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

Alice Howarth -
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
Science

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

Natália Pasternak, Carlos Orsi -
Science communication that focuses on lone geniuses making accidental discoveries can prime the public to accept quacks masquerading as mavericks
Science

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

Sarah Hearne -
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 -
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
Science

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

Lydia Hemus -
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 -
'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 -
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 -
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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