2023 #MaddoxPrize winner, Dr. Nancy Olivieri continuing to advance public discussion of difficult topics - how do we ensure medicine always acts in the interests of patients, rather than going after whistleblowers when things go awry.

Looking forward to joining the zoom!

As many have pointed out, to make sense of a relative change we need the absolute numbers.

In our #RiskKnowHow framework we emphasised the need of always presenting relative and absolute risks for understandable communication:
riskknowhow.org/make-sense-of-…

Do you know a researcher who speaks out for science and advances public discussion around difficult topics? Are you one yourself? 🔊

Nominations for the #MaddoxPrize 2024 are open until May 20! 🏅

Submit a nomination: nature.com/immersive/madd…

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Tracey Brown: We need more ‘evidence know-how’ - knowing the right questions to ask to gate-keep the information and applications we are prepared to put our confidence in. #INGSA2024

Nodding along to bracing remarks from Sense about Science about the gap between generic info in published climate studies and contextual information that's urgently needed to act #INGSA2024

Nominations for The John Maddox Prize - Standing Up For Science 2024 are now open. The nomination window will close on the 20th May 2024 (23:59 pm UTC 00:00)

Som styrelseledamot i Sense about Science vill jag uppmana även svenska forskare, journalister och andra att nominera modiga forskare till det internationella Maddox-priset: Nominations for the John Maddox Prize are open. nature.com/immersive/madd…

Nominations for nature John Maddox Prize - Standing Up For Science close on 20 May 2024. It recognises researchers who stand up for science & evidence-based policy, advance public discussion around difficult topics, make change in public discourse/policy
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Do you want to find out how evidence is used to make policy in Government?

#EvidenceWeek in Parliament is your chance to ask MPs how they scrutinise decisions that affect us all – submit your question now and join us at Westminster senseaboutscience.org/evidence-week/…

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Thanks for highlighting this point; algorithms are deciding what we see and engage with & a lack of transparency in how they operate creates a real risk of us seeing biased & partial info.

Censorship is not a sustainable solution to combat the massive challenges of mis/dis-info.

Government policies affect our everyday lives. #AskforEvidence at our #EvidenceWeek Opening event to find out from MPs and Westminster experts about what they use to inform policy decisions made in Parliament. #AskforEvidence now:

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