Sense about Science
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An independent charity promoting the public interest in sound science and evidence.
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Data & evidence are vital for informed decisions as a society. That requires research to be conducted freely and shared without fear of personal or professional consequences.
Learn more about research suppression and how we’re tackling it ➡️ senseaboutscience.org/researchsupp...
Learn more about research suppression and how we’re tackling it ➡️ senseaboutscience.org/researchsupp...
Tomorrow, we will be hosting a panel at the 2026 AAAS Annual Meeting in Phoenix. Our associate Leonor Sierra, will be joined by Michael Meth, Elisabeth Bik, and Rodrigo Pérez Ortega.
@aaas.org @elisabethbik.bsky.social @rpocisv.bsky.social
@aaas.org @elisabethbik.bsky.social @rpocisv.bsky.social
February 12, 2026 at 2:11 PM
Tomorrow, we will be hosting a panel at the 2026 AAAS Annual Meeting in Phoenix. Our associate Leonor Sierra, will be joined by Michael Meth, Elisabeth Bik, and Rodrigo Pérez Ortega.
@aaas.org @elisabethbik.bsky.social @rpocisv.bsky.social
@aaas.org @elisabethbik.bsky.social @rpocisv.bsky.social
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💡 We’re pleased to be partnering with @wellcometrust.bsky.social and @senseaboutsci.bsky.social to explore how research communication can remain effective amid rising polarisation and scepticism about expertise
Find out more ➡️ www.kcl.ac.uk/news/new-kin...
Find out more ➡️ www.kcl.ac.uk/news/new-kin...
February 9, 2026 at 3:03 PM
💡 We’re pleased to be partnering with @wellcometrust.bsky.social and @senseaboutsci.bsky.social to explore how research communication can remain effective amid rising polarisation and scepticism about expertise
Find out more ➡️ www.kcl.ac.uk/news/new-kin...
Find out more ➡️ www.kcl.ac.uk/news/new-kin...
📢Free talk: Join Professor Michael Mainelli to hear why libraries and archives matter more than ever for trust and knowledge in an AI-driven world #PublicGoodCuration
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Legacy Week - From Memory Stores To Machine Consciences
Join us at the Maughan Library to hear why libraries and archives matter more than ever for trust and knowledge in an AI‑driven world.
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February 6, 2026 at 2:15 PM
📢Free talk: Join Professor Michael Mainelli to hear why libraries and archives matter more than ever for trust and knowledge in an AI-driven world #PublicGoodCuration
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/legacy-wee...
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/legacy-wee...
1/ "All eyes may be on the existential threats posed by bots and “strongmen” leaders but some of the wounds to our democracy are being self-inflicted..."
www.thetimes.com/article/d6b4...
www.thetimes.com/article/d6b4...
Times letters: Peter Mandelson’s departure from the political stage
Daniel Finkelstein is rightly unsparing about the gravity of Peter Mandelson’s entanglement with Jeffrey Epstein. Yet his article cannot resist a familiar drift
www.thetimes.com
February 5, 2026 at 12:03 PM
1/ "All eyes may be on the existential threats posed by bots and “strongmen” leaders but some of the wounds to our democracy are being self-inflicted..."
www.thetimes.com/article/d6b4...
www.thetimes.com/article/d6b4...
Public-good curators like Ivan Oransky give us the whole, verified picture by properly contextualising new information. Our new guide with @sagepub.com champions the role of information curators. #PublicGoodCuration
Download the guide bit.ly/3Kemcqn
Download the guide bit.ly/3Kemcqn
February 5, 2026 at 11:01 AM
Public-good curators like Ivan Oransky give us the whole, verified picture by properly contextualising new information. Our new guide with @sagepub.com champions the role of information curators. #PublicGoodCuration
Download the guide bit.ly/3Kemcqn
Download the guide bit.ly/3Kemcqn
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Join us and @senseaboutsci.bsky.social for a free webinar February 18 at 11 AM ET.
We'll highlight the people who work to the standards of good science, such as librarians and research professionals, and how to make those standards more visible.
Register here: sagepub.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
We'll highlight the people who work to the standards of good science, such as librarians and research professionals, and how to make those standards more visible.
Register here: sagepub.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
February 4, 2026 at 3:01 PM
Join us and @senseaboutsci.bsky.social for a free webinar February 18 at 11 AM ET.
