How Education & Social Media Regulation Can Combat Science Denial
Five billion people use social media globally, and millions of posts are shared on Meta…
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Will AI Help Or Hinder Trust In Science?
In the past year, generative artificial intelligence tools such as ChatGPT, Gemini, and OpenAI’s video…
Why Some People Don’t Trust Science & How To Change Their Minds
During the pandemic, a third of people in the UK reported that their trust in…
Intellectual Humility Forms A Key Ingredient Of Scientific Progress
The virtue of intellectual humility is getting a lot of attention. It’s heralded as a…
Science Is A Human Right. Here’s Why
Dec. 10 marks the anniversary of the 1948 signing of the Universal Declaration of Human…
Greater Cooperation Will Accelerate Himalayan Climate Action
On 4 October, the Teesta River floods in the northeast Indian state of Sikkim became…
Explainer: Why Do We Use Jargon When Talking About Science?
Consider this sentence: Many urban areas have depauperate flora and fauna due to anthropogenic disturbances….
Racist, Sexist Depictions Of Human Evolution Endure In Science, Education
Systemic racism and sexism have permeated civilisation since the rise of agriculture, when people started…
‘Knowledge Colonialism’ & How Africa Is Trying To Overcome It
Mary Abukutsa-Onyango is a leader in her field. Deputy vice-chancellor of research, production and extension,…
Spring Revival Project Offers Hope In The Himalayas
Spring 2020 had just begun in the Himalayas but for Kamla Devi, 36, a resident…
How Dust Can Melt Mountains & Change Seas
Asia’s largest freshwater reserve is disappearing. In the Hindu Kush Himalayan region, which is warming…
Wildlife Diseases To Spread Northwards As Climate Changes
As the world’s climate warms, parasite-carried wildlife diseases will move north, with animals in cold…