If Earth was flat, how would gravity manifest?
Our readers have a lot of fun getting to grips with this one, working out how such an Earth would look – and what its inhabitants might be like …
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We don’t have any viable way of countering conspiracy theories
Several conspiracy theories flourished during the covid-19 pandemic John B Hewitt/Alamy The vast majority of methods for quashing belief in conspiracy theories have little or no effect and the ones that do work are impractical. That is the conclusion of
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From Satanic panics to QAnon: A guide to fake news and conspiracies
By Simon Ings The symbol of the QAnon far-right conspiracy theory Pacific Press/Lightrocket via Getty Images You Are Here Whitney Phillips and Ryan M. Milner Advertisement MIT Press THIS is a book about pollution, not of the physical environment, but
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The absurd QAnon conspiracy theory is expanding into science denial
A harmful political conspiracy theory is now embracing science denial. Combating it is important, but it won’t be easy, writes Graham Lawton Humans | Comment 16 September 2020 By Graham Lawton Joe Raedle/Getty Images AS THE weeks and months of
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Conspiracy theories
Is covid-19 caused by the 5G phone network, or the product of a … Welcome to the paranoid, topsy-turvy world of the conspiracy theory. Think of any major world event and there is almost …
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Chemtrails conspiracy theory gets put to the ultimate test
What happened when 77 atmospheric scientists actually took a look at the claim that aircraft are spewing out mind-controlling chemicals, wonders Phil Plait Earth | Comment 18 August 2016 By Phil Plait Government conspiracy, or water vapour in the sky?Patrick Pleul/dpa/Press
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Why do people believe Earth is flat in the 21st century?
Those who distrust received wisdom are following the traditions of the Enlightenment, says psychologist Rob Brotherton Earth 3 February 2016 By Alison George Last week the rapper B.o.B claimed that the Earth is flat. Are you surprised that this idea is still
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