On vaccinations, like climate change and smoking before that, we must not allow a minority of science denialists to create a false…

Another piece I wrote a couple of years ago, unsuccessfully pitched (a shorter version) to a magazine.

I’ve been watching my parents’ eyebrows for 6 months now*. A weekly ritual of Skype calls, London to Sydney, and we…

I wrote this about a year ago and for some reason never hit publish…anyway, here:

There is an increasing concern regarding the prominence of claims of dubious credibility on the internet, and students’ abilities to make these credibility…

This article was originally published on The Conversation. Read the original article.

Artificial intelligence holds great potential for both students and teachers — but only if used…

Bursting the evidence bubble

Wrote an op-ed for Australasian Science magazine, arguing that focusing too much on ‘bursting the filter bubble’ is a red herring in terms of improving public discourse, and might in fact make matters worse. You can…