We'll highlight the people who work to the standards of good science, such as librarians and research professionals, and how to make those standards more visible.
Register here: sagepub.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
We'll highlight the people who work to the standards of good science, such as librarians and research professionals, and how to make those standards more visible.
Register here: sagepub.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
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I wrote about Colorado’s AI law offering a look at how AI governance appears in technical workflows. @senseaboutsci.bsky.social's “Responsible Handover of AI” framework is one practical lens on this translation from policy to practice.
Read it here here:
realworlddatascience.net/the-pulse/po...
Read it here here:
realworlddatascience.net/the-pulse/po...
Colorado’s AI Law Pause: What It Means for People Working in Data Science – Real World Data Science
As AI regulation wobbles, this piece shows data scientists how today’s policy fights translate into concrete design choices—and how smarter systems can reduce risk while improving quality.
realworlddatascience.net
February 3, 2026 at 1:48 PM
I wrote about Colorado’s AI law offering a look at how AI governance appears in technical workflows. @senseaboutsci.bsky.social's “Responsible Handover of AI” framework is one practical lens on this translation from policy to practice.
Read it here here:
realworlddatascience.net/the-pulse/po...
Read it here here:
realworlddatascience.net/the-pulse/po...
Do you benefit from information curators – or are you one?
Join a @sagepub.com webinar on Wednesday 18 February at 4pm (GMT), exploring the vital role of curators in today's complex information landscape.
Register here 🔽
bit.ly/49WX5CC
Join a @sagepub.com webinar on Wednesday 18 February at 4pm (GMT), exploring the vital role of curators in today's complex information landscape.
Register here 🔽
bit.ly/49WX5CC
Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: How researchers can maintain the standards of good science in a world of misinformation: The People’s Case for Curators. After registering, you will receive...
Do you benefit from the work done by information curators? Are you one yourself? Join us to hear more about the essential work done by curators in today’s complex information landscape.
Concerns abou...
bit.ly
February 3, 2026 at 5:41 PM
Do you benefit from information curators – or are you one?
Join a @sagepub.com webinar on Wednesday 18 February at 4pm (GMT), exploring the vital role of curators in today's complex information landscape.
Register here 🔽
bit.ly/49WX5CC
Join a @sagepub.com webinar on Wednesday 18 February at 4pm (GMT), exploring the vital role of curators in today's complex information landscape.
Register here 🔽
bit.ly/49WX5CC
🚨Reminder that nominations for the Harding Prize for Trustworthy Communication close on 15 February
Submit your best article, post, video, podcast, website, leaflet, report, or speech of 2025 to enter at:
hardingprize.com
Two prizes of £3,141.59 up for grabs!
Submit your best article, post, video, podcast, website, leaflet, report, or speech of 2025 to enter at:
hardingprize.com
Two prizes of £3,141.59 up for grabs!
The Harding Prize for Trustworthy Communication
competition - communication that helps
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January 29, 2026 at 5:38 PM
🚨Reminder that nominations for the Harding Prize for Trustworthy Communication close on 15 February
Submit your best article, post, video, podcast, website, leaflet, report, or speech of 2025 to enter at:
hardingprize.com
Two prizes of £3,141.59 up for grabs!
Submit your best article, post, video, podcast, website, leaflet, report, or speech of 2025 to enter at:
hardingprize.com
Two prizes of £3,141.59 up for grabs!
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In two weeks, I will be giving a talk at the @aaas.org meeting in Phoenix, AZ, in the session 'Curators on the Front Lines of the Information Wars', organized by @senseaboutsci.bsky.social
With Michael Meth and @rpocisv.bsky.social
aaas.confex.com/aaas/2026/me...
I hope to see you in Phoenix!
With Michael Meth and @rpocisv.bsky.social
aaas.confex.com/aaas/2026/me...
I hope to see you in Phoenix!
January 28, 2026 at 8:16 PM
In two weeks, I will be giving a talk at the @aaas.org meeting in Phoenix, AZ, in the session 'Curators on the Front Lines of the Information Wars', organized by @senseaboutsci.bsky.social
With Michael Meth and @rpocisv.bsky.social
aaas.confex.com/aaas/2026/me...
I hope to see you in Phoenix!
