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Wendy M. Grossman
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Wendy M. Grossman is founder and (twice) former editor of The Skeptic, and a freelance writer.
Virulent: The Vaccine War – a close-up look at the American antivax movement
"Virulent: The Vaccine War", screening online this weekend, is a well-executed portrait of the American anti-vaxx movement as it's developed over time
Though it remains unlikely, we’ve too little data to fully rule out the lab leak hypothesis… yet
While the recent US intelligence report ruled out claims that Covid had been deliberately create, it did not come to a conclusion on the lab leak hypothesis
Making vaccines convenient and accessible helps minimise the impact of vaccine hesitancy
Tackling vaccine hesitancy is less about ‘nudging’ us, and more about removing the barriers to accessing vaccines
Skeptic at large: a new era
Former editor and founder of The Skeptic, Wendy Grossman, talks about the past, present and future of skepticism
Constructing Knowledge
I first learned to be a skeptic in high school. Pause. Modify. I think I was always naturally a skeptic - or, as my...
Alternative Facts
“WE HAVE BEEN FIGHTING ‘alternative facts’ for decades, haven’t we?” a fellow long-serving skeptic said recently.
Indeed we have, even though it never occurred to...
From the archives: Fact checking the decibels at Wimbledon
From the archives in 2012, Wendy Grossman looks at the media claim that a tennis player's grunt at Wimbledon was almost as loud as a jet engine.
When The Skeptic came of age: a 2011 reflection on the first 21 years of the magazine
From the archives in 2011, Wendy M Grossman, founding editor of The Skeptic, reflects on the first 21 years of the magazine’s life
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