In recent times, we have seen a rise in anti-vaxxers, anti-GM sentiment and my personal favourite, a resurgence in the flat earth theory. How can this happen in such an information-rich age? This is an age where we can find out information in seconds. Equally we can find opinion-pieces masquerading as fact just as easily. Not knowing what to read may well be a factor in this, but we’ll cover that later, it’s not the whole story.