Free expression or stirring up hatred? Fraser Sutherland • HSS • May 2020 Fraser Sutherland, Chief Executive, Humanist Society Scotland Earlier this month we highlighted the welcome news that the Scottish Government was going to follow in other European nations footsteps and scrap the outdated common law against blasphemy. This move comes as…
Why 5G conspiracy theories prosper during the coronavirus pandemic Fraser Sutherland • HSS • April 2020 Tim Hill, University of Bath; Robin Canniford, University of Melbourne, and Stephen Murphy, University of Essex As the coronavirus pandemic has gathered momentum, so too have explanations for how the outbreak started and what is causing its spread. Among these…
Here’s how some of Earth’s most breathtaking landscapes are created by glaciers Fraser Sutherland • HSS • March 2020 Simon Cook, University of Dundee Glaciers have carved some of Earth’s most beautiful landscapes by steepening and deepening valleys through erosion. Think of the Scottish Highlands, Yosemite National Park in the US, or the Norwegian Fjords. But big questions remain…
Word on the Street – Homelessness and COVID-19 Ceri Sutherland • HSS • March 2020 Photo credit: Circa Media
How our phones disconnect us when we’re together Fraser Sutherland • HSS • March 2020 Genavee Brown, Northumbria University, Newcastle Smartphones have changed the world. A quick glance around any street or communal space shows how dominant our favourite digital devices have become. We are familiar with the sight of groups of teenagers not talking,…
Evolution: that famous ‘march of progress’ image is just wrong Fraser Sutherland • HSS • March 2020 Image: Usagi-P/Shutterstock Jordi Paps, University of Bristol and Cristina Guijarro-Clarke, University of Essex Evolution explains how all living beings, including us, came to be. It would be easy to assume evolution works by continuously adding features to organisms, constantly increasing…
Professor Maggie Kinloch talks all things celebrant for International Women’s Day 2020 Ceri Sutherland • HSS • March 2020 Maggie Kinloch presenting at the Humanist Society Scotland conference
International Women’s Day 2020 – An Interview with our Chair, Professor Maggie Kinloch FRSE Ceri Sutherland • HSS • March 2020 Maggie Kinloch with Scottish Makar Jackie Kay at the launch of our new strategic plan.
The journey of the word crusade – from holy to oppressive … and back again Fraser Sutherland • HSS • March 2020 Benjamin Weber, Stockholm University Greta Thunberg is on a crusade to save the planet. Elizabeth Warren is on a crusade against Bernie Sanders. Parks in Yorkshire are on a crusade to save the endangered Turtle Dove. Search the word and…
Coronavirus and the Black Death: spread of misinformation and xenophobia shows we haven’t learned from our past Fraser Sutherland • HSS • March 2020 Image: A 1411 depiction of a man and woman suffering with bubonic plague, or “Black Death”. Everett Historical/ Shutterstock Rachel Clamp, Durham University Although some media outlets have begun referring to the outbreak of the novel coronavirus as a “modern…
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