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Science

Smoke and mirrors: violent media, cigarettes, and shaky statistics

Jim Cliff -
Is violent media as closely linked to aggression as smoking is to lung cancer? Only if you take at face value heavily cherry-picked research.
Technology

Richard Dawkins and AI: the lights are on, but nobody’s home

Mike Hall -
When Richard Dawkins claims AI may have consciousness, he's committing the same cognitive blunder as the creationists he has long argued against.
Technology

For all the claims of governments and Big Tech, cybersecurity is far from scientific

Andy Farnell -
Rather than accept at face value claims that cybersecurity measures will make us safer and more secure, we need to ask for proof before we hand over our data.
Psychology

In a world of eight billion unique minds, what even is ‘neurotypical’, anyway?

Richard Glover -
Rather than attaching labels to each facet of neurodiversity, we could be identifying what support people need for their best chance of success.
Environmentalism

The Starbucks ‘Sippy Lid’ and the marketing doublespeak of greenwashing

Suyeon Jung -
To meet consumer demand for a reduction in plastic, Starbucks introduced the 'Sippy Lid'. The only problem? It actually increased plastic waste.
Technology

The Sword of Durandal – the wholly impossible “Quantum Navigation Device”

Cameron Coward -
The 'Sword of Durandal' promises to be a game-changing Quantum Navigation Device in the palm of your hand – except, it doesn't actually exist
Technology

Machine learning without critical thinking only encourages tech pseudoscience

Richard Glover -
When ask how a machine learning tool can be used – but not whether it's accurate – we risk encoding technological pseudoscience into society.
Space

Dimethyl sulfide from space – a sign of extraterrestrial life, or something else?

Georgy Kurakin -
In April, astronomers detected the presence of dimethyl sulfide on an planet K2-18b, amid speculation that it might be signs of extraterrestrial life
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