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Why are we susceptible to Fake News?

August 13, 2024April 24, 2019 by Dave
fake news

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

Climate Change and the Rising Tide

July 14, 2024April 9, 2019 by Dave
climate change and Miami

The city of Miami is very vunerable to the rising sea. In the context of climate change, how do those that live there view it?

Categories Climate Change, People, science, society Tags climate, miami, Sarah Miller Leave a comment

New Global Report is a shock

August 13, 2024March 29, 2019 by Dave
global energy via coal usage sees CO2 increase

Latest IEA report reveals that global CO2 emissions are still rapidly climbing and not falling. This has rather dire implications for us all.

Categories Climate Change, environment, news, science, society Tags CO2, Global Energy, IEA, report Leave a comment

The largest Religious group in the US – Nones

September 8, 2024March 27, 2019 by Dave
GSS 2018 and Nones

The release of the 2018 General Social Survey (GSS) data reveals that the largest religious demographic is now the Nones at 23.1%.

Categories poll, religion, society Tags belief, GSS, nones, US Leave a comment

Anti-Vaxers Harass Parents whose Children die

March 23, 2019March 22, 2019 by Dave
vaccines anti-vaxers

CNN reveals anti-vaxers have been harassing parents of children who died of vaccine preventable illnesses because it conflicts their beliefs.

Categories Health, People, Skepticism, society Tags anti-vaxers, harassement, vaccines Leave a comment

Big win for Open Access

February 22, 2022March 5, 2019 by Dave
open access

Major university has refused to renew journal subscriptions with Elsevier. They are pushing for Open Access, will no longer pay excessive fees

Categories science, society Tags journals, open access, peer review, publishing Leave a comment
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