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iNaturalist’s flaws leave people with a false impression of the world around them

Sarah Hearne -
AI-based apps like iNaturalist are fun but flawed - they're no substitute for real interaction and engagement with nature
Science

Darling, you smell lovely: what role does body odour play in dating?

Ginny Smith -
A look at the science of smell shows the jury is still out on whether sniffing someone’s genes can make you want to get into their jeans
Science

Recovering memories: Could the Satanic Panic happen again?

Chris French -
Ongoing public belief in the idea of repressed memories suggests that the so-called Memory Wars are not yet over, and that the Satanic Panic could happen again
Paranormal

The story of the Satanic Panic is a tale of religious and cultural paranoia in America

Deborah Hyde -
The Satanic Panic of the 1980s showed we don't actually need a real Satan - well-meaning, deluded and fervent people will do His work for Him.
Science

Behind the World Wide Wall: how the anglophone IT industry limits diversity in coding talent

Akshi Narang -
When people have to learn English before they can learn to code, we close the door on a potential wealth of creativity and innovation
Conspiracy Theories

You’re probably not Galileo: scientific advance rarely comes from lone, contrarian outsiders

Matthew Browne, Chris Kavanagh -
The pseudoscience and vaccine scaremongering from Drs Heather Heying and Bret Weinstein illustrates the importance of intellectual humility, especially when operating outside your field of knowledge
Media

Netflix’s Seaspiracy, and how to spot misinformation in glossy documentaries

Sarah Hearne -
Seaspiracy is just the latest example of a documentary using style and glossy production to hide the fact that it's peddling misinformation
Science

Recovering memories: How the Satanic Panic led to false reports of horrific abuse

Chris French -
The 1980s saw a rise in belief that Satanic ritual abuse was everywhere - however, the real problems were false memories and moral panic
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