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One of Simon Clark’s most popular TikTok videos begins with him playing the part of a clueless climate contrarian. Adopting the overconfident tone that is common among social-media influencers, he proclaims: “Renewables are a scam!”The ‘PhD influencers’ logging lab life on TikTok and InstagramCut …
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Almost 14 billion COVID-19 vaccines have been delivered since the first jab was officially rolled out on 8 December 2020.Credit: Paula Bronstein/GettyOn 8 December 2020, a 90-year-old British woman became the first person in the world to receive a Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine. Five years on, more than …
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Concerns about the consequences of conspiracy theories have grown. Widespread belief in unfounded conspiracy theories is only one associated risk. Conversely, academics mustn’t commit the reverse error, in adopting a Protective Conspiracy Framing and labelling credible theories and proposals …
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AbstractPrevious research and theorizing have overwhelmingly focused on the psychological underpinnings of conspiracy beliefs. Here we examine what conspiracy beliefs imply for attitudes and behaviours relevant for the social, environmental and economic dimensions of sustainability. We propose that …
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AbstractVaccine hesitancy has been attributed to policy mistakes (e.g., poor communication), individual-level perceptions of risk (i.e., safety concerns about side-effects) and to structural factors, such as the politicization of public health in many countries. Institutional distrust has also been …
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AbstractThis study investigates expert figures’ roles in alien-related UFO conspiracy theories, focusing on their impact on public perception through social media analysis. Utilizing a blend of content and trend analysis, we examine the invocation of scientific authority in UFO conspiracy …
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AbstractThis study examines demographic and attitudinal determinants of belief in COVID-19 conspiracy beliefs in Poland and their impact on psychological well-being, social functioning, and adherence to public health measures over one year. A cross-sectional study with a retrospective component was …
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AbstractAs the COVID-19 pandemic has increasingly become intertwined with politics, emerging studies have identified political orientations as essential drivers behind public endorsement of COVID-19 conspiracy theories. Yet little is known about the relationship between individuals’ voting choices …
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AbstractWhile beliefs in conspiracy theories related to medical procedures proliferated in Europe during the COVID-19 pandemic, previous research has focussed on such predictors of conspiracy as age, gender, educational status, political orientation, and trust in science. By analysing the data from …
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Robert F. Kennedy Jr now oversees the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, which he last year called a ‘cesspool of corruption’. Credit: Tierney L. Cross/Bloomberg/GettyScientists are bracing for major changes in the direction of US biomedical research as Robert F. Kennedy Jr, who has …
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