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University of Liverpool’s proposed redundancies raise serious red flags for academia

Alice Howarth - 7th April 2021

Plans to make 47 researchers redundant based on potentially unclear and unreasonable metrics have seen the University of Liverpool draw criticism from across the academic community

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The ‘scientist as lone genius’ is a myth that obscures real stories of scientific discovery

Natália Pasternak, Carlos Orsi - 26th March 2021

Science communication that focuses on lone geniuses making accidental discoveries can prime the public to accept quacks masquerading as mavericks

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Species, Individual, Gender – biology and taxonomy don’t deal in black and white

Sarah Hearne - 22nd March 2021

We can try to define biological traits though simple catch-all labels, but nature is always much more complex in reality

Health

10 persistent HIV myths we need to move past to break the stigma of the disease

Alice Howarth - 26th February 2021

It's a Sin showed us how much our understanding of HIV has changed, but social attitudes to the disease still remain mired in stigma

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Toxoplasmosis: how worried should we be about the ‘mind-control parasite’ spread by cats?

Lydia Hemus - 12th February 2021

While TED talks and internet memes spread fears we're being mind-controlled by our feline friends, the reality might be somewhat less dramatic

Climate Change

A doomscrollers guide to climate hyperbole: countering the doomism of Deep Adaptation

Ted Lefroy - 27th January 2021

'Deep Adaptation' is a perfect example of how climate doomsayers and denialists both use similar methods to tilt reality in their favour

Covid-19

Is community testing the answer to managing the COVID-19 pandemic effectively?

Alice Howarth - 25th January 2021

Understanding the accuracy of PCR and Lateral Flow tests - and how they compare - is key in assessing the UK's community testing program

Health

Well-designed patient outreach can help tackle misinformation where it does the most harm

Galina Limorenko - 22nd January 2021

Engaging directly and openly with patients can have a lasting effect - for both the patients and the scientists trying to help them.

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Should we be skeptical of homeopathy research conducted in India? A look at the evidence

New NICE guidelines on chronic pain fall woefully short – and not just because of the acupuncture

Integrative medicine: Mixing cow pie with apple pie

When it comes to our health, doing nothing is often better than doing something wrong

New NICE guidelines on chronic pain fall woefully short – and not just because of the acupuncture

Rapid Prompting Method: A new form of communicating? Hardly

Virginity testing is as unscientific as it is sexist, but will banning these tests prove effective?

Do we really need supplements? A skeptic’s guide to micronutrients

‘Startling Stories’, illustrating ‘Strangers on the Heights’ by Manly Wade Wellman

Psychics and mediums: Mad, bad, or dangerous to know?

Blackpool’s ‘Chariots of the Gods’ park is built on racist assumptions about the past

When predictions fail: UFO cults, QAnon and cognitive dissonance

The conspiracy theorists who believe ‘traditional masculinity’ is under deliberate, strategic attack

2019’s ‘The Mandela Effect’ is a stylish, shallow exploration of a rather silly conspiracy theory

Can you recognise antisemitism when you see it? An interactive meme adventure

How the conspiracy theorists behind the failed US coup settled on a new date: March 4th

The conspiracy theorists who believe ‘traditional masculinity’ is under deliberate, strategic attack

“Who decides?”: how fair questions can derail meaningful action

Are you smarter than an 800 year-old? Our ancestors were more skeptical than you think

Species, Individual, Gender – biology and taxonomy don’t deal in black and white

University of Liverpool’s proposed redundancies raise serious red flags for academia

The ‘scientist as lone genius’ is a myth that obscures real stories of scientific discovery

Species, Individual, Gender – biology and taxonomy don’t deal in black and white

10 persistent HIV myths we need to move past to break the stigma of the disease

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Should we be skeptical of homeopathy research conducted in India? A look at the evidence

New NICE guidelines on chronic pain fall woefully short – and not just because of the acupuncture

‘Startling Stories’, illustrating ‘Strangers on the Heights’ by Manly Wade Wellman

University of Liverpool’s proposed redundancies raise serious red flags for academia

The conspiracy theorists who believe ‘traditional masculinity’ is under deliberate, strategic attack

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