Status Bias in Peer Review
How much can we trust peer review? A new study finds that only 23% of reviewers say "reject" when a paper has a Nobel Prize winner on it, but 65% say "reject" when the same paper is authored by an unknown researcher.
Tag: The Science
Why Has Germany Doubled Down on Masks When There’s So Little Evidence of Their Effectiveness?
Last week, the German Bundestag passed the Infection Protection Act, empowering federal states to impose mask mandates this winter. Why is Germany doubling down on a measure that does so little to prevent transmission?
The Lockdown Back-Pedalling Race Begins
The back-pedalling race has begun. Now that we have a new Prime Minister in the UK, let’s see who else joins the contest – who will be inspired to go next. The list is a long one.
Clampdown on Climate Sceptics Proposed by Australian Academy of Sciences
The Australian Academy of Sciences has made a disgraceful call for broadcast news and the internet to censor what it called “harmful disinformation” about climate change, the Great Barrier Reef and Covid vaccines.
How Science Became Politicised
In his Spectator column this week, Toby looks at the "head-scratcher" of how progressives seek to both politicise science and appeal to it as an objective source of justification for measures like lockdown and Net Zero.
Losing Trust in ‘The Science’
When you bend the truth for the greater good, in the long term this is a loser strategy, because truth will out, your credibility plummets, and you’re worse off than if you’d admitted your doubts at the start.
High Court Rejects Judicial Review of Children’s Covid Vaccination, Puts Government Above the Law When Following ‘The Science’
Disappointingly, the High Court has dismissed the application for judicial review of vaccinating 5-11 year-olds, confirming the court’s absolute reluctance to scrutinise Government decisions where Covid is involved.
What’s the Truth About the ‘Insect Apocalypse’?
Some say insect and bird numbers have dropped precipitously in recent decades. Others point out some species are burgeoning. What's the truth about the 'insect apocalypse'?
The Latest Evidence Masks Don’t Work as Infections and Deaths in Mask-Mandated New Zealand Rocket Above Mask-Free Australia
New data show Covid infections and deaths in New Zealand have overtaken Australia in the latest Omicron wave despite ultra-strict mask mandates that were dropped in Australia.
White House Covid Coordinator Deborah Birx Describes How She Tricked Trump and Brought Lockdowns to America
The new book by White House Coronavirus Response Coordinator Dr Deborah Birx reveals a woman with a fanatical fixation on lockdowns and a settled willingness to dupe the President and bring lockdown to America.
