Conspiracy Theory: How can you defend yourself?
There are real conspiracies and then there are conspiracy theories that are bunk. How can you tell what is real and what is nonsense?
Wingnut Weekly – 24 May 2020
Wingnut weekly – a selection of weirdness from the past week that emanates from a blend of religious Fundamentalism with right-wing politics
QAnon, a very modern conspiracy
A very modern conspiracy theory is QAnon. What exactly is this, where does it come from, and why is it like this?
Global CO2 emissions update
Estimates for the decline of CO2 due to lockdown have been published in Nature. What does this reveal, and what do we do now?
Online competition: pro- and anti-vaccination
Smaller anti-vaccination movement is more effective at reaching undecided than the larger pro-vaccine. Ending COVID-19 will be challenging.
Distilled MIT Climate Science
MIT has launched a new Climate Science portal. It is an excellent basic primer in the science of climate. You should check it out.