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Latest News – September 17 2018
News update from The Cosmic Shambles Network, September 17th, 2018
Announcing The Cosmic Shambles Blog Network
We are extremely proud to announce the launch of The Cosmic Shambles Blog Network. The home of interesting thought.
The latest news from the Cosmic Shambles Network
It’s been a busy summer at Cosmic Shambles HQ! When we haven’t been melting as a result of the reality of climate change, we’ve been busy putting together lots of live events and new content for you all.
Features
Jim and Monica – Space Shambles Guest Profiles
Two of our esteemed scientific guests at the Albert Hall on June 15.
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Rusty Schweickart Profile – Space Shambles Guest
Apollo 9 astronaut Rusty Schweickart is one of our very special guests on June 15, for Space Shambles at the Royal Albert Hall.
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Be Kaiya’s Donor
When parents of 5 year old Kaiya found out she had been diagnosed with a rare and aggressive form of Leukaemia, their world turned upside down.
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Blogs
They’re Adding Folic Acid to Flour. So What? – Ginny Smith
This week, the story broke that the UK government would begin adding folic acid to flour, to help prevent neural tube defects in new-borns. As someone who spends a reasonable amount of time on social media, Ginny Smith wasn’t surprised to see there was an instant backlash.
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When Do Scientists Start Believing Their Own Bulls**t?
If prominent scientists are supposed to be superior intellects, why do they so often start spouting utter bilge, sometimes in self-destructive ways? Dr Dean Burnett investigates.
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The Voice of Space – Marcus Chown
The black hole merger detected by its gravitational waves on 14 September 2015 pumped out 50 times more power than all the stars in the Universe combined. Guest blogger Dr Marcus Chown writes for us.
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They’re Adding Folic Acid to Flour. So What? – Ginny Smith
This week, the story broke that the UK government would begin adding folic acid to flour, to help prevent neural tube defects in new-borns. As someone who spends a reasonable amount of time on social media, Ginny Smith wasn’t surprised to see there was an instant backlash.
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When Do Scientists Start Believing Their Own Bulls**t?
If prominent scientists are supposed to be superior intellects, why do they so often start spouting utter bilge, sometimes in self-destructive ways? Dr Dean Burnett investigates.
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The Voice of Space – Marcus Chown
The black hole merger detected by its gravitational waves on 14 September 2015 pumped out 50 times more power than all the stars in the Universe combined. Guest blogger Dr Marcus Chown writes for us.
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More of What I’ve Been Reading on Tour – Robin Ince
Robin Ince is on tour, which means lots of time on trains, which means lots of time for reading. Here’s what he’s recently enjoyed.
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Could Cannabis Be Used to Treat Psychosis? – Dr Suzi Gage
Today is World Mental Health day and Dr Suzi Gage uses her first post at Cosmic Shambles to investigate whether canabis could be used to help treat psychosis.
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We’ve Been Strumia’d – Now What? – Dr Jenny Rohn
It’s been about a week since physics professor Alessandro Strumia revealed his flimsily supported “proof” that women aren’t as good as men at physics to a bewildered audience of early-career researchers at CERN. Jenny Rohn’s first post for the CSN.
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