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Scams: Who is being tricked, how is it happening, how can you avoid it?

December 23, 2023August 18, 2021 by Dave
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Are you at risk of becoming a victim of popular scams? What can you do to help protect yourself from this happening to you?

Categories consumer, Critical Thinking, Fake News, scam, Skepticism, society Tags fraudsters, guidance, report, scams

Deeply Stupid Anti-vaccine protest – What happens when data gathering goes wrong?

August 13, 2021 by Dave
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Those who take an anti-science stance are often regarded as deeply stupid. Sometimes they will do stuff that truly does confirm that view.

Categories Critical Thinking, Entertainment, Humor, nutters, society

Climate: The cost of CO2 in human lives

March 24, 2024August 12, 2021 by Dave
Climate: The cost of CO2 in human lives

Recently published study reveals that the human toll of CO2 emissions will vastly magnify climate change’s economic costs

Categories Climate Change, environment, news, People, science, society, study Tags climate, Climate Change, CO2, mortality, study

Disinformation King – Joseph Mercola

July 14, 2024August 4, 2021 by Dave
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Who is the greatest most prolific source of deliberate disinformation that is designed to deceive and manipulate? Joseph Mercola wins Gold

Categories fake news, Fake News, scam, Skepticism, society Tags disinformation, fraud, joseph mercola, misinformation 2 Comments

Stoneman Douglas school shooting survivor harassed by QAnon parent

August 18, 2024July 30, 2021 by Dave
Stoneman Douglas school shooting survivor harassed by QAnon parent

Student survivor of Stoneman Douglas shooting in 2018 where 17 died, has a parent who believes it was staged and his son is faking – #QAnon

Categories society, Tragedy Tags parkland, QAnon, school shooting, Stoneman Douglas

Did the People of Easter Island destroy their environment?

July 23, 2021 by Dave
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Collapse of the Easter Island civilisation because they chopped down all trees is a morality tale for us all – but did it really happen?

Categories Archaeology, History, science, society, study Tags Archaeology, easter island, History, myths, Rapa Nui
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