I’m glad researchers didn’t waste this chance to study public trust while attention to scientists was so intense – and especially since…

The authors got me thinking about the ways scientific uncertainty enables people to lead themselves, and others, astray. That wasn’t what they…

When several European countries paused use of the Oxford/AstraZeneca Covid vaccine in March 2021, the criticism from many commentators was swift, extreme…

Thanks to some virtuoso high-profile performances from a few women early on, this claim took off fast: having a woman at the…

When I saw the tweet, it felt like watching pinball for misleading public health hype – ding! ding! ding! – hitting target…

You would think a time when we needed to be able to “follow the science” would have been systematic evidence’s shining hour…

Every time a drug company press release of vaccine trial results blasts through the media, it’s followed by criticism of “science by…

Claims of conflicts of interest have been one of the – let’s call it interesting – parts of being in debates…

“Learn what they don’t want you to know.” That pretty much captures the conspiracy-laced journey into data you often see…

I think the main thing I learned – very painfully – in 20 years as a health consumer advocate, is…

“Recommendations for effective myth debunking may thus need to be revised”. One of the authors of this conclusion is Stephan Lewandowsky. He’s also one…

There was another one of those “we’re living in echo chambers” papers recently. It’s from the same data on science and conspiracy theory social…