P: ¿La Ivermectina previene o trata el COVID-19?
Posts en Español Treatments Uncertainty and Misinformation
Aparna Kumar, PhD CRNP MPH
R: Los estudios clínicos NO apoyan el uso de ivermectina para tratar COVID-19. Hay ensayos clínicos en curso y todavía se están analizando datos adicionales. La ivermectina es un medicamento que se usa para tratar infecciones por parásitos (como gusanos) en personas y animales. Lamentablemente, no tenemos datos confiables sobre la seguridad o eficacia de …
¡Refutando los mitos de la vasectomía!
Posts en Español Reproductive Health Uncertainty and Misinformation
Aparna Kumar, PhD CRNP MPH
Hay muchos mitos circulando en el internet sobre la vasectomía. ¡Vamos a refutar estos mitos! Primero, ¿qué es la vasectomía? La vasectomía es un procedimiento quirúrgico en el cual se cortan o bloquean los tubos (llamados conductos deferentes) del escroto que conducen el esperma fuera de los testículos. De esta manera, el esperma no puede …
What is confirmation bias? What is motivated reasoning? How do they impact the spread of misinformation?
Uncertainty and Misinformation
Amanda Simanek, PhD MPH
A: Confirmation bias happens when we accept information that confirms our pre-existing ideas or beliefs, but ignore or question information that does not. Motivated reasoning happens when we only seek out information that confirms what we already think is true. Both ways of distorted thinking can lead us to share information without critically assessing it …
Busting Vasectomy Myths!
Health & Wellness Uncertainty and Misinformation
Sarah Whitley Coles, MD
After the US Supreme Court decision, many more people are seeking out vasectomy. Sadly, a ton of misinformation is circulating around the interwebs and beyond. Buckle up and let’s bust some vasectomy myths with truth bombs! First off, what is a vasectomy? A vasectomy is a surgical procedure that cuts or blocks the tubes in …
“En las personas hospitalizadas, el objetivo es acelerar la recuperación y prevenir complicaciones y la muerte”
Posts en Español Treatments Uncertainty and Misinformation
Heidi Schutz, PhD
Fuente: Fisiopatología de la COVID-19 en diferentes órganos y sistemas Capítulo 11. Manejo y tratamiento del enfermo grave con infección por el SARS-CoV-2. Lea nuestra publicación sobre tratamientos Esta gráfica fue tomada de la obra: (Fisiopatología de la COVID-19 en diferentes órganos y sistemas) y no fue creada por Querida Pandemia. Pueden haber algunas inconsistencias …
Get the Facts on Predatory Publishing and Fake Scientific Journals
Uncertainty and Misinformation
Kristen Panthagani, MD, PhD
Misinformation Alert Predatory scientific publishing is a thing. There is an entire industry of essentially fake, for-profit “journals” that will publish just about anything for a fee. Academics get “invitations” to publish in these journals all the time. Most often they have humorous flaws like odd salutations “Greetings of the day, Respected Doctor!” or other …
Series on Logical Fallacies – “Who funds you?”
Uncertainty and Misinformation
Kristen Panthagani, MD, PhD
At Dear Pandemic, we want to dish out science facts AND equip our readers with tools to make sense of data and science themselves. This is post is part of an ongoing series by Dr. Kristen Panthagani of You Can Know Things, in which she dissects common logical fallacies that have led people astray during …
Can you catch COVID-19 from a fart?
Staying Safe Uncertainty and Misinformation
Lauren Hale, PhD MA
A: TL;DR. Unlikely. It’s been a while since we’ve had novel fart and poop content on Dear Pandemic, so let’s address this classic question about the risk of catching COVID-19 from a fart. In April 2020, when the pandemic was fresh and many of us were hoarding toilet paper, there were several articles flying around …
Si las mascarillas funcionan, ¿por qué sigo oliendo flatulencias cuando llevo puesta una?