With Michael Meth and @rpocisv.bsky.social
aaas.confex.com/aaas/2026/me...
I hope to see you in Phoenix!
A political culture where it is the norm that the evidence for any claim or policy be transparently shared when they are announced would be a strong start #ShowYourWorkings
Lawmakers in Wales are debating world-first legislation to protect the truth, but some fear it is fundamentally flawed.
One country is trying to outlaw political lying, without curbing free speech
Lawmakers in Wales are debating world-first legislation to protect the truth, but some fear it is fundamentally flawed.
tcnv.link
January 26, 2026 at 11:31 AM
A political culture where it is the norm that the evidence for any claim or policy be transparently shared when they are announced would be a strong start #ShowYourWorkings
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Risk Know-How is exhibiting at the Lloyd's Register building! Come and learn about the initiative, hear from our practitioners and see the future of Risk Know-How; open 9-5 on weekdays from 29 January-3 February. bit.ly/4bgFUwU @lr-foundation.bsky.social
January 23, 2026 at 11:17 AM
Risk Know-How is exhibiting at the Lloyd's Register building! Come and learn about the initiative, hear from our practitioners and see the future of Risk Know-How; open 9-5 on weekdays from 29 January-3 February. bit.ly/4bgFUwU @lr-foundation.bsky.social
Public-good curators like Megan Janicki remind us that access to information is important, but understanding it is vital. Our new guide with @sagepub.com champions the role of information curators. #PublicGoodCuration
Download the guide bit.ly/3Kemcqn
Download the guide bit.ly/3Kemcqn
January 22, 2026 at 11:02 AM
Public-good curators like Megan Janicki remind us that access to information is important, but understanding it is vital. Our new guide with @sagepub.com champions the role of information curators. #PublicGoodCuration
Download the guide bit.ly/3Kemcqn
Download the guide bit.ly/3Kemcqn
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We all need trustworthy information that isn’t trying to persuade us but to help us make up our own minds.
It’s amazing how rare this is: communication done for the audience’s sake rather than for the communicators’ own purposes.
If you’ve seen a good recent example - nominate it!
It’s amazing how rare this is: communication done for the audience’s sake rather than for the communicators’ own purposes.
If you’ve seen a good recent example - nominate it!
📣 Nominations are now open for the #HardingPrize for Trustworthy Communication! 🏆
We’re looking for clear, balanced evidence-based communications that help people make informed
decisions.
Submit your article, video, podcast or post by 15 Feb 2026!
t.co/8iec0BZDcE
We’re looking for clear, balanced evidence-based communications that help people make informed
decisions.
Submit your article, video, podcast or post by 15 Feb 2026!
t.co/8iec0BZDcE
https://wintoncentre.github.io/harding-prize/
t.co
January 16, 2026 at 7:33 PM
We all need trustworthy information that isn’t trying to persuade us but to help us make up our own minds.
It’s amazing how rare this is: communication done for the audience’s sake rather than for the communicators’ own purposes.
If you’ve seen a good recent example - nominate it!
It’s amazing how rare this is: communication done for the audience’s sake rather than for the communicators’ own purposes.
If you’ve seen a good recent example - nominate it!
This story emphasises the urgent need for the Responsible Handover of AI across all public services: it helps non-experts use AI products while being aware of its limitations.
Find out more 👉 senseaboutscience.org/responsible-...
Find out more 👉 senseaboutscience.org/responsible-...
January 16, 2026 at 3:42 PM
This story emphasises the urgent need for the Responsible Handover of AI across all public services: it helps non-experts use AI products while being aware of its limitations.
Find out more 👉 senseaboutscience.org/responsible-...
Find out more 👉 senseaboutscience.org/responsible-...
📣 Nominations are now open for the #HardingPrize for Trustworthy Communication! 🏆
We’re looking for clear, balanced evidence-based communications that help people make informed
decisions.
Submit your article, video, podcast or post by 15 Feb 2026!
t.co/8iec0BZDcE
We’re looking for clear, balanced evidence-based communications that help people make informed
decisions.
Submit your article, video, podcast or post by 15 Feb 2026!
t.co/8iec0BZDcE
https://wintoncentre.github.io/harding-prize/
t.co
January 16, 2026 at 1:04 PM
📣 Nominations are now open for the #HardingPrize for Trustworthy Communication! 🏆
We’re looking for clear, balanced evidence-based communications that help people make informed
decisions.
