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Shutterstock/Stock Up If the world were flat, how far away would a ship need to be to “disappear” from sight? Mike Follows, Sutton Coldfield, West Midlands, UK Advertisement If we were living on a flat surface without an atmosphere, the maximum distance we could see would be limited by the ability …
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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 of our civic discourse. It concerns …
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By Matthew Sparkes Conspiracy theory groups like QAnon find followerson social media sitesREUTERS/Patrick Fallon CLAMPING down on conspiracy theories may not help tackle extremist views online, instead it might cause them to proliferate. Shruti Phadke at the University of Washington in Seattle and …
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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 covid-19 drag on, I have found myself dragged into an …
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Ascanni / AlamyIs covid-19 caused by the 5G phone network, or the product of a secret Chinese bioweapons program? No. There is no evidence that either of these claims are true, but to some people that very lack of evidence is itself clear evidence of a cover up. Welcome to the paranoid, topsy-turvy …
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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 Association I’ve spent a …
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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 being touted in the 21st century? I was …
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