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Chemtrails

From chemtrails to COVID-19, Naomi Wolf’s prolific promotion of pseudoscience

Mark Horne -
Over the years, author Naomi Wolf has spread all manner of misinformation - from misleading statistics to chemtrails and COVID-19 conspiracy theories
Covid-19

Young people in Singapore may be vaccine hesitant, but we’ll get vaccinated to protect others

Mathilda Ng -
Listening to the concerns of risk-averse young Singaporeans can help ease hesitancy about the Covid-19 vaccine, and increase eventual take-up
Covid-19

Making vaccines convenient and accessible helps minimise the impact of vaccine hesitancy

Wendy M. Grossman -
Tackling vaccine hesitancy is less about ‘nudging’ us, and more about removing the barriers to accessing vaccines
Covid-19

If we’re going to convince the vaccine hesitant, we need to tackle conspiratorial thinking

Dave Hahn -
Anti-vaxxers had a head start when it comes to winning the hearts and minds of the Covid vaccine hesitant - it's time for the rest of us to catch them up
Health

Jordan Peterson is wrong: medical error is absolutely not the ‘third leading cause of death’

Michael Marshall -
Peterson's claim that "medicine kills more people than it helps" is the latest in a long line of demonstrably false claims - yet his fans continue to hang off his every word
Conspiracy Theories

Sine Missione, and the conspiracy theorists who use graffiti to spread pseudoscience

Mark Horne -
From 5G fears to antisemitism and QAnon - graffiti that promotes conspiracies around Liverpool and beyond are more harmful than you think.
Dentistry

Not all dentists promote evidence-based treatments – four red-flag signs to look out for

Shaun Sellars -
Spotting rogue dentists and dubious remedies can be difficult for the layperson patient - so here's a guide to some of the common red flags
Conspiracy Theories

Our guide to the pseudoscience promoters aiming to be the next mayor of London

Michael Marshall -
From a former faith healer, to a climate change denier, to the man who premiered Plandemic - the conspiracy-minded voter is spoilt for choice in the London mayoral election
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