David Robert Grimes

David Robert Grimes is a physicist and cancer researcher at the University of Oxford. He also writes for The Irish Times[1] and The Guardian.[2]

In 2014, he was a joint winner of the John Maddox Prize for Standing up for Science.[2] The prize, awarded jointly by Sense About Science, Nature, and the Kohn Foundation, was given to Grimes because of his perseverance "despite hostility and threats" as a result of articles he wrote on "challenging and controversial issues" such as nuclear power, climate change, and abortion in Ireland.[3]

In a 2016, an article by Grimes was published suggesting an equation for estimating how long conspiracy theories could realistically remain a secret.[4][5]

References

  1. ↑ "David Robert Grimes", irishtimes.com. Retrieved 27 February 2016.
  2. 1 2 "David Robert Grimes", theguardian.com. Retrieved 27 February 2016.
  3. ↑ "Irish physicist wins top prize for 'courage in promoting science'". Irish Times. Dublin. October 30, 2014. p. 8.
  4. ↑ Grimes, David Robert; Bauch, Chris T. (26 January 2016). "On the Viability of Conspiratorial Beliefs". PLOS ONE. 11 (1): e0147905. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0147905.
  5. ↑ "'If the moon landings were fake, the truth would have been exposed within 4 years': Physicist formulates how long conspiracy theories could realistically remain a secret", dailymail.co.uk, 26 January 2016. Retrieved 27 February 2016

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