Promoting Science and Critical Thinking
Published within the British Journal of Developmental Psychology is a study that reveals that kids are prime targets for fake news. One word … “Yikes!”. Titled “Measuring adolescents’ beliefs in conspiracy theories: Development and validation of the Adolescent Conspiracy Beliefs Questionnaire” the open access paper reveals that a team of researchers created and then validated … Read more
Religious labels such as “Catholic” or “Atheist” can fool us into thinking we truly understand the people behind such terms: we really don’t
Dr. Oz popped up to abuse a pre-print of a scientific paper purely for personal gain. His track record of bad advice is long established.
Latest survey data from Pew reveals sharp decline in religion in the US along with a few other surprises. 29% now identify as “not-religious”
Because you hold a specific religious belief, you are deemed to be an enemy of the state and will go to jail until you recant. That would never happen today? Except it does. There are 41 countries that ban a specific religious group by law. Details are available via a Pew survey dated Nov 15, … Read more
52 years ago, 20 year old Theodore John Conrad pulled off the biggest bank robbery ever seen in Cleveland. Last month they finally found him.
