Kai Kupferschmidt

Kai Kupferschmidt is a science journalist who covers the intersection of biology and human behavior. He has written for Science magazine and other publications about topics such as infectious diseases, evolutionary biology, and neuroscience. His work often explores how scientific discoveries can inform public policy and social issues.

Biography:  https://www.science.org/content/author/kai-kupferschmidt

99%

The overall score is a weighted number that takes into account conflict of interest, bias, deception and other practices that undermines the credibility of the source. It is calculated as:
Analysis.OverallConflictOfInterestScore * 0.3F + Analysis.OverallBiasScore * 0.3F + Analysis.DeceptivenessScore * 0.3F + Analysis.ReadabilityScore * 0.1F

A score that takes into consideration the content for flow, interruptions with ads, and overt search engine optimization techniques that makes the content hard to understand

The Daily's Verdict

This author is known for its high journalistic standards. The author strives to maintain neutrality and transparency in its reporting, and avoids conflicts of interest. The author has a reputation for accuracy and rarely gets contradicted on major discrepancies in its reporting.

Bias

100%

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Conflicts of Interest

100%

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Contradictions

85%

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  • It took decades or even centuries for many infections to spread across oceans.
  • The odds were quite low for some diseases and voyages to introduce a pathogen at the destination.

Deceptions

100%

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No current examples available.

Recent Articles

New Study Challenges Common Belief: Diseases May Not Have Spread Easily from European Ships to New World Populations

New Study Challenges Common Belief: Diseases May Not Have Spread Easily from European Ships to New World Populations

Broke On: Saturday, 27 July 2024 Two UCLA scientists used mathematical modeling to calculate the probability of diseases spreading from European explorers to new lands during ocean voyages. They found that smallpox had a lower chance of transmission than measles or influenza on Columbus' Santa Maria in 1492, but factors like voyage length and ship size could increase the odds. The introduction of steam ships significantly raised the risk of carrying diseases to distant destinations.