Through The Meta

The aim of this exercise is to sift through and vet some of the claims surrounding the Southport murders committed by Axel Rudakubana. We...

We humans are insatiably curious. Our brains actively and passively hunger for information. It’s often this very trait that leaves it...

Cultivating a realistic view of the world is one of the most positive things you can do for yourself and those around you. I’m often...

It’s seen as negative in many ways but criticising wrong ideas is as important as just trying to be ‘right’. As a non-expert and not a...

Science is about nature. It’s natural, but closer to natural than our minds alone would be able to get. It often evokes in people’s heads...

Real knowledge leads to a greater degree of power and freedom over your own life.

Science communication can do without 'placeholder truths'.

I’ve seen so many anti-vax talking heads, social media martyrs and the like, using the double edged logical fallacy that we should be...

While casually reading a thread in a comments section of the James Webb Space Telescope page, I saw a clear example of a logical fallacy...

It’s peak time for the yearly entourage of NY posts, where we collectively condemn the last 12 months and look forward to the next 12 as...

This is an exercise in critical thinking and reasoning. David Gorski is a brilliant doctor and scientist, and a phenomenal communicator...

Some misnomers I take issue with in certain contexts, some with examples, all explained thoroughly.

Yesterday, the US Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, in which the Constitution protects a pregnant woman's liberty to choose to have...

I wrote this back in Sept 2021, and have updated it to be as concise as I can.