DAVID ROBERT GRIMES

POPULAR PRESS ARTICLES (AUTHOR)

• "Though it is newly respectable, the Wuhan lab theory remains fanciful" - The Observer, June 2021

• "How the public misunderstands vaccine side effect statistics" - Salon, May 2021

• "COVID Has Created a Perfect Storm for Fringe Science" - Scientific American, April 2021

• "Anti-vaccine activists will weaponise AstraZeneca suspension" - The Irish Times, March 2021

• "How to take on Covid conspiracy theories" - The Financial Times, February 2021

• "Mankind's Shadow Crisis - How Conspiracy theories went mainstream" - The Telegraph, Jan 2021

• "David Robert Grimes: Thumbs down for social media apathy on facts" - The Sunday Times, October 2020

• "Why there is some good news in the latest Covid-19 data" - The Irish Times, September 2020

• "Covid-19 nonsense peddled by celebrities needs to be challenged" - The Irish Times, August 2020

  • "From vagina eggs to anti-vaxxers: is it time for an influencer detox?" - The Guardian, January 2020​

• "Wash your hands, but watch out for outbreak memes" - The Sunday Times, Mar 2020

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• Coronavirus: Falsehoods & misunderstandings propagate in uncertainty vacuum" - The Irish Times, Mar 2020

• "Terminally Ill at 25 and Fighting Fake News on Vaccines" - The New York Times, December 2019​

• "Long history of unconscious bias teaches us that faulty thinking can be fatal" - BBC Focus, November 2019

• "Anti-5G activism is another example of people not thinking critically" - GQ, October 2019​

• "Don’t Fall Prey to Scaremongering about 5G" - Scientific American, October 2019​

• "How flawed logic and disinformation spread a deadly storm of anti-vax myths" - The Telegraph, Sept 2019

• "Freedom of speech is not freedom from consequence of speech?" - The Irish Times, August 2019

• "5G - A Web of conspiracy?" - Sunday Business Post, May 2019

• "The vulnerable must be protected from bogus cancer cures" - The Irish Times, April 2019

• "Most health supplements have no health value and should be taxed" - The Irish Times, March 2019​

• "Resolve never to detox again" - Sunday Business Post, January 2019

• "Be careful who you trust with your DNA" - Sunday Business Post, December 2018

• "Why Mobile Phones are not a Health Hazard" - The Observer, July 2018​

• "Crowd-funding of healthcare often preys on false hope" - The Irish Times, June 2018​

• "Confusion over role of screening is part of Cervical Check crisis" - The Irish Times, May 2018​

• "Myths and lies about abortion must be debunked" - The Irish Times, April 2018

• "Beware the snake-oil merchants of alternative medicine" - The Irish Times, March 2018

• "Echo chambers are dangerous –  we must break free of online bubbles" - The Guardian, December 2017

• "Anti-HPV vaccine myths have fatal consequences" - The Irish Times, September 2017

• "Climate change is an energy problem, so let's talk honestly about nuclear" - The Guardian, June 2017 

• "Russian fake news is not new: Soviet Aids propaganda cost countless lives" - The Guardian, June 2017

• "Can cannabis cure cancer? The proof isn’t out there" - The Irish Times, May 2017

• "The rise of the cannabis cult: don’t believe the hype about medical marijuana" - The Spectator, May 2017

• "‘Outlandish therapies’ exploit families of autistic children" - The Irish Times, May 2017

• "Hot topics - Burnt toast, cancer and other misconceptions" - Biomedical Scientist, March 2017

• "Tackling cancer treatment myths, from clean eating to cannabis" - The Guardian, January 2017

• "Immigration will enhance Irish culture, not dilute it" - The Irish Times, January 2017

• "Impartial journalism is laudable - but false balance is dangerous" - The Guardian, November 2016

• "Standing up for science" - Nature Blogs, November 2016

• "Fundraising appeals for the desperately ill are moving, but evidence is crucial" - The Guardian, August 2016

• "The online tool that helps the public decode health research" - The Guardian, August 2016.

