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COVID-19, a “Cure”, and Religion in Afghanistan

August 20, 2020 by Dave
Afghanistan

In Afghanistan, religious herbalists are offering a COVID-19 cure that uses opioids. People really do feel better, but this is not a cure.

Categories consumer, Fake News, Health, Medicine, society Tags Afghanistan, COVID-19, cure

Questions to ask when faced with a poll

August 18, 2020 by Dave
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In an election year it is of vital importance to understand the questions that you should be asking when presented with a poll?

Categories consumer, Critical Thinking, Fake News, poll, society Tags poll

Hostility to Face Masks – Lessons From 1918

December 23, 2023July 15, 2020 by Dave
face masks

During the 1918 flu crises face masks were deployed and then resisted by some who refused to comply. What lessons can we learn from that?

Categories consumer, Crisis, Health, Medicine, society Tags 1918, face masks, masks

Survey: Nearly one in six Britons would refuse Covid-19 vaccine

May 21, 2022July 8, 2020 by Dave
vaccine

The anti-vaccine movement is already rejecting a COVID-19 vaccine that does not exist. Is attacking social media the best response for this?

Categories consumer, Health, media, Medicine, poll, Skepticism, society Tags CCDH, COVID-19, social media, vaccine

Why do people share COVID-19 Misinformation?

December 23, 2023July 3, 2020 by Dave
COVID-19 fake news

Is there anything we can do to prevent people from sharing misinformation about COVID-19? New study reveals that there is indeed a solution.

Categories consumer, Critical Thinking, Fake News, media, Medicine, psychology, science, Skepticism, society, study Tags COVID-19, fake news

Health & Safety Regulations Backfire with Conservatives

June 19, 2020 by Dave
regulations

New research reveals that conservative consumers can react negatively to guidance issued by government agencies: they see a threat to freedom

Categories consumer, politics, psychology, science, society, study Tags backfire, Conservatives, government, regulations, study
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