Daily Archives: October 12, 2021

MailOnline muddles professorship ethnicity figures

“Senior black scientists claim research in the UK is ‘institutionally racist’ after study found they hold only 3.5% of professor posts” MailOnline, 12 October 2021. An article on MailOnline claimed that research from the Royal Society found that black people hold 3.5% of professor posts in British universities. This confuses the facts and isn’t true.… Read More »

25 Kickass Random Facts List #678

On 9 October 1992, a meteorite not only crash-landed into a Chevy Malibu in Peekskill, NY, but it was also recorded by 16 different cameras on the way down. It’s one of the most recorded meteorites in history, and the car is displayed in a museum. The post 25 Kickass Random Facts List #678 first… Read More »

No evidence New South Wales Premier resigned over bribes from Pfizer or AstraZeneca

A Facebook post says that former New South Wales premier Gladys Berejiklian was forced to resign over allegations she took $65 million in “bribery money” from AstraZeneca and Pfizer “to push mandatory vaccinations”.  The post claims the Australian politician stepped down after she, along with others, faced “police investigation”.  While Ms Berejilkian announced her resignation… Read More »