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Coping with Death Threats and Violence

October 18, 2021 by Dave
Coping with Death Threats and Violence

Scientists who articulate evidence-based facts in response to media requests for comment are finding themselves facing harassment and threats

Categories Activism, news, science, society Tags death threats, harassement, SOCIETY Leave a comment

James Webb telescope might soon have a new name

July 28, 2021July 28, 2021 by Dave
James Webb

Revelations that NASA Administrator James Webb had a dark homophobic legacy has motivated NASA to consider renaming the James Webb Telescope

Categories astronomy, cosmology, news, science Tags controversy, James Webb, new name, Telescope Leave a comment

Study: How to fix the spread of Fake News

March 26, 2021 by Dave
fake news

New study finds that most people share fake news stories unintentionally; Sharing habits can be modified through reminders about accuracy.

Categories Critical Thinking, Fake News, news, science, society Tags fake news, study Leave a comment

Did NASA really detect a Reverse Parallel Universe?

June 11, 2020June 11, 2020 by Dave
parallel universe

Not too long ago the tabloids promoted a claim that NASA had evidence of a reverse-time parallel universe. What is the real story there?

Categories fake news, media, news, physics, science, Skepticism Tags neutrinos, parallel universe Leave a comment

Would your pet dog rescue you?

February 10, 2021June 9, 2020 by Dave
pet dog rescue

Study: You’re a dog. Your owner is trapped in a box and is crying out for help. Are you aware of his despair? If so, can you set him free?

Categories biology, news, psychology, science, study 1 Comment

How old is the oldest piece of string

April 23, 2020 by Dave
oldest piece of string

A piece of string that is 50,000 years old has been discovered. It was not made by humans but by Neanderthals.

Categories news, science Tags fibre, oldest, string, study Leave a comment
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