Author: Sense About Science

Sense About Science is a registered charity founded in 2002, to equip people to make sense of science and evidence. We help the public and policy makers in their use of scientific evidence. We tackle misconceptions and respond to public questions on scientific and medical issues. With over 5,000 scientists, from Nobel prize winners to postdocs, we work in partnership with scientific bodies, research publishers, policy makers, the public and the media, to change public discussions about science and evidence. Through award-winning public campaigns, we share the tools of scientific thinking and scrutiny. Our activities and publications are used and shaped by community groups, policy makers, civic bodies, patient organisations, information services, writers, publishers, educators and health services.

Call for Nominations for 2016 John Maddox Prize for  Standing up for Science
Recognition
April 20, 2016

Call for Nominations for 2016 John Maddox Prize for Standing up for Science

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Haven’t the Foggiest Which Weather Stories to Believe?
International Debate
January 14, 2016

Haven’t the Foggiest Which Weather Stories to Believe?

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Become an Ask for Evidence Ambassador
Career
August 26, 2015

Become an Ask for Evidence Ambassador

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Making Sense of Screening: Public Expectations About Screening Still Don’t Match What Screening Programmes Can Deliver 
International Debate
July 21, 2015

Making Sense of Screening: Public Expectations About Screening Still Don’t Match What Screening Programmes Can Deliver 

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Too Much Crime Fiction at the Election: Politicians Warned Over Misleading manifesto Claims

Too Much Crime Fiction at the Election: Politicians Warned Over Misleading manifesto Claims

The general election manifestos of five of the UK’s biggest parties contain sweeping claims about the causes of crime and policies to reduce it. Experts are warning today that such broad statements are nearly always wrong, and are calling on politicians to stop misleading voters.

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What do MPs Think of Randomised Controlled Trials?

What do MPs Think of Randomised Controlled Trials?

A survey of MPs’ attitudes has found unexpected support for using randomised controlled trials (RCTs) to test social policy. It also found […]

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Diets on the Internet: You Might as Well Make Them Up

Diets on the Internet: You Might as Well Make Them Up

Contradictory diet advice is everywhere – Katy Perry’s acupunctured fish, Matthew McConaughey and the caveman diet, Gwyneth Paltrow’s macrobiotic meals. It seems […]

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Debunking Chemical Myths

Debunking Chemical Myths

Sense About Science have launched the new edition of their public guide ‘Making Sense of Chemical Stories’ this week, debunking chemical myths and […]

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100,000 for AllTrials by International Clinical Trials Day

100,000 for AllTrials by International Clinical Trials Day

International Clinical Trials Day is on Tuesday May 20th but half of all clinical trials have never been published and some have […]

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Nominations Sought For Evidence-Based Champion

Nominations Sought For Evidence-Based Champion

Sense About Science, in conjunction with Nature and the Kohn Foundation, is seeking to award an individual who has promoted sound science […]

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Peer Review: The Nuts and Bolts

Peer Review: The Nuts and Bolts

Using a collection of concerns raised by their peers, Sense about Science’s Voices of Young Scientists writing team set off to interview […]

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Sense About Science and NHS Choices Launch New Online Forum

Sense About Science and NHS Choices Launch New Online Forum

Sense About Science has teamed up with NHS Choices Behind the Headlines to help people better understand the science behind health claims […]

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