What should you do if you’re tempted to use ChatGPT for medical advice? For starters, don’t use it.
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Alien hunters should learn from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC).
Major reviews of medical evidence, known as Cochrane reviews, have come under fire. But is that fair?
An updated Cochrane Review suggests face masks don’t reduce the spread of COVID in the community. But there are several reasons why this conclusion is misleading.
A university course teaches students why people believe false and evidence-starved claims, to show them how to determine what’s accurate and real and what’s neither.
Health claims for chlorophyll water are all over TikTok. We looked at the evidence to see what stacked up.
What’s true and what’s not? An expert in media literacy explains how to evaluate information.
Human memory doesn’t work like a video camera, simply recording a scene as it happens. But researchers know how to help children recall information accurately.
Here are some reasons for the natural human tendency to avoid or reject new information that runs counter to what you already know – and some tips on how to do better.
Two Australians with bipolar have been successfully treated with poo transplants, allowing them to come off, or reduce, their medications. Here’s where the science is up to.
We’ve all heard an exasperated “do your research!” from people who want to persuade us to accept their claim or point of view. The problem is it’s not likely to convince anyone.
In most countries, ignorance about how to use evidence properly to inform decision-making has led to missteps during the COVID-19 pandemic. Here’s how to do better.
New research shows the choices we make, and our perceptions of the world, are biased by our initial impressions.
Good science doesn’t eliminate uncertainty: it explains it.
Take a closer look at what’s driving climate change and how scientists know CO2 is involved, in a series of charts examining the evidence in different ways.
The African evidence community has built strong relationships across traditional boundaries. This has allowed researchers to mobilise quickly and effectively to improve policy outcomes.
Because little scientific evidence exists for trans medical treatments, doctors are often wary when working with trans people, even if they realize it’s in the patients’ best interests to do so.
Summer can bring out the bugs. Here’s what to do if you miss a spot when applying insect repellent.
The limitations of traditional literature review approaches could be improved relatively easily with a few key procedures.
In a crisis, there’s no time to get perfect evidence. The evidence that lockdowns contain contagion and boost subsequent economic growth is persuasive.
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Professor: Evidence-Informed Decision-Making, University of Johannesburg
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Senior researcher at the Africa Centre for Evidence, University of Johannesburg
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Professor of Evidence Law, University of Sydney
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University of Johannesburg
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Senior Research Fellow, Africa Centre for Evidence and Stockholm Environment Institute, University of Johannesburg
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Professor, Sydney School of Public Health, University of Sydney
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Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery, UNSW
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Director of the Research Hub for Language in Forensic Evidence, The University of Melbourne
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Professor in Philosophy of Science, Durham University
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Professor of Psychiatry, UNSW & Black Dog Institute, UNSW
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