Masks Posts en Español Uncertainty and Misinformation
Heidi Schutz, PhD
Las mascarillas cumplen una función en la prevención de enfermedades porque aíslan partículas y le permiten respirar. 😷Si bien las políticas relativas al uso de mascarillas se han relajado en muchos lugares, queremos recordarle los beneficios. Si está en el interior con personas no vacunadas, es una buena idea estar protegido. 🙋Pero ¿por qué todavía …
Series on Logical Fallacies – The Anecdotal Fallacy
Uncertainty and Misinformation
Kristen Panthagani, MD, PhD
At Dear Pandemic, we want to dish out science facts AND equip our readers with tools to make sense of data and science themselves. This is post is part of an ongoing series by Dr. Kristen Panthagani of You Can Know Things, in which she dissects common logical fallacies that have led people astray during …
R: Los estudios clínicos NO apoyan el uso de ivermectina para tratar COVID-19. Hay ensayos clínicos en curso y todavía se están analizando datos adicionales. La ivermectina es un medicamento que se usa para tratar infecciones por parásitos (como gusanos) en personas y animales. Lamentablemente, no tenemos datos confiables sobre la seguridad o eficacia de …
¡Refutando los mitos de la vasectomía!
Posts en Español Reproductive Health Uncertainty and MisinformationAparna Kumar, PhD CRNP MPH
Hay muchos mitos circulando en el internet sobre la vasectomía. ¡Vamos a refutar estos mitos! Primero, ¿qué es la vasectomía? La vasectomía es un procedimiento quirúrgico en el cual se cortan o bloquean los tubos (llamados conductos deferentes) del escroto que conducen el esperma fuera de los testículos. De esta manera, el esperma no puede …
What is confirmation bias? What is motivated reasoning? How do they impact the spread of misinformation?
Uncertainty and Misinformation
Amanda Simanek, PhD MPH
A: Confirmation bias happens when we accept information that confirms our pre-existing ideas or beliefs, but ignore or question information that does not. Motivated reasoning happens when we only seek out information that confirms what we already think is true. Both ways of distorted thinking can lead us to share information without critically assessing it …
Busting Vasectomy Myths!
Health & Wellness Uncertainty and Misinformation
Sarah Whitley Coles, MD
After the US Supreme Court decision, many more people are seeking out vasectomy. Sadly, a ton of misinformation is circulating around the interwebs and beyond. Buckle up and let’s bust some vasectomy myths with truth bombs! First off, what is a vasectomy? A vasectomy is a surgical procedure that cuts or blocks the tubes in …
“En las personas hospitalizadas, el objetivo es acelerar la recuperación y prevenir complicaciones y la muerte”
Posts en Español Treatments Uncertainty and Misinformation
Heidi Schutz, PhD
Fuente: Fisiopatología de la COVID-19 en diferentes órganos y sistemas Capítulo 11. Manejo y tratamiento del enfermo grave con infección por el SARS-CoV-2. Lea nuestra publicación sobre tratamientos Esta gráfica fue tomada de la obra: (Fisiopatología de la COVID-19 en diferentes órganos y sistemas) y no fue creada por Querida Pandemia. Pueden haber algunas inconsistencias …
Get the Facts on Predatory Publishing and Fake Scientific Journals
Uncertainty and Misinformation
Kristen Panthagani, MD, PhD
Misinformation Alert Predatory scientific publishing is a thing. There is an entire industry of essentially fake, for-profit “journals” that will publish just about anything for a fee. Academics get “invitations” to publish in these journals all the time. Most often they have humorous flaws like odd salutations “Greetings of the day, Respected Doctor!” or other …
Series on Logical Fallacies – “Who funds you?”
Uncertainty and Misinformation
Kristen Panthagani, MD, PhD
At Dear Pandemic, we want to dish out science facts AND equip our readers with tools to make sense of data and science themselves. This is post is part of an ongoing series by Dr. Kristen Panthagani of You Can Know Things, in which she dissects common logical fallacies that have led people astray during …
Can you catch COVID-19 from a fart?
