laws out of Science]'.</ref> It also triggered a lengthy series of complaints against the [[health]] claims of as many as one in four UK [[chiropractic|chiropractors]].<ref>''Guardian'': '[http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/2010/mar/01/simon-singh-libel-case-chiropractors Furious backlash from Simon Singh libel case puts chiropractors on ropes]'. 1st March 2010.</ref> After Singh was granted the right to appeal the original court verdict against him, the BCA dropped the case<ref>''Guardian'': '[http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/2010/apr/15/simon-singh-libel-case-dropped Simon Singh libel case dropped]'. 1st April 2010.</ref> and the article was re-instated on the website of the ''[[The Guardian|Guardian]]'' newspaper.<ref>''Guardian'': '[http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2010/apr/01/simon-singh-wins-libel-court Simon Singh wins libel court battle]'. 1st April 2010.</ref> The BCA attempted to clarify its reasons for launching the unsuccessful legal action two years later.<ref>''Guardian'': '[http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/blog/2012/feb/22/simon-singh-british-chiropractic-association Why we sued Simon Singh: the British Chiropractic Association speaks]'. Blog post by [[Edzard Ernst]]. 22nd February 2012.</ref> | ||
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Latest revision as of 05:11, 22 February 2012
Simon Lehna Singh, MBE (born 1st January 1964) is a British physicist, broadcaster and author. His works include: Fermat's Last Theorem (1997); The Code Book: The Science of Secrecy from Ancient Egypt to Quantum Cryptography (2000); Big Bang: The Origin of the Universe (2005); and Trick or Treatment? Alternative Medicine on Trial (with Edzard Ernst, 2008). He has a PhD in particle physics from Cambridge University.
Singh was sued by the British Chiropractic Association in 2009 for arguing in a 2008 newspaper article that the organisation "happily promotes bogus treatments".[1] The case attracted much media attention and led to a campaign by the charity Sense About Science.[2] It also triggered a lengthy series of complaints against the health claims of as many as one in four UK chiropractors.[3] After Singh was granted the right to appeal the original court verdict against him, the BCA dropped the case[4] and the article was re-instated on the website of the Guardian newspaper.[5] The BCA attempted to clarify its reasons for launching the unsuccessful legal action two years later.[6]
Footnotes
- ↑ Guardian: 'Beware the spinal trap'. 19th April 2008.
- ↑ Sense About Science: 'Keep Libel Laws out of Science'.
- ↑ Guardian: 'Furious backlash from Simon Singh libel case puts chiropractors on ropes'. 1st March 2010.
- ↑ Guardian: 'Simon Singh libel case dropped'. 1st April 2010.
- ↑ Guardian: 'Simon Singh wins libel court battle'. 1st April 2010.
- ↑ Guardian: 'Why we sued Simon Singh: the British Chiropractic Association speaks'. Blog post by Edzard Ernst. 22nd February 2012.