I read an article in the Independent about a DNA dating website, Genepartner.com, selling a genetic compatibility test (for $US249) based on the claims that genetic compatibility results in a [...]
A couple of years ago, I asked the government whether or not class size affects pupil attainment. I was told that the evidence shows that it does not beyond reception [...]
On London underground advertisements, Vitabiotics claimed that taking their supplements (Wellwoman/Wellman) helped to improve athletic performance to gold-winning standard. I asked Vitabiotics for evidence to back this up. They responded by [...]
Every day, we hear claims about what is good for our health, bad for the environment, how to improve education, cut crime, and treat disease. Some are based on reliable [...]
It’s been a little over a month since 10 fantastic early career researchers became our 2016 Ask for Evidence Ambassadors. They have been tasked with representing the campaign around the [...]
When a friend told me that Marks & Spencer had started to sell ‘MRSA resistant’ pyjamas, I decided to look into the claims and find out whether there was any [...]
A recent article in the Daily Mail claimed that Protexo, a machine that filters out allergens in the air, could improve the quality of life of asthma sufferers by 15%. [...]
Looking for evidence about Finitro Forte Plus? Peter asked the company for the evidence behind their claim - here's his story. Want resources to understand evidence? Visit here. Want to [...]
Ambassadors In October 2015, I and nine other early-career researchers were selected to become ambassadors for Sense About Science’s Ask for Evidence campaign. The ambassadors represent the campaign at talks around the [...]
When you ask for evidence, it can be satisfying (and almost flattering!) just to get a response. We’re often surprised at how quickly some companies, newspapers and even politicians reply [...]
No one at Trevor Sorbie was able to provide Simon Shears with any scientific reason for calling their shampoo a `detox’ shampoo. When I first came across Trevor Sorbie’s Mg [...]
Recently I have come across several articles in the tabloids describing a painful condition called ‘text neck’, caused by the neck being flexed for a prolonged period. It is claimed [...]
Come for a pint, stay for a discussion! Chris from the Ask for Evidence campaign will be talking at the Arts4Every1 Centre as part of the Wycombe Skeptics about how [...]
There’s a lot of contradictory advice in the UK cloth nappy world about washing your nappies. But one thing every source is agreed upon is that YOU MUSTN’T WASH YOUR [...]
Last month I become an Ambassador for the Ask for Evidence campaign. I must have been mentioning the campaign around the office a fair bit as my colleagues suggested it would [...]
