What Is p-Hacking in Scientific Research?
What p-hacking means, why it damages research reliability, and how transparency and preregistration help reduce it. Continue reading
How Does Academic Publishing Actually Work?
A clear guide to how academic publishing works, from manuscript submission to peer review, publication, and access. Continue reading
The Synthetic Childhood – Report
Sources.org.uk has published The Synthetic Childhood, a review brief on algorithmic upbringing, short-form video, and the shrinking space for unstructured childhood. The report argues that the central issue is not screen time alone, but the movement of play, attention, social reward, and self-image into adaptive systems designed to hold behaviour.
What Makes a Study “Statistically Significant”?
A plain-English explanation of statistical significance, p-values, and why a significant result is not automatically important. Continue reading
Why Do Scientific Studies Contradict Each Other?
Why studies can reach different conclusions, and how readers can tell the difference between normal disagreement and serious weakness. Continue reading
Can Science Prove Anything Absolutely?
Why science rarely proves things absolutely, and why that does not make scientific knowledge weak or arbitrary. Continue reading
What Counts as Scientific Evidence?
What scientific evidence means, how evidence differs by field, and why study design matters as much as the result. Continue reading
Why Is Peer Review So Controversial in Modern Science?
Why peer review is important, why it is criticised, and what readers should understand before treating it as a guarantee of truth. Continue reading