16 Mar Philosophy & Psychology The tyranny of story 16/03/2023 By Ian Robinson 0 comments Story was once a tool for understanding the world and for improving it. The hero or heroine always defeated the monsters. Today, sto...Continue reading
17 Feb Law & Politics The spread of QAnon beyond the United States 17/02/2023 By Robert Dover 0 comments The name crops up all over the place, but many people have no real understanding of what QAnon is, or why an estimated 22 per cent o...Continue reading
02 Nov History How Hitler conspiracies and other Holocaust disinformation undermine democratic institutions 03/11/2022 By Carson Phillips 0 comments Godwin’s Law posits that any online argument, if it continues long enough, will inevitably invoke a comparison to Hitler. Per...Continue reading
28 Aug Science & Health Misinformation: The common thread between pandemics 28/08/2022 By Cristian Apetrei 0 comments Since health officials confirmed the first COVID-19 cases, misinformation has spread just as quickly as the virus. Social med...Continue reading
01 Aug Letters to the Editor The American scream 01/08/2022 By Rationale Magazine 0 comments Editor’s note: If you would like to submit a letter for possible publication, please email it to editor@rationalist.com.au. See our ...Continue reading
14 Jul Philosophy & Psychology Why conspiracy theories are exciting – and dangerous 15/07/2022 By Donovan Schaefer 0 comments Conspiracy theories have been around for centuries, from witch trials and antisemitic campaigns to beliefs that Freemasons we...Continue reading
31 May Philosophy & Psychology Why are we so vulnerable to bad information? 15/07/2022 By Andrew Perfors 1 comment There are two fundamental reasons why misinformation is a bigger problem than ever before. The first is tied to the rise of the inte...Continue reading
29 Apr Science & Health Has Covid destroyed our trust in experts? 15/07/2022 By Carrick Ryan 0 comments It started with a tweet. On 14 January 2020, as the world waited anxiously for news about the emerging virus in Wuhan, the World Health...Continue reading
20 Mar Philosophy & Psychology Why we trust experts – even when they admit they don’t know the answer 22/07/2022 By Erik Gustafsson 0 comments We constantly make decisions about who to trust. Much of the time we’re bombarded with massive amounts of information on all sorts o...Continue reading
05 Dec Science & Health Are conspiracy theories just part of our evolutionary history? 09/09/2022 By Jack Dikian 0 comments Conspiracy theories and medical misinformation about the coronavirus started to spread through social media sites almost immediately af...Continue reading