Amazing Secular Student Activists
View this email in your browser We are pleased to introduce some of our 2022 secular student activist scholarship recipients. Twice as many students applied this year and we...
09/06/2023
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The ultimate proof of homeopathy’s effectiveness?
The ultimate proof of homeopathy’s effectiveness? Published Tuesday 06 November 2012 Since it was first published, the “ Swiss government report ” on homeopathy has...
09/06/2023
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Math for Future Scientists: Require Statistics, Not Calculus
Math for Future Scientists: Require Statistics, Not Calculus The case for ending calculus requirements for science majors. Copy link While teaching geography at a college...
08/21/2023
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Why Do People Fall for Fake Science News?
The spread of health-related misinformation and fake science news is not a trivial matter. When it comes to health, lives can be at stake. Indeed, in a previous article, I...
08/09/2023
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Ten Health and Wellness Fallacies Every Skeptic Should Know | Skeptical Inquirer
If my recent work as a health and wellness skeptic could be distilled into a single message, it would be this: Marketing companies understand our biases better than we do. In a...
07/07/2023
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expert reaction to an opinion piece on voice-controlled devices and child development
An opinion piece published in Archives of Disease in Childhood looks at the effects of smart voice control devices on children. Dr Amy Orben, Programme Leader Track Scientist,...
07/07/2023
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Chiropractic and osteopathic graduates’ unreadiness for practice
Have you ever wondered how good or bad the education of chiropractors and osteopaths is? Well, I have – and this new paper promises to provide an answer. The aim ofthis study...
06/08/2023
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Mathematics for Liberation; A voting guide
The following voting guide was created by students enrolled in a math course at Garfield High School in Seattle, Washington, taught by WAESN board director, Shraddha Shirude,...
04/19/2023
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The Physical Toll of Your Smartphone Addiction | Skeptical Inquirer
The least-used app on my phone is “phone.” The diverse functionality of the smartphone—texting, talking, video streaming, gaming, social networking—has changed the way we work,...
04/19/2023
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Smashing Eduprotocols
What happens when you smash three EDUProtocols into one? You get an alternative assessment that gets your students talking about the book they are reading in your class. The...
04/19/2023
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Guide to the Most Common Cognitive Biases and Heuristics
Guide to the Most Common Cognitive Biases and Heuristics 4 Comments Our brains have to process an infinite amount of stimuli and make an endless number of decisions. So to save...
04/18/2023
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How Social Media Rewards Misinformation
In the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic, posts and videos promoting natural remedies for the virus—everything from steam inhalation to ginger—proliferated online. What...
04/18/2023
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