Emma Maria Frans (born December 16 1981 in Uppsala, Sweden) is a postdoctoral researcher in medical epidemiology at Karolinska Institutet in Stockholm and well-known science communicator in Sweden.
She is also known for writing the column "Vetenskapskollen" ("Science Watch") in the newspaper Svenska Dagbladet, where she examines the correctness and scientific accuracy of sensational news and popular science articles.
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Frans is also active on Twitter, which she uses to explain poorly covered science topics and sensational news headlines.