By Luke Elson, Lecturer in Philosophy, University of Reading
A philosophical puzzle can help explain why some people and governments aren’t acting quickly enough to tackle climate change.
In 1990, American philosopher Warren Quinn posed the puzzle of the self-torturer. Imagine you’ve had an electrical device fitted to you. It has a dial, and every week you’re offered £10,000 to turn that dial up a notch. Doing this causes a tiny but permanent increase in electrical current flowing through your body,…
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By Mayur Ranchordas, Professor of Applied Sport Nutrition and Sport Nutrition Consultant, Sheffield Hallam University
A compound your body makes after drinking caffeine is now appearing in drinks. But scientists are still studying how safe and effective it really is.
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By Mike Stembridge, Professor of Cardiovascular and Environmental Physiology Cardiff School of Sport & Health Sciences, Cardiff Metropolitan University
Elliott Jenkins, PhD Candidate in Exercise and Environmental Physiology, Cardiff Metropolitan University
For decades, elite runners have travelled the world to train at high altitude. When oxygen levels in the air are low, the body responds by producing more red blood cells – the cells responsible for carrying oxygen around the body. When athletes return to sea level, this greater oxygen-carrying capacity can enhance endurance performance.
But altitude training comes at a cost. It requires time away, financial investment and long-haul travel. For the vast majority of runners lining…
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By Vivek Soundararajan, Professor of Work and Equality, University of Bath
IT workers in India keep a lot of the world’s technology ticking over. They may be operating your company’s helpdesk, or responding to a query about your latest gadget.
They may also be working from home. And in India’s IT hubs, like Bangalore, Chennai or Hyderabad, this is likely to be from a cramped apartment filled with backup battery systems the workers have paid for themselves.
For despite often working for some of the biggest companies in the world, research I carried out with colleagues…
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By Jennifer Pollitt, Assistant Professor of Gender, Sexuality and Women's Studies, Temple University
Relationships with real people can involve rejection, awkwardness, time and emotional labor. But in the ‘goonverse,’ desire is predictable, endlessly available and never says no.
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By Deldhy Nicolás Moya Sánchez, Psychiatrist and Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM)
For many adults, anxiety may be the only visible symptom. When it fades, underlying ADHD, which may have been masked for years, finally becomes clear.
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By Jonathan Deutsch, Professor of Food and Hospitality Management, Drexel University
Product reformulations are common in the food industry, and they can be done well, or poorly. Who remembers Doritos with olestra?
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By Benjamin F. Henwood, Professor of Social Policy and Health, University of Southern California
When homeless shelters allow people to stay with their dogs and other pets, more unhoused people become more willing to stay in a shelter.
That’s what my team at the University of Southern California’s Homelessness Policy Research Institute learned when we evaluated California’s Pet Assistance and Support Program.
California’s Department of Housing and Community Development established this pilot program in 2019.…
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By Paul C. Sereno, Professor of Paleontology, University of Chicago
The hunt for a mythicized fossil hot spot took a team of researchers on a journey through the Sahara Desert.
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By Erin Potter, Lecturer in Geography and Ph.D. student in Earth Sciences, Binghamton University, State University of New York
Plants changed the atmosphere, built soil and created ecosystems that allowed animals like us to thrive. But first they had to make their way from the water to the land.
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