Submit your article, video, podcast or post by 15 Feb 2026!
t.co/8iec0BZDcE
We’re looking for clear, balanced evidence-based communications that help people make informed
decisions.
Submit your article, video, podcast or post by 15 Feb 2026!
t.co/8iec0BZDcE
Do you benefit from the work done by information curators? Are you one yourself?
Join a webinar on Wednesday 18 February at 4pm (GMT) to hear more about the essential work done by curators in today’s complex information landscape.
Register here: sagepub.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Join a webinar on Wednesday 18 February at 4pm (GMT) to hear more about the essential work done by curators in today’s complex information landscape.
Register here: sagepub.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: How researchers can maintain the standards of good science in a world of misinformation: The People’s Case for Curators. After registering, you will receive...
Do you benefit from the work done by information curators? Are you one yourself? Join us to hear more about the essential work done by curators in today’s complex information landscape.
Concerns abou...
sagepub.zoom.us
January 14, 2026 at 9:21 AM
Do you benefit from the work done by information curators? Are you one yourself?
Join a webinar on Wednesday 18 February at 4pm (GMT) to hear more about the essential work done by curators in today’s complex information landscape.
Register here: sagepub.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Join a webinar on Wednesday 18 February at 4pm (GMT) to hear more about the essential work done by curators in today’s complex information landscape.
Register here: sagepub.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Misleading medical advice and oversimplifications from AI overviews risk real harm.
🔎Always check trusted, evidence-based sources.
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
🔎Always check trusted, evidence-based sources.
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
Google AI Overviews put people at risk of harm with misleading health advice
Exclusive: Inaccurate information presented in summaries, Guardian investigation finds
www.theguardian.com
January 8, 2026 at 3:21 PM
Misleading medical advice and oversimplifications from AI overviews risk real harm.
🔎Always check trusted, evidence-based sources.
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
🔎Always check trusted, evidence-based sources.
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
@elisabethbik.bsky.social reminds us that public-good curation is also understanding the relationship between integrity, curiosity and truth. Our new guide with @sagepub.com champions the role of information curators. #PublicGoodCuration
Download the guide bit.ly/3Kemcqn
Download the guide bit.ly/3Kemcqn
January 8, 2026 at 11:01 AM
@elisabethbik.bsky.social reminds us that public-good curation is also understanding the relationship between integrity, curiosity and truth. Our new guide with @sagepub.com champions the role of information curators. #PublicGoodCuration
Download the guide bit.ly/3Kemcqn
Download the guide bit.ly/3Kemcqn
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📽️ Watch some highlights from our time taking part in @senseaboutsci.bsky.social 's Evidence Week where we talked to policymakers about hidden hunger ⤵️
Quadram Institute talk hidden hunger at Evidence Week in Parliament 2025
As part of the charity Sense About Science’s annual Evidence Week in Parliament, our researchers briefed MPs and Peers on the health impacts of hidden hunger. Hidden hunger is when the body has…
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December 28, 2025 at 1:01 PM
📽️ Watch some highlights from our time taking part in @senseaboutsci.bsky.social 's Evidence Week where we talked to policymakers about hidden hunger ⤵️
📢 We’re hiring a Communications Officer!
Passionate about evidence & transparency in public life? Tech-savvy, creative, and curious about digital performance? Join our small, outcome-focused team.
Applications close: Mon 19 Jan 2026, 9am
➡️ senseaboutscience.org/vacancies/
Passionate about evidence & transparency in public life? Tech-savvy, creative, and curious about digital performance? Join our small, outcome-focused team.
Applications close: Mon 19 Jan 2026, 9am
➡️ senseaboutscience.org/vacancies/
Vacancies - Sense about Science
Sense about Science is a unique campaigning charity that has turned the case for sound science and evidence into a popular cause. It has launched important initiatives to expand and protect open…
senseaboutscience.org
January 5, 2026 at 6:55 PM
📢 We’re hiring a Communications Officer!
Passionate about evidence & transparency in public life? Tech-savvy, creative, and curious about digital performance? Join our small, outcome-focused team.
Applications close: Mon 19 Jan 2026, 9am
➡️ senseaboutscience.org/vacancies/
Passionate about evidence & transparency in public life? Tech-savvy, creative, and curious about digital performance? Join our small, outcome-focused team.