Staying Safe Uncertainty and Misinformation
Lauren Hale, PhD MA
A: TL;DR. Unlikely. It’s been a while since we’ve had novel fart and poop content on Dear Pandemic, so let’s address this classic question about the risk of catching COVID-19 from a fart. In April 2020, when the pandemic was fresh and many of us were hoarding toilet paper, there were several articles flying around …
Si las mascarillas funcionan, ¿por qué sigo oliendo flatulencias cuando llevo puesta una?
Masks Posts en Español Uncertainty and Misinformation
Heidi Schutz, PhD
Las mascarillas cumplen una función en la prevención de enfermedades porque aíslan partículas y le permiten respirar. 😷Si bien las políticas relativas al uso de mascarillas se han relajado en muchos lugares, queremos recordarle los beneficios. Si está en el interior con personas no vacunadas, es una buena idea estar protegido. 🙋Pero ¿por qué todavía …
Series on Logical Fallacies – The Anecdotal Fallacy
Uncertainty and Misinformation
Kristen Panthagani, MD, PhD
At Dear Pandemic, we want to dish out science facts AND equip our readers with tools to make sense of data and science themselves. This is post is part of an ongoing series by Dr. Kristen Panthagani of You Can Know Things, in which she dissects common logical fallacies that have led people astray during …
Hay muchos mitos circulando en el internet sobre la vasectomía. ¡Vamos a refutar estos mitos! Primero, ¿qué es la vasectomía? La vasectomía es un procedimiento quirúrgico en el cual se cortan o bloquean los tubos (llamados conductos deferentes) del escroto que conducen el esperma fuera de los testículos. De esta manera, el esperma no puede …
What is confirmation bias? What is motivated reasoning? How do they impact the spread of misinformation?
Uncertainty and MisinformationAmanda Simanek, PhD MPH
A: Confirmation bias happens when we accept information that confirms our pre-existing ideas or beliefs, but ignore or question information that does not. Motivated reasoning happens when we only seek out information that confirms what we already think is true. Both ways of distorted thinking can lead us to share information without critically assessing it …
Busting Vasectomy Myths!
Health & Wellness Uncertainty and Misinformation
Sarah Whitley Coles, MD
After the US Supreme Court decision, many more people are seeking out vasectomy. Sadly, a ton of misinformation is circulating around the interwebs and beyond. Buckle up and let’s bust some vasectomy myths with truth bombs! First off, what is a vasectomy? A vasectomy is a surgical procedure that cuts or blocks the tubes in …
“En las personas hospitalizadas, el objetivo es acelerar la recuperación y prevenir complicaciones y la muerte”
Posts en Español Treatments Uncertainty and Misinformation
Heidi Schutz, PhD
Fuente: Fisiopatología de la COVID-19 en diferentes órganos y sistemas Capítulo 11. Manejo y tratamiento del enfermo grave con infección por el SARS-CoV-2. Lea nuestra publicación sobre tratamientos Esta gráfica fue tomada de la obra: (Fisiopatología de la COVID-19 en diferentes órganos y sistemas) y no fue creada por Querida Pandemia. Pueden haber algunas inconsistencias …
Get the Facts on Predatory Publishing and Fake Scientific Journals
Uncertainty and Misinformation
Kristen Panthagani, MD, PhD
Misinformation Alert Predatory scientific publishing is a thing. There is an entire industry of essentially fake, for-profit “journals” that will publish just about anything for a fee. Academics get “invitations” to publish in these journals all the time. Most often they have humorous flaws like odd salutations “Greetings of the day, Respected Doctor!” or other …
Series on Logical Fallacies – “Who funds you?”
Uncertainty and Misinformation
Kristen Panthagani, MD, PhD
At Dear Pandemic, we want to dish out science facts AND equip our readers with tools to make sense of data and science themselves. This is post is part of an ongoing series by Dr. Kristen Panthagani of You Can Know Things, in which she dissects common logical fallacies that have led people astray during …
Can you catch COVID-19 from a fart?
