Biodiversity treaty: UN deal fails to address the root causes of nature’s destruction
Global summits to arrest Earth’s deteriorating health look increasingly farcical.
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How young children can develop racial biases – and what that means
Children are able to pick up negative racial stereotypes by the age of six. Luckily, parents can help reverse them.
Conspiracy theories about the pandemic are spreading offline as well as through social media
Activists are using a traditional newspaper format to spread misinformation and promote real-world harms.
Can you really ‘address’ annoying eye floaters with a supplement?
Eye floaters are annoying, so it’s not surprising that people want to get rid of them.
On sexuality, the law still caters to the norms of public disgust
Even the Wolfenden report cited the need to protect the public from that which disgusted them.
Wanted: crime‑fighting academics to catch corporate criminals
“Behind every great fortune lies a great crime.” This maxim is attributed to 19th century man of letters Honoré de Balzac – the suggestion being that business activity of any kind is inherently corrupt…
Future evolution: from looks to brains and personality, how will humans change in the next 10,000 years?
We’ll probably be less aggressive and more agreeable, but have smaller brains – a bit like a Golden Retriever, we’ll be friendly, but maybe not that interesting or bright.
Artificial wombs could someday be a reality – here’s how they may change our notions of parenthood
Artificial wombs could drastically change how the decision to become a parent fits into many people’s lives.
Chinese research isn’t taken as seriously as papers from elsewhere – my new study
A study of over 8,000 articles in top economics journals finds that authors with Chinese surnames are 14% less likely to be cited.
Ten years since its annexation, Crimea serves as a grim warning to any Ukrainian lands that fall under Russian occupation
Since annexing Crimea ten years ago, Putin has set out to destroy non-Russian identities on the peninsular.
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