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Ask for Evidence Asking for evidence over a pint

WEBAmbassadors In October 2015, I and nine other early-career researchers were selected to become ambassadors for Sense About Science’s Ask for …

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Ask for Evidence Guide: Making Sense of Allergies

WEBAllergy is one of the most frequent subjects in newspapers, magazines and online forums. There are 100 million allergy-related Google searches a year and hundreds of Facebook …

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Ask for Evidence COVID-19 and Addressing Conspiracy Theories

WEBMoreover, these conspiracy theories are far from harmless – claims linking COVID-19 to 5G, for example, have probably inspired recent arson attacks on mobile phone masts. …

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Ask for Evidence Asking for Evidence on 5 a day

WEB“5 a day”. It’s a phrase we in the UK know well. It’s used in adverts to sell smoothies and diet regimes and it’s even the basis for the School Fruit and Vegetable Scheme which …

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Ask for Evidence Your #AskForEvidence stories

WEBWalk through any town centre and there will be flyers advertising all kind of products. On his way home from work Alex was handed a flyer claiming private medication cost less than …

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Ask for Evidence Wycombe Skeptics – Ask For Evidence

WEBCome for a pint, stay for a discussion! Chris from the Ask for Evidence campaign will be talking at the Arts4Every1 Centre as part of the Wycombe Skeptics about how we can …

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Ask for Evidence Get on your bike to save the NHS billions

WEBIt is well established that diabetes and obesity are on the rise – and that any increase in disease in the UK is going to cost the NHS money. So when at an all-part debate on …

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Ask for Evidence Lack of evidence to support software …

WEBTom Sheldon found the evidence for a software program claiming to modulate the harmful effects of electromagnetic radiation to be anecdotal, subjective, and unreliable. I came …

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Ask for Evidence Flyer claiming supplement could cure cancer …

WEBI spotted a flyer in my local leisure centre which made numerous claims about a super food supplement which can help to overcome many medical conditions. This pill can …

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Ask for Evidence Finitro Forte Plus joint and cartilage pills

WEBI saw an advertisement in which Finitro claimed that their "joint maintenance" product, Finitro Forte Plus, "keeps joints flexible; is good for strong bones; supports the …

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Ask for Evidence Can this lube prevent HIV

WEBIt would be a miracle of modern medicine if a lubricant could prevent sexually transmitted infections including HIV, protect against cervical dysplasia, treat yeast infections and …

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