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Converging Cultures
Martin Robbins
Martin Robbins is a writer and talker at the messy border of science and culture. He is a columnist at VICE, and blogs for The Guardian and the New Statesman.
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Articles
The myth that British data scientists won the election for Trump
News
Science
Claims that social media data won the presidency are greatly exaggerated
Why are people who reject conventional science so in love with its trappings?
Science
The bizarre unrequited love affair between bad science and the real thing
The maths of the paper disproving conspiracy theories don't add up
Science
Research claiming to have cracked the numbers behind mysterious plots is flawed
Corbyn, Trump and Farage: The Rise of the Paranoid Style
Society
They may seem very different on the surface, but underneath they’re driven by the same fears
The science of vaccination means nothing without trust
Science
The myths of the anti-vaccination movement are tempting for many parents. We can’t bully them into rationality
Editors' picks
A cultural history of pandemics
5G doesn’t cause coronavirus. Here’s how we know
Lyra McKee: We forgot that Northern Ireland could be a welcoming place
