Science

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Psychology

The myth of the well-filled slate: we shouldn’t discount the influence of society on our lives

Carlos Orsi -
Twenty years after Steven Pinker's "The Blank Slate", we should be wary of those who make claims about innate traits that separate nature from nurture
Crime

Fictional impressions: the shaky foundations of many common forensic science techniques

Dave Hahn -
TV crime shows have made us all very aware of forensic analysis of hair, DNA samples and fingerprints - but do we overstate its usefulness?
Climate Change

Could AI generated summaries of scientific consensus help tackle disinformation?

Alfie Hoar -
Summaries of the scientific consensus, generated quickly by artificial intelligence might offer new hope in beating a key part of the ‘Tobacco Playbook’ on science denialism
Parapsychology

The Transparent Psi Project: the results are in, so where are all the headlines?

Chris French -
Daryl Bem's precognition studies made worldwide headlines in 2011 - yet it's easy to predict proof Bem's work was flawed won't get the same attention
Conspiracy Theories

15 minute cities: the latest big bad of the conspiracy theory ecosystem

Michael Marshall -
Why did 15 minute cities go from a niche town planning proposal to a full-blown paranoia? Because existing conspiracist networks needed their next big fear
Alternative Medicine

The Nuremberg salt test: how homeopathy failed one of the earliest ever scientific trials

Sean Slater -
One of the earliest ever randomised control trials took place in 1835, when skeptical physicians put the new-fangled homeopathy to the test
Health

The science of The Last of Us: should we fear a fungal zombie pandemic?

Natália Pasternak -
The hit TV show The Last of Us depicts a world hit by a fungal-caused pandemic that turns the infected to zombies - but could it happen in real life?
Climate Change

Tree planting schemes look fantastic on paper, but they won’t save us from climate change

Sarah Hearne -
Mass tree planting schemes are a simple and obvious way to sequester carbon and fight climate change. The only problem is, they almost certainly won't work.
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