Tagged: misinformation

Featured image: Are New Zealand’s universities doing enough to define the limits of academic freedom?

Are New Zealand’s universities doing enough to define the limits of academic freedom? - News

Guest Author • Nov 26, 2021 •

Matheson Russell, University of Auckland   The news last week that University of Auckland public health researcher Simon Thornley was retracting a co-authored paper about supposed vaccination risks during pregnancy raised deeper questions about the limits of academic freedom. Thornley’s own head of department had called for the paper to be retracted due to “the anxiety it is creating … Read More

Featured image: Fossil fuel misinformation may sideline one of the most important climate change reports ever released

Fossil fuel misinformation may sideline one of the most important climate change reports ever released - The Changing Climate

Guest Author • Aug 12, 2021 •

Christian Downie, Australian National University   This week’s landmark report on the state of the climate paints a sobering picture. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) concluded that, without deep and immediate cuts to greenhouse gas emissions, the world is very likely headed for climate catastrophe. In November, world leaders will gather in Glasgow for the latest round … Read More

Featured image: so much misinformation on a page supposedly about health

so much misinformation on a page supposedly about health - BioBlog

Alison Campbell • Apr 15, 2021 •

It’s always something of a shock to come across a page run by a health-focused business that contains substantial misinformation. This one left me gobsmacked, given the sheer number of statements that are demonstrably untrue. And while a fair bit of the content is prefaced by the statement that it’s the personal opinion of one individual, the fact that … Read More

Featured image: 5 ways to spot if someone is trying to mislead you when it comes to science

5 ways to spot if someone is trying to mislead you when it comes to science - COVID-19

Guest Author • Mar 09, 2021 •

Hassan Vally, La Trobe University It’s not a new thing for people to try to mislead you when it comes to science. But in the age of COVID-19 — when we’re being bombarded with even more information than usual, when there’s increased uncertainty, and when we may be feeling overwhelmed and fearful — we’re perhaps even more susceptible to being … Read More

Featured image: Now let’s flatten the infodemic curve

Now let’s flatten the infodemic curve - Infectious Thoughts

Siouxsie Wiles • Sep 08, 2020 •

It’s likely you’re being exposed to masses of Covid information on a daily basis, and not all of it will be reliable. Here are some tips for telling the difference, and stopping the spread. Thanks to Covid-19, most of us have a new word in our vocabulary. Epidemiology: the branch of medical science that deals with the who, what, when, … Read More

Featured image: Measles deaths and antivax misinformation

Measles deaths and antivax misinformation - BioBlog

Alison Campbell • Nov 26, 2019 •

Today the death toll from measles in Samoa rose to 32. All but four of the dead were less than 5 years old. Absolutely terrible, heartbreaking, news. That statistic alone should be enough to give the lie to the common claim by antivaccination activists plague enthusiasts that “measles is a benign childhood disease”. Clearly, it is not. (And never … Read More

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