• Reports Indicate Fake News is Down, But Are These Stats Accurate?

    Reports Indicate Fake News is Down, But Are These Stats Accurate?

    By all accounts, both Mark Zuckerberg and Facebook haven’t been having a great year.  I don’t even know where to start with the Cambridge Analytica scandal, but it was in 2018 that Zuckerberg (and Facebook) had to testify before Congress, and they also got their fair share of flack from the media (us included) on…

  • Are Scientists Photoshopping Their Research Images?

    Are Scientists Photoshopping Their Research Images?

    Researchers who are affiliated with the World Health Organization’s (WHO) International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) have been exposed in a scandal, which saw them manipulated images in several research studies that they’ve published over the years.  What is the big deal?  After all, the research itself hasn’t been changed, so is there really…

  • People in San Francisco Aren’t Happy About Electric Scooters

    People in San Francisco Aren’t Happy About Electric Scooters

    Electric scooters have just started to make their way around San Francisco and already there are problems – both with the way that they’re being operated and oddly by the fact that they’re now available on City streets.  This is part of a year-long scooter pilot program, so what’s the problem already?  People are parking…