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If I could offer you only one tip for the future, (understanding how to use) sunscreen would be it
Have you been using sunscreen incorrectly your whole life?
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"There comes a moment where all of us must draw a line"
Award winning chemist, Andrea Sella, takes a stand against the Royal Society’s continued apathy over Elon Musk
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The surprising bias in cancer survival rates
A Cancer Research UK report is telling us that cancer survival rates have improved, but by just how much?
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May 2025

Opening up to paid subscribers
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Can your name determine your future?
Is it just a coincidence that a man with the surname Bolt is the fastest man alive? Exploring the link between what we call ourselves and what we do.
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Football’s problem with spurious precision and the offside rule
Why Arsene Wenger's proposed rule change doesn't fix football's offside rule problem
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Opening up to paid subscribers
If you've enjoyed reading my posts over the last couple of years then perhaps think about a subscription
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April 2025

The intriguing sequence completed by Liverpool’s title win
Why spotting patterns is important for scientific discovery and how coincidences can be misleading.
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Are the risks of brain injury from contact sports being overstated?
Recent headlines suggest extremely high proportions of contact sports players have brain injuries, but how representative are the statistics?
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Standing up for science in an age of political interference
I spoke at a European Public Health Association webinar in support of the American scientific community alongside experts in public health, political…
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March 2025

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