Conspiracy theories

Cloud seeding, Chemtrails. Illustration: depositphotos.com.

In the Knesset, they mixed real climate engineering with the "spraying" conspiracy

Climate engineering by reflecting some of the sun's radiation is a real, dangerous, and controversial field of research that justifies regulation and transparency. However, in the Knesset debate, the scientific issue was mixed with conspiratorial claims about existing "sprays" in the sky.
A screenshot of the White House's Aliens.gov website with a design reminiscent of UFO movies and a message about immigration enforcement.

Why do many Americans believe in UFOs – even though there is no evidence of aliens?

Polls show that nearly half of Americans believe that aliens have already visited Earth. But scientifically, an “unidentified object” is not proof of an alien spacecraft – and is sometimes just the result of a bad photo, sensor
A drone allegedly engineers a hurricane and even arranges its clouds in a spiral. Climate crisis deniers believe that it is not greenhouse gas emissions that are causing the storms to get stronger, but rather the administration that wants Trump to lose the election. The image was prepared using DALEE and is not a scientific image.

Why do people believe in man-made hurricanes? Two conspiracy theorist psychologists explain

As Hurricane Milton battered the coast of Florida, conspiracy theories abounded, claiming that the forces controlling the weather were orchestrating the destruction. The researchers explain why people cling to these beliefs in the face of increasing natural disasters.
Advanced robot GPT-4 talks to a human about technology and information, debunking conspiracy theories using evidence-based science. The image was produced using DALEE artificial intelligence software

Conversations with artificial intelligence can successfully reduce belief in conspiracy theories

A new MIT study published in SCIENCE shows that artificial intelligence can change the minds of conspiracy theorists by presenting personalized evidence, and this effect lasts a long time
Aliens abduct a human into their flying saucer. Illustration: depositphotos.com

Belief in alien visits to Earth is getting out of control - here's why it's so dangerous 

In an article accepted for publication in the Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union, Tony Milligan, a researcher in the philosophy of ethics, King's College London, argues that the belief in alien visitation is no longer a whim, but a widespread social problem
An IDF tank convoy enters the Gaza Strip on October 29, 2023. Photo from the IDF spokesperson's website

New study: "Gaza and Ukraine are separate conflicts, but conspiracy theorists try to connect them on social networks"

An Australian researcher who monitors expressions of hate on social networks analyzed about 12 thousand comments, and who is to blame for every trouble in the world? That's right, the globalist Jews
Horror Movie. Illustration: depositphotos.com

How morbid curiosity can lead people to conspiracy theories

Morbid hypocrisy is not inherently bad, but an increased interest in learning about the dangers presented in conspiracy theories can reinforce beliefs that the world is a much more dangerous place than it actually is.
Trust no one, the basis with which conspiracies are spread. Image: depositphotos.com

On the link between conspirators

What is the connection between the conspiracy theory about COVID-XNUMX and vaccines, chemtrails and the conspiracy theory about evolution and science in general? What does this connection say about the generic, stereotypical and one-dimensional way of thinking of the conspirators?
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Behind the phenomenon of resistance to vaccines are complex personality characteristics and persistent social mistrust

A combination of personality characteristics such as reliance on self-intuition, belief in conspiracy theories, "need for chaos" and lack of intellectual modesty, along with an unusual state of persistent social distrust, leads to people simultaneously rejecting
The flat earth model. Illustration: depositphotos.com

A paradigmatic crisis in the flat earth

Flat Earth believers display self-confidence when they make contradictory claims. They are also required to investigate on their own. The Stochastic investigation tries to achieve order out of extreme confusion. Lots of different conspiracy theories mixed together. Dotan
bill Gates. Illustration: shutterstock

About Bill Gates, microchips and conspiracy theories

Climate change denial. Illustration: shutterstock

Pseudoscience is taking over social media with fake news and putting us all at risk

Illustration: pixabay.

Why social networks have become a perfect breeding ground for scams and misinformation

Different types of turtles. Evolution is the only logical explanation for the variety of life forms on Earth. Source: Ernst Haeckel, Kunstformen der Natur (1904) / Wikimedia.

Five things that science knows for sure to be true

Pseudoscience - we should have known much more today. Phrenology chart from 1883. In the first half of the 19th century, phrenology was a popular study and considered scientific. In the second half of the century, the theory was largely abandoned. From Wikipedia, public domain

Pseudoscience and conspiracy theories are not victimless crimes against science

US President Barack Obama, photo from December 2014. Photo: Mykhaylo Palinchak / Shutterstock.com

The voice of the skeptic - a conspiracy for the masses / Michael Shermer

Smoke billows over the Twin Towers on September 11, 2001. Photo: US National Park Service. From Wikipedia

The voice of the skeptic - contradictory conspiracies

If you did not recognize this bone - it is an unidentified bone

Illusion detection kit - 10 warning signs

United Airlines Flight 93 crash site in Pennsylvania. From Wikipedia

The 11/XNUMX attacks: fertile ground for conspiracy theories

The image as it appears on Google Mars after processing

Cylindrical structures 250 m long on Mars? Just a hole in the photo

A four-legged robot learned to change its movement style to traverse a forest and jump over obstacles

Conspiracy: "The US did not prevent the September 11 attacks on purpose"