@ShamAndScience

Defending rationalism in science #skeptic. Researcher @UnivPoitiers.

 Poitiers, France
blogs.univ-poitiers.fr/n-yeganefar
Joined December 2012
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10 Nutrition Myths Experts Wish Would Die nytimes.com/2023/01/19/well/…

10 Nutrition Myths Experts Wish Would Die (Gift Article)

We surveyed some of the country’s leading authorities to reveal the truth about fat, dairy, soy and more.

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Je serais le juge pour @UnivPoitiers pour la prochaine #ScienceBattle RDV 30/09! plus d'infos ici: bienvenue-aux-etudiants-poit… @LIAS_LAB

Science Battle

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The Science of Biological Sex | Science-Based Medicine sciencebasedmedicine.org/the… via @sciencebasedmed

The Science of Biological Sex | Science-Based Medicine

What does the science actually say about biological sex?

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Must read: currentaffairs.org/2022/07/t… @PostEurope
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The Guardian: Where's the herd immunity? Our research shows why Covid is still wreaking havoc. theguardian.com/commentisfre… via @GoogleNews

Where’s the herd immunity? Our research shows why Covid is still wreaking havoc | Danny Altmann

‘Living with the virus’ is proving much harder than the early vaccine success suggested, says professor of immunology Danny Altmann

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The Atlantic: We Have Two Paths to Avoid the Worst of Climate Change. theatlantic.com/science/arch…

There’s No Scenario in Which 2050 Is ‘Normal’

The two paths to avoid the worst of climate change would still dramatically change the world as we know it.

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Philosophe Griet Vandermassen: "Nous n'arriverons pas à 50/50 dans l'IT, mais ce n'est pas grave" levif.be/s/r/c/1527631 via @datanews_fr
‘The First Thing You Need to Know About Boris Johnson Is He’s a Liar’ nyti.ms/3AVTwcH

Opinion | ‘The First Thing You Need to Know About Boris Johnson Is He’s a Liar’ (Published 2022)

To help make sense of the scandal surrounding Britain’s prime minister, we enlisted the help of satirical newscaster, Jonathan Pie.

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Simple graphs that show how much vaccines protect against severe outcomes #COVID19 theguardian.com/news/datablo…

The simple numbers every government should use to fight anti-vaccine misinformation

Here is a relatively simple way of giving people important context about the number of vaccinated people who are affected by Covid

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" we are about to experience the end of the pandemic as a social phenomenon," @Yascha_Mounk writes: theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv… #Omicron @PostEurope

Omicron Is the Beginning of the End

No matter the severity of the variant, the appetite for shutdowns or other large-scale social interventions simply isn’t there.

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"huge numbers of people getting sick all at once will alter everyday reality."#omicron #covid theatlantic.com/science/arch….

We Know Enough About Omicron to Know That We’re in Trouble

More data will soon be coming in. But how much do they really matter?

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Sounds familiar unfortunately science.org/content/article/…

As data probe concludes, spider biologist placed on leave, has Ph.D. thesis ‘withdrawn’

Canadian university completes investigation into star ecologist Jonathan Pruitt, but does not release its findings

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Israel, Once the Model for Beating Covid, Faces New Surge of Infections nytimes.com/2021/08/18/world…

Israel, Once the Model for Beating Covid, Faces New Surge of Infections (Gift Article)

One of the most vaccinated societies, Israel now has one of the highest infection rates in the world, raising questions about the vaccine’s efficacy.

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"Universal masking in schools can save lives" #covid19 nytimes.com/2021/08/10/opini…

Opinion | We Studied One Million Students. This Is What We Learned About Masking. (Gift Article)

Returning to school this fall, children should be vaccinated if eligible, wear masks or prepare to risk getting Covid. 

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Tips for praising your child cnbc.com/2021/07/15/a-psycho…

A psychotherapist says parents who raise confident, mentally strong kids always do these 3 things...

Parents want their kids to feel good about themselves, but psychologists agree that overpraising can be harmful. Here are the common mistakes to avoid.

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How Walking Can Build Up the Brain nytimes.com/2021/07/14/well/…

How Walking Can Build Up the Brain (Gift Article)

Older men and women who walked for six months showed improvements in white matter and memory, while those who danced or did stretching exercises did not.

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Vaccine Skepticism Was Viewed as a Knowledge Problem. It’s Actually About Gut Beliefs. nyti.ms/3xwKq3S

Vaccine Skepticism Was Viewed as a Knowledge Problem. It’s Actually About Gut Beliefs. (Published...

Identifying those psychological traits may help health officials convince the sizable minority of Americans who don’t want a coronavirus vaccine. Simply sharing information hasn’t worked.

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The Moderna and Pfizer-BioNTech vaccines are very effective in real-world conditions at preventing infections, the C.D.C. reported. nytimes.com/2021/03/29/world…

The Moderna and Pfizer-BioNTech vaccines are very effective in real-world conditions at preventing...

Consistent with clinical trial data, a two-dose regimen prevented 90 percent of infections by two weeks after the second shot. One dose prevented 80 percent of infections by two weeks after vaccina...

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Vaccine Nationalists Are Not Immune by Daron Acemoglu prosyn.org/rKxuSXs @PostEurope #vaccines #COVID19
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‘What’s the Point?’ Young People’s Despair Deepens as #Covid-19 Crisis Drags On nyti.ms/3u0lWOT
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