Making sense of medical research reporting in the media
Dr. Michael Allen will cover the common types of health research methods that deal with therapies, and how that research is used to develop national guideline recommendations.
Category: Science Literacy
Evolution & Science Pub Quiz – 160th anniversary of Darwin’s Origin of Species
On 24 November, 1859, Charles Darwin started the evolution revolution when he published his book “On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection” https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/On_the_Origin_of_Species We celebrated this groundbreaking accomplishment with a pub quiz Sunday November 24, 2019. Teams of 2-3 competed for bragging rights. [Best_Wordpress_Gallery id=”16″ gal_title=”Darwin Origin of Species 160…
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Science Literacy Week 2019
September 16-22, 2019 is Science Literacy Week. This week, CFIC members are sharing their knowledge about Science Literacy. We hope you will also share your science literacy information with us in the comments on this article or in the specific posts. If you ever wonder “is it science?” check out our info graphic to find…
The First Rule of Soap Club: Don’t Analyze Our Claims
By Zack Dumont I don’t even need to provide an example. We’ve all seen it before. I’m referring to the lofty claim that some new and/or improved soap “kills 99.9% of bacteria”. In the spirit of Scientific Literacy week, I’d like to share what goes through my mind when I see claims like this. My…
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Flat Earth Misconceptions
Though it seems difficult to comprehend, there are apparently still people who, in all seriousness, believe that the world is flat, and all evidence presented to the contrary is just part of a huge conspiracy. The recent documentary “Behind the Curve” follows the lives of a few prominent flat earthers (the Flat Earth Society of…