The proposed standard would lower the nicotine content in cigarettes and cigars by 95% – a public health proposal that could prevent millions from becoming smokers in the first place.
One of Donald Trump’s senior advisers has recommended cutting NASA climate research because the science has become “heavily politicised”. The question is: by whom?
People are drawn to human interest stories and negative information.
A philosopher unpacks the ‘ethics of belief’ for an age awash in bad information.
I really shouldn’t let myself watch Q&A. Don’t get me wrong, the ABC’s flagship weekly panel show is usually compelling viewing. But after just a few minutes I end up with the systolic blood pressure…
If you come across the same piece of misinformation several times, it will start to feel familiar – and familiar information feels more true.
Ecosystem deterioration, along with climate change, is now becoming a controversial political question.
Science is never settled. But contrary to the claims of a new book, there is enough confidence in the science to justify significant climate action.
It’s not just issues like climate change and vaccines that pose problems for conservative thinkers – it’s the way science itself is conducted.
New research shows how ‘teleological thinking’ means that conspiracists are more likely to also be creationists.
