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Hostility to Face Masks – Lessons From 1918

December 23, 2023July 15, 2020 by Dave
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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

What will happen in Nov after the US election?

November 19, 2021July 9, 2020 by Dave
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Four month from now the US election will take place. Will it be Biden or Trump? Either outcome holds the potential for dire consequences.

Categories People, politics, society Tags 2020, Biden, outcome, trump, us election

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

May 21, 2022July 8, 2020 by Dave
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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
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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

Who is still voting for Trump today?

May 20, 2024July 2, 2020 by Dave

Latest Pew poll reveals that 82% of White Evangelical voters will still vote for Trump. Nothing that has happened has changed any minds.

Categories People, politics, poll, society Tags election, pew, poll, trump

Humanists at Risk: Action Report 2020

August 4, 2021June 30, 2020 by Dave
Humanists at Risk: Action Report 2020

Humanists International have published a report to shed light on the human rights situation and treatment of humanists in 8 nations.

Categories Activism, Humanism, People, society Tags 2020, action report, Humanists, Humanists International, report
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