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Tag Archives: COVID

21 Mar
Science & Health

Lessons from social science forecasting during the pandemic

  • 21/03/2023
  • By author-avatar Cendri Hutcherson
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Imagine being a policymaker at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. You have to decide which actions to recommend, how much risk to ...

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09 Feb
Science & Health

The gaping problem at the heart of scientific research

  • 10/02/2023
  • By author-avatar Virginia Barbour
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Researchers can't progress their work without access to very expensive scientific journals. The rebellion against the publishers and th...

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07 Jan
Science & Health

In defence of nudging

  • 07/01/2023
  • By author-avatar Meg Elkins
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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...

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03 Oct
Philosophy & Psychology

Has the pandemic changed our personalities?

  • 03/10/2022
  • By author-avatar Jolanta Burke
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For many of us, some personality traits stay the same throughout our lives while others change only gradually. However, e...

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28 Aug
Science & Health

Misinformation: The common thread between pandemics

  • 28/08/2022
  • By author-avatar Cristian Apetrei
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Since health officials confirmed the first COVID-19 cases, misinformation has spread just as quickly as the virus. Social med...

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29 Apr
Science & Health

Has Covid destroyed our trust in experts?

  • 15/07/2022
  • By author-avatar Carrick Ryan
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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...

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10 Jan
Letters to the Editor

A reality check for Covid-19 claims

  • 07/09/2022
  • By author-avatar Rationale Magazine
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Editor’s note: If you would like to submit a letter for possible publication, please email it to editor@rationalist.com.au. Dear Edi...

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04 Jan
Ethics & Religion

Has the pandemic fundamentally changed our ethics?

  • 07/09/2022
  • By author-avatar Hugh Breakey
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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...

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17 Dec
Ethics & Religion

Shaming unvaccinated people has to stop

  • 07/09/2022
  • By author-avatar Alberto Giubilini
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"Unvaccinated mother, 27, dies with coronavirus as her father calls for fines for people who refuse jab." This is the kind of hea...

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