Staying Safe Uncertainty and Misinformation
Lauren Hale, PhD MA
A: TL;DR. Unlikely. It’s been a while since we’ve had novel fart and poop content on Dear Pandemic, so let’s address this classic question about the risk of catching COVID-19 from a fart. In April 2020, when the pandemic was fresh and many of us were hoarding toilet paper, there were several articles flying around …
Si las mascarillas funcionan, ¿por qué sigo oliendo flatulencias cuando llevo puesta una?
Masks Posts en Español Uncertainty and Misinformation
Heidi Schutz, PhD
Las mascarillas cumplen una función en la prevención de enfermedades porque aíslan partículas y le permiten respirar. 😷Si bien las políticas relativas al uso de mascarillas se han relajado en muchos lugares, queremos recordarle los beneficios. Si está en el interior con personas no vacunadas, es una buena idea estar protegido. 🙋Pero ¿por qué todavía …
Series on Logical Fallacies – The Anecdotal Fallacy
Uncertainty and Misinformation
Kristen Panthagani, MD, PhD
At Dear Pandemic, we want to dish out science facts AND equip our readers with tools to make sense of data and science themselves. This is post is part of an ongoing series by Dr. Kristen Panthagani of You Can Know Things, in which she dissects common logical fallacies that have led people astray during …
A: Confirmation bias happens when we accept information that confirms our pre-existing ideas or beliefs, but ignore or question information that does not. Motivated reasoning happens when we only seek out information that confirms what we already think is true. Both ways of distorted thinking can lead us to share information without critically assessing it …
Busting Vasectomy Myths!
Health & Wellness Uncertainty and MisinformationSarah Whitley Coles, MD
After the US Supreme Court decision, many more people are seeking out vasectomy. Sadly, a ton of misinformation is circulating around the interwebs and beyond. Buckle up and let’s bust some vasectomy myths with truth bombs! First off, what is a vasectomy? A vasectomy is a surgical procedure that cuts or blocks the tubes in …
“En las personas hospitalizadas, el objetivo es acelerar la recuperación y prevenir complicaciones y la muerte”
Posts en Español Treatments Uncertainty and Misinformation
Heidi Schutz, PhD
Fuente: Fisiopatología de la COVID-19 en diferentes órganos y sistemas Capítulo 11. Manejo y tratamiento del enfermo grave con infección por el SARS-CoV-2. Lea nuestra publicación sobre tratamientos Esta gráfica fue tomada de la obra: (Fisiopatología de la COVID-19 en diferentes órganos y sistemas) y no fue creada por Querida Pandemia. Pueden haber algunas inconsistencias …
Get the Facts on Predatory Publishing and Fake Scientific Journals
Uncertainty and Misinformation
Kristen Panthagani, MD, PhD
Misinformation Alert Predatory scientific publishing is a thing. There is an entire industry of essentially fake, for-profit “journals” that will publish just about anything for a fee. Academics get “invitations” to publish in these journals all the time. Most often they have humorous flaws like odd salutations “Greetings of the day, Respected Doctor!” or other …
Series on Logical Fallacies – “Who funds you?”
Uncertainty and Misinformation
Kristen Panthagani, MD, PhD
At Dear Pandemic, we want to dish out science facts AND equip our readers with tools to make sense of data and science themselves. This is post is part of an ongoing series by Dr. Kristen Panthagani of You Can Know Things, in which she dissects common logical fallacies that have led people astray during …
Can you catch COVID-19 from a fart?
Staying Safe Uncertainty and Misinformation
Lauren Hale, PhD MA
A: TL;DR. Unlikely. It’s been a while since we’ve had novel fart and poop content on Dear Pandemic, so let’s address this classic question about the risk of catching COVID-19 from a fart. In April 2020, when the pandemic was fresh and many of us were hoarding toilet paper, there were several articles flying around …
Si las mascarillas funcionan, ¿por qué sigo oliendo flatulencias cuando llevo puesta una?
