To discuss the broader picture of how science works by way of the hot topics of the day can be difficult because they are entangled with emotional content, political opinion and/or economic consequences. And that is what this blog post is about. Not everyone needs to understand the details of the science, but they should understand how it draws its conclusions. MMR vaccinations, NHS funded homeopathy, climate change, are just a few recent reasons why its important that everyone can trust the way science works. Science is simply too important in a modern democracy to allow it to be misunderstood. Occasionally I get embroiled in a discussion with a Flat Earther on Facebook, and I know my friends and family are thinking, “No! Why are you wasting your time!?” Here is why…
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