• "Why it's time to dispel the myths about nuclear power" - The Guardian, April 2016 

• "Household EM radiation doesn't make you ill or give you cancer. Here's why" - The Guardian, Feb 2016

• "We know it's effective - so why is there opposition to the HPV vaccine?" - The Guardian, January 2016

• "Science of the seance: why speaking to spirits is talking to yourself" - The Guardian, October 2015

• "Dear Rosanna - leave the science to the scientists" - Sunday Business Post, August 2015

• "A scientist weighs up the five main anti-abortion arguments" - The Guardian, August 2015

• "Why GM food could help us feed the world without ruining the planet" - The Irish Times, July 2015

• "Autism: how unorthodox treatments can exploit the vulnerable" - The Guardian, July 2015

• "Why the bad science of the no campaign shouldn't sway Ireland's voters" - The Guardian, May 2015

• "Dawkins is right: children need secular education, where all rights are respected" - The Irish Times, Feb 2015

• "Ireland’s Energy: We need to debate the nuclear option honestly" - The Irish Times, February 2015

• "Life’s lottery? The trouble with statistics" - The Irish Times, January 2015

• "Ebola is scary, but antibiotic resistance should scare us more" - The Guardian, November 2014

• "Alcohol is by far the most dangerous 'date rape drug'" - The Guardian, September 2014

• "Why diet fads will not stop obesity epidemic" - The Irish Times, August 2014

• "The way we argue now" - The Irish Times, August 2014

• "Ideology is the natural enemy of science" - The Guardian, August 2014

• "Uncritical acceptance of alternative medicine is damaging us all " - Sunday Business Post, July 2014

• "Resistance to antibiotics leading to resurgence of many fatal illnesses" - The Irish Times, June 2014

• "Politicians should stop pandering to anti-fluoridation campaigners" - The Guardian, April 2014

• "If teachers don’t understand mathematical reasoning themselves, it is hardly surprising that students may feel discouraged" - The Irish Times, April 2014

• "Measles on the rise as immunisation falls" - The Irish Times, April 2014

• "Why is it proving so hard to root out homophobia?" - The Guardian, March 2014

• "Denying climate change isn't scepticism – it's 'motivated reasoning'" - The Guardian, February 2014

• "Ideological fixations can lead people to believe what they want to believe" - The Irish Times, Jan 2014

• "Denying gay couples marriage rights is barefaced discrimination" - The Irish Times, December 2013

• "Climate-change is real, ignore the denialists" - The Irish Times, October 2013

• "Anti-fluoride lobby can’t get its teeth into the truth" - The Irish Times, September 2013

• "Six Stubborn myths about cancer" - The Guardian, August 2013

• "Society would benefit from a better understanding of what is and isn’t science" - The Irish Times, July 2013

• "Strong religious convictions are no excuse for misrepresenting research" - The Irish Times, June 2013

• "Don’t be fooled by the spring snows, they are further proof of global warming" - The Irish Times, April 2013

• "Guns don't offer protection – whatever the National Rifle Association says" - The Guardian, March 2013 

• "It's the end of the world as we know it - not" - The Irish Times, December 2012

• "Homeopathy does not work beyond a placebo effect" - The Irish Times, September 2012

• "Facts still sacred despite Ireland's spectrum of conflicting views on abortion" - The Irish Times, June 2012

• "Evil, militant anti-Christian secularism is simply a myth" - The Irish Times, May 2012

• "We’re all being misled. Why? Because we don’t understand numbers" - The Journal, March 2012

• "Homeopathy isn’t just useless – in the wrong hands it’s dangerous" - The Journal, August 2011

• "The very mention of nuclear power sends people into a flutter" - The Journal, August 2011

POPULAR PRESS (QUOTED)

• "Coronavirus: Eamonn Holmes under fire over 5G comments" - BBC News, March 2020

• "Medical science can find no cure for the belief in quack remedies" - The Times, June 2019

• "Scientists attack Charles for becoming Faculty of Homeopathy patron" - The Times, June 2019​

• "Scientists And Doctors Are Mad As Hell At Prince Charles (For Good Reason)" - IFLS, June 2019 

