21 Jun Science & Health Reacting to pandemics 21/06/2023 By Jack Dikian 0 comments The New Testament (Matthew 11:29) describes the relationship we have – or should have – with Jesus as a kind of work. “Take my y...Continue reading
21 Mar Science & Health Lessons from social science forecasting during the pandemic 21/03/2023 By Cendri Hutcherson 0 comments Imagine being a policymaker at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. You have to decide which actions to recommend, how much risk to ...Continue reading
09 Feb Science & Health The gaping problem at the heart of scientific research 10/02/2023 By Virginia Barbour 0 comments Researchers can't progress their work without access to very expensive scientific journals. The rebellion against the publishers and th...Continue reading
07 Jan Science & Health In defence of nudging 07/01/2023 By Meg Elkins 0 comments Nudging – the idea that simple changes to how a choice is presented can lead people to make better decisions – has been one of the most...Continue reading
03 Oct Philosophy & Psychology Has the pandemic changed our personalities? 03/10/2022 By Jolanta Burke 0 comments For many of us, some personality traits stay the same throughout our lives while others change only gradually. However, e...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
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
10 Jan Letters to the Editor A reality check for Covid-19 claims 07/09/2022 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. Dear Edi...Continue reading
04 Jan Ethics & Religion Has the pandemic fundamentally changed our ethics? 07/09/2022 By Hugh Breakey 0 comments Over the past two years, our lives have changed in unprecedented ways. In the face of the pandemic, we have been required to obey deman...Continue reading
17 Dec Ethics & Religion Shaming unvaccinated people has to stop 07/09/2022 By Alberto Giubilini 0 comments "Unvaccinated mother, 27, dies with coronavirus as her father calls for fines for people who refuse jab." This is the kind of hea...Continue reading