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Democratising science and increasing public access, with the Collaborative Library

Anja Harrison -
All of society benefit from the latest scientific research and advances, which is why the Collaborative Library aim to make science accessible to a lay audience
Health

The menopause can be painful, uncomfortable, and debilitating – so why is it under-researched?

Clio Bellenis -
The menopause is something that almost all women experience eventually - yet medicine is still filled with misleading claims around treatments like HRT
Science

Hemlock is not a big threat to school children – crumbling pavements and busy roads are

Sarah Hearne -
Headlines warn of a poisonous plant endangering our children's lives, but we should be less worried about hemlock and more worried about the safety of our public footpaths and pavements
Climate Change

Hit them in the feels: confirmation bias and the emotional component of reason

Brian Macrae Davis -
We may see ourselves as rational decision makers, but we are all prone to judging ideas based on how well they agree with what we already think
Climate Change

Matt Le Tissier talks to The Skeptic about Covid, vaccines, 15-minute cities and climate change

Michael Marshall -
The Skeptic editor, Michael Marshall, sat down with former footballer Matt Le Tissier to ask why he has become increasingly vocal in his support for conspiracy theories
Environmentalism

The fifth horseman: environmental determinism rides again in ‘An Inconvenient Apocalypse’

Ted Lefroy -
‘An Inconvenient Apocalypse’ predicts an inevitable, unavoidable environmental collapse - a doomist view that discounts our ability to change our future
Psychology

Replicating a classic false memory study: Lost in the mall again

Chris French -
A recent successful replication of the famous "Lost in the mall" study on false memories shows how valuable it is to revisit and retest accepted psychological effects
Covid-19

Pandemic science communication: learning lessons from the life vest uprising

Natália Pasternak -
The effectiveness of any public health intervention - whether it's vaccines, masks, or life vests - depends on it being understood by the public.
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