The Bangladesh mask study has been much touted by proponents of mask mandates. But a new critique shows the data are consistent with the intervention having had zero casual impact on the outcome variables.
It's unclear exactly how many casualties Russia has suffered in Ukraine. But a reasonable estimate is about 78,000 (dead plus wounded), which would equate to more than one third of its initial strength.
How much can we trust peer review? A new study finds that only 23% of reviewers say "reject" when a paper has a Nobel Prize winner on it, but 65% say "reject" when the same paper is authored by an unknown researcher.
A new survey reveals that 85% of Canadian academics are left-wing. When asked what they'd do if students made a petition against one of their colleagues, 40% of left-wing academics said they'd support the petition.
A study has found that 90% of Twitter bots posting on the war in Ukraine are pro-Ukrainian. This casts doubt on the commonly heard claim that Twitter is heavily influenced by Russian troll farms.
The new Prime Minister recently announced a price cap on energy that may cost £170 billion. Truss likes to model her outfits on Margaret Thatcher, but she appears to have modelled her energy policy on John McDonnell.
Britain's largest funder of scientific research is wasting money on phoney self-flagellation around racism. For the second time in two years, the Wellcome Trust has designated itself "institutionally racist".
The West needs China to make the oil price cap work. But earlier this year, a state-affiliated Chinese journalist tweeted, "Can you help me fight your friend so that I can concentrate on fighting you later?"
Are American and Ukrainian goals perfectly aligned? In an article defending Western involvement, Professor Hal Brands said, "Russia is the target of one of the most ruthlessly effectively proxy wars in modern history."
Since the war began, Saudi Arabia has been importing discounted Russian oil, and using it for domestic consumption. Meanwhile it sells its own oil to Europe at market prices. Our sanctions are helping the Saudis.
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