• "How to convince the public vaccines are safe" - Politico, June 2019 ​

• "Jessica Biel Responds to Anti-Vaxx Outcry" - The Wrap, June 2019 ​

• "Your 5G Phone Won’t Hurt You. But Russia Wants You to Think Otherwise" - The New York Times, May 2019​

• "Emotional tributes paid as HPV campaigner Laura Brennan passes away" - Image, March 2019​

• "How one Scientist is fighting anti-vaxxers and their online harassment campaigns" - Newsweek, March 2019​

• "Why has Ireland had a 208% increase in measles cases?" - The Explainer, March 2019 

• "CervicalCheck writes to 4,300 women affected by lab error"  - The Journal, February 2019

• "Israeli research team claim they "will offer a complete cure for cancer"" - Joe.ie, January 2019

• CBD: What’s the story with this legal cannabis constituent?"  The Irish Times, December 2018

• "GPs giving drug used to treat heroin addicts to cancer patients" - The Irish Times, April 2018

• "Sellers of bogus cancer cures will be hunted" - The Times, February 2018

• "The enduring appeal of conspiracy theories" - BBC Futures, January 2018

• "Solicitors drop website claim on HPV vaccine" - The Sunday Times, January 2018​

• "Ireland a 'hotbed' of phoney healers luring vulnerable people" - Joe.ie , December 2017 

• "Anti-quack law to stop peddling of fake cancer treatments" - The Times, December 2017 

• "Ryanair Scratchcard claims debunked by mathematician" - The Independent, December 2017 

• "Scientist proves Ryanair scratchcard claims wrong" - Mail Online, December 2017 

• "Paper linking WiFi to Autism accused Of Pseudoscience" - Buzzfeed, October 2017 

• "Regret's Regrettable behaviour" - Sunday Business Post, July 2017 

• "Conspiracy Nation: How Growing Trend of Unfounded Beliefs Hurts Patients" - MedScape, July 2017

• "Charity Could Face Investigation Over Claim that WiFi / Mobile Phones Make People Ill" - Buzzfeed, May 2017

• "Anti MMR doctor linked to Donald Trump" - The Sun, May 2017

• "Rebel medic who sparked MMR panic is leading figure in American 'anti-vax' campaign" - Mirror, Mar 2017

• "Disgraced anti‑MMR vaccine doctor Wakefield gets invitation to London university" - The Telegraph, Feb 2017

• "Why I became..." - The Irish Times, January 2017

• "Cinema In London Pulls Documentary By Disgraced Anti-Vaccine Activist" - Buzzfeed, January 2017

• "Interview with Dr David Robert Grimes" - The Freethink Tank, December 2016

• "Melinda Messenger and the HPV vaccine" - The Daily Mail, November 2016

• "Damn this miracle Kangen hexagonal water nonsense for raising false hopes" - The Mirror, October 2016

• "Web giant Amazon endangers sick & vulnerable by ‘peddling bogus miracle cancer cures" - The Sun, Sept 2016

• "Doctors Slam Noel Edmonds’ Suggestion That Cancer Is Caused By Negativity" - Huffington Post, June 2016

• "Noel Edmonds claims to heal his own prostate cancer" - The Daily Mail, June 2016

• "How Likely is it that scientists are engaged in a conspiracy?" - Huffington Post, February 2016

• "Conspiracy theories: Testing the formula to debunk the world's weirdest claims" - The Independent, Jan 2016

• "Popular conspiracy theories 'exposed' by maths formula" - The Mirror, January 2016

• "Maths study shows conspiracies 'prone to unravelling'" - BBC, January 2016

• "Outreach: Speak up for science" - Nature, January 2015

• "It’s not just on Ebola that good science must prevail" - The Guardian, November 2014

• "Writers Honored for Defending Science" - The Scientist, October 2014

• "The Science of playing guitar" - Naked Scientists, August 2014

• "Rock'n'Roll Oncologist Reveals The Physics Behind Great Guitarists" - Forbes, July 2014

• "Believers in homeopathy live in their own magic universe" - The Irish Times, February 2013