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“The Skeptic”

May 20, 2024November 26, 2020 by Dave
the skeptic

If you are interested in finding out what is really true, then you just might be interested in – “The Skeptic”.

This is my plug for the non-profit ad free UK based @TheSkepticMag
online portal.

Categories Critical Thinking, education, Skeptic news, Skepticism Tags Critical Thinking, magazine, online, portal, the skeptic Leave a comment

New Prebunking game – Harmony Square

March 4, 2024November 16, 2020 by Dave
prebunking

The science of prebunking applies “inoculation theory” to misinformation. Does this really work, is this an effective that tool we can deploy?

Categories Critical Thinking, psychology, science, study Tags disinformation, fake-news, misinformation, prebunking Leave a comment

Disinformation Vaccines

March 24, 2024November 13, 2020 by Dave
Disinformation

What strategies can be adopted to successfully counter misinformation, is there an effective vaccine that will immunize you against the lies?

Categories Critical Thinking, fake news, Fake News, Skepticism, society Tags disinformation, prebunking, vaccines Leave a comment

#QAnon updates – What happens inside the cult now?

August 13, 2024November 11, 2020 by Dave
QAnon

QAnon is reaching a crises point. When Trump’s election defect is accepted, will the QAnon cult collapse or will something else happen?

Categories Crisis, Critical Thinking, kooks, religion, Skepticism, society, weird Tags #QAnon, crises, cult, QAnon Leave a comment

Bizarre Scientific Paper: Amulets may prevent COVID-19

February 18, 2024November 10, 2020 by Dave
Amulets

Retracted paper claimed that Jade Amulets may help prevent COVID-19. What is the story here and how exactly did this get published?

Categories Critical Thinking, science, Skeptic news, Skepticism, society Tags Amulets Leave a comment

Why are we attracted to Conspiracy Theories?

September 2, 2024October 26, 2020 by Dave
conspiracy theory

Why do humans get ensnared by conspiracy theories that are rather obviously not actually true at all, what is it about us that enables this?

Categories Critical Thinking, People, psychology, Skepticism, society Tags conspiracy, conspiracy theory, psychology, QAnon Leave a comment
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