Social media connects us to each other, but it also connects us to a world of rumours, myths, and misinformation. Learning to navigate this new landscape and think critically about [...]
This will be an unusual election, and there’s a danger that candidates and parties will see backing up claims with evidence as less of a concern. But we can all [...]
If you haven’t yet signed an online petition yourself, no doubt you’ve seen a few doing the rounds on social media. Their popularity reflects an increasing appetite for engagement in [...]
On 1st November 2016 one hundred people went to parliament. They listened to 15 stories from people across the country on why evidence matters to them, and heard responses from [...]
Phones connect us to our friends but they also connect us to a world of rumours, myths - and people trying to sell us something. We've all seen weird fake photos, [...]
As an intern at Sense about Science, I was asked before the general election to find out how the three main parties in the UK (Conservatives, Labour and Liberal Democrats) [...]
When Nick, a former driving instructor, saw the road safety charity Brake tweet ... It's estimated that every 1mph reduction in average speeds, crash rates fall by an average of [...]
I live in Belgium, and recently read that the Flemish Parliament was debating new EU rules restricting children’s use of social media by introducing a digital ‘age of consent'. As [...]
EU policy is made within the Brussels bubble, with Brussels-based think tanks and Brussels-based lobbyists. Even civil society organisations at EU level rarely speak to the people that they represent. [...]
“There’s so many cures for autism on-line, it’s a wonder anyone still has it” This wry observation from the father of a five-year-old newly diagnosed with autism in the BBC’s [...]
The team at GOV.UK want to know how they can better serve people who are attempting to hold the government to account, and understand the reasoning behind government decisions. Whilst you [...]
A brand new podcast from Greg Foot supported by Ask for Evidence. [...]
Have you ever seen those baby simulator dolls on TV? Teenagers are given them to take home to help them understand what being a parent is like. They cry if they [...]
Some un-cited, conversational ‘science facts’ are like earworms – those catchy songs that run through your head refusing to budge. Here’s one: the idea that playing music before birth somehow [...]
Come and join in for an evening of fun fact-checking, where we’ll be examining the evidence (or lack of) for foody fads and designer diets. We’ve put together a nutrition [...]
