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Bias: ‘Arabic Numerals’ Should not be Taught in School

March 22, 2021May 22, 2019 by Dave
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Is the poll that supposedly finds bias concerning arabic numerials a meaningful measurement of anything at all, or does it grossly mislead?

Categories media, poll, psychology, society Tags arabic numerals, bias, poll Leave a comment

Notes from Effective climate change communicators

May 27, 2024May 3, 2019 by Dave
climate communication

Being an effective climate science communicatior truly matters. We need those who can inspire and motivate us to take meaningful actions.

Categories Climate Change, media, People, psychology, society Tags climate, communication, Katharine Hayhoe, Michael E. Mann Leave a comment

Poll: Sharp Decline in US Church membership

April 27, 2019 by Dave
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Gallop have released details of US church membership. It reveals a sharp decline from 70% in 1998 to 50% in 2018.

Categories poll, religion, society Tags Church, gallop, poll Leave a comment

What can we really do about Climate Change?

October 17, 2023April 26, 2019 by Dave
Drawdown climate change solutions

Project Drawdown, a comprehensive plan to reverse climate change, has 100 solutions for you to consider. Today we review who they are.

Categories Climate Change, environment, news, science, society Tags Climate Change, drawdown, solutions Leave a comment

Marketing Scams: Misleading GMO claims

December 5, 2023April 25, 2019 by Dave

The FDA in the US has formally issued guidance regarding the misleading “no GMO” claims that appears on the lables of some products.

Categories consumer, Skeptic news, Skepticism, society Tags FDA, GMO, Hype, Marketing Leave a comment

Why are we susceptible to Fake News?

August 13, 2024April 24, 2019 by Dave
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We know that others can be prone to believeing Fake News. How can we be confidence that we also have not done exactly the same?

Categories Fake News, society Tags bias, cognative, fake news Leave a comment
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