/oss/taxonomy/term/257/all en /oss/article/critical-thinking/belief-conspiracy-theories-probably-not-getting-worse-over-time <p>A question I am often asked by journalists is if more people believe in conspiracy theories now than before. Sometimes, the question is not even asked; the answer is simply inferred. Of course they are.</p> <p>Even I often feel like it must be true. The COVID-19 pandemic has a twin, an infodemic, which often relies on grand conspiracy theories to be believable. We have all heard the stories that a shadowy “they” don’t want you to know that ivermectin is miraculous and that the vaccines, funded by Bill Gates, are full of tracking devices.</p> Thu, 28 Jul 2022 13:46:51 +0000 Jonathan Jarry M.Sc. 9194 at /oss /oss/article/covid-19-videos/july-30-2020-covid-more-carly-weeks <p></p><div class="media-youtube-video media-element file-default media-youtube-1"></div> Thu, 30 Jul 2020 20:20:18 +0000 OSS 8348 at /oss /oss/article/videos-history/right-chemistry-age-fake <p><div class="media-youtube-video media-element file-default media-youtube-2"> <iframe class="media-youtube-player" id="media-youtube-r43gqb6udvu" width="640" height="390" title="Dr. Joe Schwarcz on the age of fake" src="https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/r43gqb6udVU?wmode=opaque&controls=&enablejsapi=1&modestbranding=1&playerapiid=media-youtube-r43gqb6udvu&origin=https%3A//www.mcgill.ca&rel=0" name="Dr. Joe Schwarcz on the age of fake" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen>Video of Dr. Joe Schwarcz on the age of fake</iframe> </div> </p> Fri, 28 Feb 2020 17:10:01 +0000 Joe Schwarcz PhD 8161 at /oss /oss/article/videos-general-science/cracked-science-30-do-we-still-trust-scientific-experts <p><div class="media-youtube-video media-element file-default media-youtube-3"> <iframe class="media-youtube-player" id="media-youtube-xug3qfnvck8" width="640" height="390" title="Do We Still Trust Scientific Experts? (CS30)" src="https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/XUG3qFNvck8?wmode=opaque&controls=&enablejsapi=1&modestbranding=1&playerapiid=media-youtube-xug3qfnvck8&origin=https%3A//www.mcgill.ca&rel=0" name="Do We Still Trust Scientific Experts? (CS30)" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen>Video of Do We Still Trust Scientific Experts? (CS30)</iframe> </div> </p> Mon, 01 Apr 2019 18:05:11 +0000 Jonathan Jarry M.Sc. 7680 at /oss /oss/events/oss20th <p>Thank you for joining the ƽ���岻�� Office for Science and Society celebrate our 20th anniversary!</p> <p>A video the evening can be viewed here or on <a href="https://www.youtube.com/user/makingsenseofscience/playlists?view_as=subscriber">our YouTube channel.</a></p> Tue, 26 Mar 2019 16:39:39 +0000 emily.shore@mcgill.ca 7668 at /oss /oss/article/fake-news-and-money-making-schemes-1 <p>The news these days is all about “fake news.” For U.S. President Donald Trump, it seems any news he doesn’t like is “fake.” For me, “fake news” is information that seems authentic, but is just fabricated to further some agenda or support a money-making scheme. Case in point is a widely circulating Internet article with the headline: “Miracle Facial Rejuvenation Cream Nets Biggest Deal in Shark Tank History. Is it Too Good To Be True? Cosmopolitan Magazine Will Investigate.”</p> Mon, 13 Mar 2017 15:18:07 +0000 Dr. Joe Schwarcz 1541 at /oss