A science historian looks to the past to understand our current moment, and how ghostwriting in scientific papers is harming ...
Kirk Milhoan, appointed by RFK Jr. as head of a federal vaccine panel, talks of the measles outbreak like it's a great chance ...
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Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. Public trust in science is declining in the U.S.. As people become ...
James Cameron says the U.S. has rejected science and vaccines while explaining why he relocated to New Zealand for "sanity" ...
Peter Thiel during an interview with Bari Weiss last week spoke about how modern science is failing to balance skepticism and dogmatism. Today’s science has become more dogmatic “than the Catholic ...
Estimated mean truth ratings across repetition (repeated, non-repeated) and claim type (science-aligning, skeptic-aligning) in Experiment 1. Note. Error bars show 95% ...
As the 'crunchy mom' movement swells, it is emblematic of a mainstream embrace of vaccine skepticism and a broader lack of ...
Dr. Shech is a professor of philosophy who specializes in the philosophy of science. As popular mistrust of expert opinion grows, we increasingly encounter the following skeptical argument about ...