5 Simple Pieces of Science Activism Pretty Much Anyone Can Do

If you have an Internet connection, a bit of time and maybe a few bucks to spare, you can help combat quackery, pseudoscience and misinformation.

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3 Fractals That Show How Beautiful Mathematics Can Be

Fractals are one of those concepts that are hard to explain in words, but incredibly powerful when visualised. Here’s a few examples.

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5 Common Misconceptions About Cancer

There’s a lot of information out there about cancer. There’s also a lot of misinformation. Here’s a few common myths.

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5 Things We Learned from the COP23 Climate Summit

COP23, chaired by Fiji, has just finished up in Germany. Here’s a quick run down of the main talking points.

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5 Species With Utterly Ridiculous Scientific Names

If you happen to discover a new species, here are the ones to beat if you want the silliest name.

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The Diseases We’ve Eradicated, or Are Close to Eradicating, Thanks to Science

This list is short, for now, but with global eradication efforts ongoing into a variety of diseases it surely won’t be long until we’re able to add to it.

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5 Strange, Unusual and Incorrect Things David Wolfe Has Claimed

His “inspirational”, “feel-good” posts are what most people know him for, but a lot of people don’t realise he also has some pretty unconventional views…

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