Science

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Placebo Effect

No, placebos probably aren’t getting stronger over time

Mike Hall -
Placebo responses have not gotten stronger over the past 30 years – trials are just better at isolating treatment effects from noise
Politics

AI authoritarianism? We should be wary of outsourcing our thinking to the machine

Abigail Kennedy -
If we outsource our decision making to AI, we unwittingly train ourselves to accept its natural bias towards the status quo, and conservatism
Media

Social media’s mental health advice is no substitute for therapy

Celine Ong -
Social media is overflowing with mental health discourse and therapy language, but none of it is a substitute speaking to a qualified professional
Psychology

Nice guys don’t ‘finish last’ – altruism has been a key driver in our social evolution

Daniel Aaron Levy -
Manosphere influencers push the idea that men need to be dominant and 'alpha' to get ahead - in reality, altruism and cooperation are key to our social status
Climate Change

The window of opportunity against climate denialism in Brazil and Latin America

Cesar Baima -
Unlike elsewhere, climate denialism in Brazil isn't tied to political ideology - meaning there is a currently opportunity to push back, and we have to take it
Environmentalism

Thrifting isn’t the solution to the climate crisis – we need to change our behaviours

Ananya Anand -
Thrifting, once seen as the solution to fast fashion, has become a trend in its own right - as well as yet another form of over-consumption
Psychology

The virus metaphor for misinformation is flawed, and can distract us from solutions

Ariana Modirrousta-Galian, Phil Higham, Tina Seabrooke -
The 'misinformation virus' metaphor may be useful in modelling, but doesn't help us understand susceptibility, or the motivations of spreaders
Science

How to play Rock, Paper, Scissors optimally: the Nash equilibrium

Daniel Jones -
Rock, Paper, Scissors may seem like pure luck, but game theory can help us understand the optimal game strategy from a mathematical perspective
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