Masks Posts en Español Uncertainty and Misinformation
Heidi Schutz, PhD
Las mascarillas cumplen una función en la prevención de enfermedades porque aíslan partículas y le permiten respirar. 😷Si bien las políticas relativas al uso de mascarillas se han relajado en muchos lugares, queremos recordarle los beneficios. Si está en el interior con personas no vacunadas, es una buena idea estar protegido. 🙋Pero ¿por qué todavía …
Series on Logical Fallacies – The Anecdotal Fallacy
Uncertainty and Misinformation
Kristen Panthagani, MD, PhD
At Dear Pandemic, we want to dish out science facts AND equip our readers with tools to make sense of data and science themselves. This is post is part of an ongoing series by Dr. Kristen Panthagani of You Can Know Things, in which she dissects common logical fallacies that have led people astray during …
After the US Supreme Court decision, many more people are seeking out vasectomy. Sadly, a ton of misinformation is circulating around the interwebs and beyond. Buckle up and let’s bust some vasectomy myths with truth bombs! First off, what is a vasectomy? A vasectomy is a surgical procedure that cuts or blocks the tubes in …
“En las personas hospitalizadas, el objetivo es acelerar la recuperación y prevenir complicaciones y la muerte”
Posts en Español Treatments Uncertainty and MisinformationHeidi Schutz, PhD
Fuente: Fisiopatología de la COVID-19 en diferentes órganos y sistemas Capítulo 11. Manejo y tratamiento del enfermo grave con infección por el SARS-CoV-2. Lea nuestra publicación sobre tratamientos Esta gráfica fue tomada de la obra: (Fisiopatología de la COVID-19 en diferentes órganos y sistemas) y no fue creada por Querida Pandemia. Pueden haber algunas inconsistencias …
Get the Facts on Predatory Publishing and Fake Scientific Journals
Uncertainty and Misinformation
Kristen Panthagani, MD, PhD
Misinformation Alert Predatory scientific publishing is a thing. There is an entire industry of essentially fake, for-profit “journals” that will publish just about anything for a fee. Academics get “invitations” to publish in these journals all the time. Most often they have humorous flaws like odd salutations “Greetings of the day, Respected Doctor!” or other …
Series on Logical Fallacies – “Who funds you?”
Uncertainty and Misinformation
Kristen Panthagani, MD, PhD
At Dear Pandemic, we want to dish out science facts AND equip our readers with tools to make sense of data and science themselves. This is post is part of an ongoing series by Dr. Kristen Panthagani of You Can Know Things, in which she dissects common logical fallacies that have led people astray during …
Can you catch COVID-19 from a fart?
Staying Safe Uncertainty and Misinformation
Lauren Hale, PhD MA
A: TL;DR. Unlikely. It’s been a while since we’ve had novel fart and poop content on Dear Pandemic, so let’s address this classic question about the risk of catching COVID-19 from a fart. In April 2020, when the pandemic was fresh and many of us were hoarding toilet paper, there were several articles flying around …
Si las mascarillas funcionan, ¿por qué sigo oliendo flatulencias cuando llevo puesta una?
Masks Posts en Español Uncertainty and Misinformation
Heidi Schutz, PhD
Las mascarillas cumplen una función en la prevención de enfermedades porque aíslan partículas y le permiten respirar. 😷Si bien las políticas relativas al uso de mascarillas se han relajado en muchos lugares, queremos recordarle los beneficios. Si está en el interior con personas no vacunadas, es una buena idea estar protegido. 🙋Pero ¿por qué todavía …
Series on Logical Fallacies – The Anecdotal Fallacy
Uncertainty and Misinformation
Kristen Panthagani, MD, PhD
At Dear Pandemic, we want to dish out science facts AND equip our readers with tools to make sense of data and science themselves. This is post is part of an ongoing series by Dr. Kristen Panthagani of You Can Know Things, in which she dissects common logical fallacies that have led people astray during …
Fuente: Fisiopatología de la COVID-19 en diferentes órganos y sistemas Capítulo 11. Manejo y tratamiento del enfermo grave con infección por el SARS-CoV-2. Lea nuestra publicación sobre tratamientos Esta gráfica fue tomada de la obra: (Fisiopatología de la COVID-19 en diferentes órganos y sistemas) y no fue creada por Querida Pandemia. Pueden haber algunas inconsistencias …
Get the Facts on Predatory Publishing and Fake Scientific Journals
Uncertainty and MisinformationKristen Panthagani, MD, PhD
Misinformation Alert Predatory scientific publishing is a thing. There is an entire industry of essentially fake, for-profit “journals” that will publish just about anything for a fee. Academics get “invitations” to publish in these journals all the time. Most often they have humorous flaws like odd salutations “Greetings of the day, Respected Doctor!” or other …
Series on Logical Fallacies – “Who funds you?”
