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Trevor Sloughter
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Trevor Sloughter is a marine ecological modeller with a PhD from the University of Strathclyde. He has a varied research background from space physics to geochemistry to ecology, with a primary interest in modelling, science communication, and philosophy of science. He recently started a blog that, among other topics, aims to explain and demystify the methods of data collection and analysis that underpin the scientific results we see in the papers (as well as deconstruct and debunk pseudoscience).
Did a lab leak cause COVID-19? Despite the latest headlines, it’s still not very likely
Eye-catching headlines declare new revelations about Covid's origin, but without more evidence, the lab-leak hypothesis remains not impossible, but still improbable
25 years ago today, Lisa the Skeptic became The Simpsons’ critical thinking icon
In a show that was never shy to take a satirical look at religion, Season 9's "Lisa the Skeptic" - broadcast 25 years ago today - established The Simpsons' skeptical credibility
Telling creationists “Hail Darwin” might be fun, but we should be wary of hero worship
Saying "Hail Darwin" may poke fun at creationists, but we should remember that as a human being, Darwin wasn't without flaws - we can respect him, but shouldn't worship him
‘Expertise’ isn’t gate-keeping, it’s our best way of understanding how the climate is changing
Climate change deniers who blame volcanoes for rising atmospheric CO2 only show that they place no value at all on relevant expertise
Yes, climate change deniers, that’s definitely our carbon dioxide in the atmosphere
Despite what some climate change deniers might have you think, the build-up of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere is measurably and quantifiably the result of human emissions.
Why the climate change deniers’ argument that “CO2 is simply plant food” doesn’t stand up
The idea that rising CO2 levels are good, because CO2 is plant food, is a cop-out by climate change deniers designed to shut down scientific discourse.
Jordan Peterson, climate change, and the many definitions of a scientific model
Celebrity psychologist and podcaster Jordan Peterson's views on climate change show a fundamental misunderstanding of scientific models
A viral post wrongly claimed omicron had been detected in July – here’s why that’s not true
A little familiarity with internet archives and web page source code can help us check viral claims about Covid, and skewer misinformation.
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