"The confrontation between fideism and scepticism has traditionally focussed on religion. In recent times quite other topics ? GMOs, alternative medicine,vaccines and much else have become equally involvedSense about Science [...]
"As a publisher in the psychology field I am frequently contacted by media who want to cover articles published in our journals. Due to the nature of the topic many [...]
“We see, hear and read so much information claiming to be based on science that it’s hard to find the facts among the fictions and factions. I’m a supporter of [...]
“It is tempting for people who have serious diseases like cancer or HIV/AIDS to try treatments or ‘medicines’ that have not been properly evaluated. Don’t clutch at straws but ask [...]
“Every day we make decisions – about how we eat, take care of our health and spend our money. Good decisions need good evidence.” [...]
"We face many challenges over the coming years, including food security, climate change and conservation of biodiversity. To deal with these effectively needs understanding of how best to use evidence-based [...]
"The clue is in the name: Sense about Science challenges bogus claims, urban myths and misleading twaddle." [...]
"Sense about Science is a wonderful organisation whose mission is to explain science to the general public and demystify it. Understanding science and the critical skills scientists use is something [...]
Physicists, engineers and technologists play vital roles in delivering our healthcare. IPEM is the professional organisation that represents this workforce. They are a charity with around 4,000 members from healthcare, [...]
“It's easy to be swayed by impressive-sounding claims or statistics that sound as if they result from careful research. Often, they're simply bluster. Everybody should say ‘Prove it!’ and not [...]
"I am more and more concerned about the ignorance in public debates on scientific issues, to grant scientific charlatanisms and populism the same - even more - weight than scientific [...]
"‘What’s the evidence?’ is a simple question with a big ambition - to make public debate more honest. Let’s raise the bar." [...]
“Evidence about medicines is necessary in establishing both the benefits of a therapy and its harms. It is particularly important in gauging whether the former outweigh the latter. In addition, [...]
“If science teaches us one thing it is to be sceptical about claims that are not backed by hard evidence. The motto of the world’s oldest learned scientific society says [...]
“I support this wholeheartedly: openness to challenge isn’t just good policy, it’s good science. Scientific understanding only moves forward by scrutiny, discussion, testing and disproof. "At the FSA, being open, [...]