Uncertainty and Misinformation
Kristen Panthagani, MD, PhD
At Dear Pandemic, we want to dish out science facts AND equip our readers with tools to make sense of data and science themselves. This is post is part of an ongoing series by Dr. Kristen Panthagani of You Can Know Things, in which she dissects common logical fallacies that have led people astray during …
Can you catch COVID-19 from a fart?
Staying Safe Uncertainty and Misinformation
Lauren Hale, PhD MA
A: TL;DR. Unlikely. It’s been a while since we’ve had novel fart and poop content on Dear Pandemic, so let’s address this classic question about the risk of catching COVID-19 from a fart. In April 2020, when the pandemic was fresh and many of us were hoarding toilet paper, there were several articles flying around …
Si las mascarillas funcionan, ¿por qué sigo oliendo flatulencias cuando llevo puesta una?
Masks Posts en Español Uncertainty and Misinformation
Heidi Schutz, PhD
Las mascarillas cumplen una función en la prevención de enfermedades porque aíslan partículas y le permiten respirar. 😷Si bien las políticas relativas al uso de mascarillas se han relajado en muchos lugares, queremos recordarle los beneficios. Si está en el interior con personas no vacunadas, es una buena idea estar protegido. 🙋Pero ¿por qué todavía …
Series on Logical Fallacies – The Anecdotal Fallacy
Uncertainty and Misinformation
Kristen Panthagani, MD, PhD
At Dear Pandemic, we want to dish out science facts AND equip our readers with tools to make sense of data and science themselves. This is post is part of an ongoing series by Dr. Kristen Panthagani of You Can Know Things, in which she dissects common logical fallacies that have led people astray during …
Misinformation Alert Predatory scientific publishing is a thing. There is an entire industry of essentially fake, for-profit “journals” that will publish just about anything for a fee. Academics get “invitations” to publish in these journals all the time. Most often they have humorous flaws like odd salutations “Greetings of the day, Respected Doctor!” or other …
Series on Logical Fallacies – “Who funds you?”
Uncertainty and MisinformationKristen Panthagani, MD, PhD
At Dear Pandemic, we want to dish out science facts AND equip our readers with tools to make sense of data and science themselves. This is post is part of an ongoing series by Dr. Kristen Panthagani of You Can Know Things, in which she dissects common logical fallacies that have led people astray during …
Can you catch COVID-19 from a fart?
Staying Safe Uncertainty and Misinformation
Lauren Hale, PhD MA
A: TL;DR. Unlikely. It’s been a while since we’ve had novel fart and poop content on Dear Pandemic, so let’s address this classic question about the risk of catching COVID-19 from a fart. In April 2020, when the pandemic was fresh and many of us were hoarding toilet paper, there were several articles flying around …
Si las mascarillas funcionan, ¿por qué sigo oliendo flatulencias cuando llevo puesta una?
Masks Posts en Español Uncertainty and Misinformation
Heidi Schutz, PhD
Las mascarillas cumplen una función en la prevención de enfermedades porque aíslan partículas y le permiten respirar. 😷Si bien las políticas relativas al uso de mascarillas se han relajado en muchos lugares, queremos recordarle los beneficios. Si está en el interior con personas no vacunadas, es una buena idea estar protegido. 🙋Pero ¿por qué todavía …
Series on Logical Fallacies – The Anecdotal Fallacy
Uncertainty and Misinformation
Kristen Panthagani, MD, PhD
At Dear Pandemic, we want to dish out science facts AND equip our readers with tools to make sense of data and science themselves. This is post is part of an ongoing series by Dr. Kristen Panthagani of You Can Know Things, in which she dissects common logical fallacies that have led people astray during …
At Dear Pandemic, we want to dish out science facts AND equip our readers with tools to make sense of data and science themselves. This is post is part of an ongoing series by Dr. Kristen Panthagani of You Can Know Things, in which she dissects common logical fallacies that have led people astray during …
Can you catch COVID-19 from a fart?
