If it feels like the world is rejecting science and truth, here are five ways to fight back | Helen Pearson
All of us can choose to consider facts, not vibes, in our next decision. One simple hack is go and look up some easily accessible peer-reviewed studies, says science journalist and author Helen Pearson
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‘You can also check if scientific claims stand up to scrutiny.’ Photograph: Matt Turner/AAPView image in fullscreen‘You can also check if scientific claims stand up to scrutiny.’ Photograph: Matt Turner/AAPOpinionMedical researchIf it feels like the world is rejecting science and truth, here are five ways to fight backHelen PearsonAll of us can choose to consider facts, not vibes, in our next decision. One simple hack is go and look up some easily accessible peer-reviewed studiesHelen Pearson is an editor for Nature and author of Beyond Belief: How Evidence Shows What Really WorksTue 28 Apr 2026 06.20 EDTLast modified on Tue 28 Apr 2026 06.31 EDTShareIn 1992, a group of rebel doctors published a radical idea in the prestigious Journal of the American Medical Association.
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