When you hear the word ‘scientist’, whom do you imagine? Think about it. Is it a white older man doing magic with chemicals, mumbling things to himself only a genius could understand? By visualising scientists as antisocial creatures with uncanny intelligence, we create a barrier between science and ourselves. How can we be scientists if […]
A short, bite-sized episode on the science of lightsabers. What more could your inner child ask for? Well if you’re here for mind-blowing science at a university thinking level, you might definitely be left wishing for more from Science and Star Wars. However, for the younger audience this Facebook based show is a fantastic introduction […]
Scepticism of science is on the rise, and influential people are touting personal beliefs and unfounded claims as fact. Using interviews and meta-analysis of existing research on science scepticism, psychologists are getting to the bottom of why we choose to ignore overwhelming scientific evidence in favour of our own beliefs. It’s not ignorance. The notion […]