Our survey of MPs’ attitudes has found unexpected support for using randomised controlled trials (RCTs) to test social policy. It also found tensions over fairness, and a preference for personal stories [...]
Dr Chris Peters from the Ask for Evidence campaign will be talking about how you can hold politicians, companies and public figures to account by asking for evidence. [...]
In October 2014, Tracey Brown, the Director of Sense About Science, spoke to TEDx Royal Holloway about Ask for Evidence. Tracey argues that asking for evidence can help us challenge things [...]
The best kept detox secret? It's your liver... Your liver contains enzymes which convert toxic substances into less harmful ones. It works together with your gut, your kidneys and your [...]
What can we do when politicians, advertisers and journalists make misleading claims which fly in the face of evidence? Last year here at Sense About Science we launched a campaign [...]
The UK General Election campaigns are in full swing. Candidates and their parties are sending out leaflets, talking to the press and publishing manifestos to tell us how their policies [...]
The general election is fast approaching and during the campaign we’re planning on holding politicians to account for the claims, manifesto promises and statements they make. Evidence matters in everyday [...]
We've written a blog post for the Wellcome Trust, who supported the development of this website, about Ask for Evidence: what it is, why it matters, and how everyone can [...]
The new Ask for Evidence site has been up and running for a month and we’ve already seen over 200 people use it to ask for the evidence behind claims for [...]
We want to spread the word about the importance of asking for evidence. We want politicians, NGOs, companies and anyone making a claim to expect to be asked for [...]
"In a complex world of spin, it's more important than ever to cut through it all by asking for evidence to back up claims. There are many bad decisions made [...]
If you're going to AAAS (San Jose, California, 12th - 16th February) we'd be delighted to see you at our drinks reception for Ask for Evidence, or at three other [...]
Add the Ask for Evidence web button to your website. Copy and paste the code below into your webpage HTML or contact askforevidence@senseaboutscience.org for a copy of the button or [...]
update: 26.11.14 Geoff Juby, Liberal Democrat candidate for Rochester and Strood, is the second candidate to reply to our request for evidence on policies. He cites two pieces of work [...]
What lies behind the rise in people using food banks in Britain? Campaigners, food bank providers and researchers have claimed that changes to welfare benefits are the main reason people [...]