Applications close: Mon 19 Jan 2026, 9am
➡️ senseaboutscience.org/vacancies/
Still time to sign up and be part of Evidence Week 2026!
➡️ senseaboutscience.org/evidence-week/
➡️ senseaboutscience.org/evidence-week/
Do you have key research insights to share with MPs? Join Evidence Week 2026!
Now in its ninth year, Evidence Week in Parliament brings together researchers, parliamentarians, and the public to highlight the importance of evidence in shaping policy for everyone’s benefit.
youtu.be/sAGs2OhyKX0?...
Now in its ninth year, Evidence Week in Parliament brings together researchers, parliamentarians, and the public to highlight the importance of evidence in shaping policy for everyone’s benefit.
youtu.be/sAGs2OhyKX0?...
Evidence Week in Parliament 2025 - Bringing research into Westminster
YouTube video by Sense about Science
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January 5, 2026 at 2:29 PM
Still time to sign up and be part of Evidence Week 2026!
➡️ senseaboutscience.org/evidence-week/
➡️ senseaboutscience.org/evidence-week/
Do you have key research insights to share with MPs? Join Evidence Week 2026!
Now in its ninth year, Evidence Week in Parliament brings together researchers, parliamentarians, and the public to highlight the importance of evidence in shaping policy for everyone’s benefit.
youtu.be/sAGs2OhyKX0?...
Now in its ninth year, Evidence Week in Parliament brings together researchers, parliamentarians, and the public to highlight the importance of evidence in shaping policy for everyone’s benefit.
youtu.be/sAGs2OhyKX0?...
Evidence Week in Parliament 2025 - Bringing research into Westminster
YouTube video by Sense about Science
youtu.be
December 24, 2025 at 10:45 AM
Do you have key research insights to share with MPs? Join Evidence Week 2026!
Now in its ninth year, Evidence Week in Parliament brings together researchers, parliamentarians, and the public to highlight the importance of evidence in shaping policy for everyone’s benefit.
youtu.be/sAGs2OhyKX0?...
Now in its ninth year, Evidence Week in Parliament brings together researchers, parliamentarians, and the public to highlight the importance of evidence in shaping policy for everyone’s benefit.
youtu.be/sAGs2OhyKX0?...
📢 We’re looking for a Communications Officer!
If you care about evidence and transparency in public life and enjoy creative, data-informed digital work, we’d love to hear from you.
Join our small, flexible, outcome-focused team.
🗓 Apply by Mon 19 Jan 2026, 9am
➡️ senseaboutscience.org/vacancies/
If you care about evidence and transparency in public life and enjoy creative, data-informed digital work, we’d love to hear from you.
Join our small, flexible, outcome-focused team.
🗓 Apply by Mon 19 Jan 2026, 9am
➡️ senseaboutscience.org/vacancies/
December 22, 2025 at 3:52 PM
📢 We’re looking for a Communications Officer!
If you care about evidence and transparency in public life and enjoy creative, data-informed digital work, we’d love to hear from you.
Join our small, flexible, outcome-focused team.
🗓 Apply by Mon 19 Jan 2026, 9am
➡️ senseaboutscience.org/vacancies/
If you care about evidence and transparency in public life and enjoy creative, data-informed digital work, we’d love to hear from you.
Join our small, flexible, outcome-focused team.
🗓 Apply by Mon 19 Jan 2026, 9am
➡️ senseaboutscience.org/vacancies/
💬 “The main thing is being encouraged by science — the joy of being a scientist,” says Virginia Burkett, US climate scientist and 2025 Nature Awards Standing up for Science – Maddox Prize winner.
@springernature.com
Read the full interview
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@springernature.com
Read the full interview
www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-usa-...
Scientists must ‘hang in there’, says Maddox Prize winner - Research Professional News
US climate scientist and integrity champion tells embattled researchers to be “prepared for setbacks”
www.researchprofessionalnews.com
December 19, 2025 at 3:25 PM
💬 “The main thing is being encouraged by science — the joy of being a scientist,” says Virginia Burkett, US climate scientist and 2025 Nature Awards Standing up for Science – Maddox Prize winner.
@springernature.com
Read the full interview
www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-usa-...
@springernature.com
Read the full interview
www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-usa-...