Staying Safe Uncertainty and MisinformationLauren Hale, PhD MA
A: TL;DR. Unlikely. It’s been a while since we’ve had novel fart and poop content on Dear Pandemic, so let’s address this classic question about the risk of catching COVID-19 from a fart. In April 2020, when the pandemic was fresh and many of us were hoarding toilet paper, there were several articles flying around …
Si las mascarillas funcionan, ¿por qué sigo oliendo flatulencias cuando llevo puesta una?
Masks Posts en Español Uncertainty and Misinformation
Heidi Schutz, PhD
Las mascarillas cumplen una función en la prevención de enfermedades porque aíslan partículas y le permiten respirar. 😷Si bien las políticas relativas al uso de mascarillas se han relajado en muchos lugares, queremos recordarle los beneficios. Si está en el interior con personas no vacunadas, es una buena idea estar protegido. 🙋Pero ¿por qué todavía …
Series on Logical Fallacies – The Anecdotal Fallacy
Uncertainty and Misinformation
Kristen Panthagani, MD, PhD
At Dear Pandemic, we want to dish out science facts AND equip our readers with tools to make sense of data and science themselves. This is post is part of an ongoing series by Dr. Kristen Panthagani of You Can Know Things, in which she dissects common logical fallacies that have led people astray during …
A: TL;DR. Unlikely. It’s been a while since we’ve had novel fart and poop content on Dear Pandemic, so let’s address this classic question about the risk of catching COVID-19 from a fart. In April 2020, when the pandemic was fresh and many of us were hoarding toilet paper, there were several articles flying around …
Si las mascarillas funcionan, ¿por qué sigo oliendo flatulencias cuando llevo puesta una?
Masks Posts en Español Uncertainty and MisinformationHeidi Schutz, PhD
Las mascarillas cumplen una función en la prevención de enfermedades porque aíslan partículas y le permiten respirar. 😷Si bien las políticas relativas al uso de mascarillas se han relajado en muchos lugares, queremos recordarle los beneficios. Si está en el interior con personas no vacunadas, es una buena idea estar protegido. 🙋Pero ¿por qué todavía …
Series on Logical Fallacies – The Anecdotal Fallacy
Uncertainty and Misinformation
Kristen Panthagani, MD, PhD
At Dear Pandemic, we want to dish out science facts AND equip our readers with tools to make sense of data and science themselves. This is post is part of an ongoing series by Dr. Kristen Panthagani of You Can Know Things, in which she dissects common logical fallacies that have led people astray during …
Las mascarillas cumplen una función en la prevención de enfermedades porque aíslan partículas y le permiten respirar. 😷Si bien las políticas relativas al uso de mascarillas se han relajado en muchos lugares, queremos recordarle los beneficios. Si está en el interior con personas no vacunadas, es una buena idea estar protegido. 🙋Pero ¿por qué todavía …
Series on Logical Fallacies – The Anecdotal Fallacy
Uncertainty and MisinformationKristen Panthagani, MD, PhD
At Dear Pandemic, we want to dish out science facts AND equip our readers with tools to make sense of data and science themselves. This is post is part of an ongoing series by Dr. Kristen Panthagani of You Can Know Things, in which she dissects common logical fallacies that have led people astray during …
At Dear Pandemic, we want to dish out science facts AND equip our readers with tools to make sense of data and science themselves. This is post is part of an ongoing series by Dr. Kristen Panthagani of You Can Know Things, in which she dissects common logical fallacies that have led people astray during …
