By Heidi Harley

science / science - 3 weeks ago

Skeptical Science New Research for Week #1 2025

Open access notables Why Misinformation Must Not Be Ignored, Ecker et al.,& American Psychologist: Recent& academic& debate has seen the& emergence& of the claim that misinformation is not a significant societal problem. We argue that the& arguments& used to support this minimizing position are fla...

science / science - 3 weeks ago

Fact-checking the Bovaer backlash

Some social media users have been pouring milk down the drain and chucking their butter in the bin in protest over a new additive in cow feed that claims to reduce methane emissions. The online posts, attacking Arla Food’s trial of Bovaer with three big supermarkets and 30 farms in the UK, have had...

science / science - 3 weeks ago

The forgotten story of Jimmy Carter’s White House solar panels

This is a re-post from Yale Climate Connections by John Wihbey.& A version of this article first appeared on Yale Climate Connections on Nov. 11, 2008. (Image credits: The White House, Jonathan Cutrer /& CC BY 2.0; President Jimmy Carter, Trikosko/Library of Congress; Solar dedication, Bill Fitz-Pat...