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Toxoplasmosis: how worried should we be about the ‘mind-control parasite’ spread by cats?

Lydia Hemus -
While TED talks and internet memes spread fears we're being mind-controlled by our feline friends, the reality might be somewhat less dramatic
Climate Change

A doomscrollers guide to climate hyperbole: countering the doomism of Deep Adaptation

Ted Lefroy -
'Deep Adaptation' is a perfect example of how climate doomsayers and denialists both use similar methods to tilt reality in their favour
Covid-19

Is community testing the answer to managing the COVID-19 pandemic effectively?

Alice Howarth -
Understanding the accuracy of PCR and Lateral Flow tests - and how they compare - is key in assessing the UK's community testing program
Health

Well-designed patient outreach can help tackle misinformation where it does the most harm

Galina Limorenko -
Engaging directly and openly with patients can have a lasting effect - for both the patients and the scientists trying to help them.
Health

We all need good hand hygiene, but antibacterial soap is a waste of time

Alice Howarth -
My partner recently bought antibacterial handwash. It turns out I have unnecessarily strong feelings on antibacterial soap.
Science

If Google’s Alphafold2 really has solved the protein folding problem, they need to show their working

David Briggs -
If Alphafold2 is as transformative as its makers claim, keeping its knowledge secret is troubling - especially when medical advances could be made if this technology is as good as they claim.
Science

Four perspectives on peer review: why it goes wrong, and why we need to fix it

Edzard Ernst -
The peer review process is vital, but it is riddled with errors and issues; the quality of future science depends on trying to improve it
Science

Comedians can help us see the funny side of a world governed by blind chance

Sean B. Carroll -
Scientists recognise that the world is governed by blind chance - a view embraced by comedians. Sean B. Carroll asks Eric Idle why that is.
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