Choosing to Challenge with Lucy Grieve from Back Off Scotland for International Women’s Day 2021 Ceri Sutherland • HSS • March 2021 To mark International Women’s Day today we spoke to student Lucy Grieve who co-founded and manages policy for the Back Off Scotland campaign – a national campaign started by a group of young women at Edinburgh University that is calling for a buffer zone outside clinics that offer abortions to protect women from harassment and intimidation from pro-life protesters.
Eight Simple Ideas for a Green Wedding Ceremony Ceri Sutherland • HSS • July 2020 Declare your love for your partner and the planet with our handy guide to green wedding ceremonies.
Black Lives Matter Ceri Sutherland • HSS • June 2020 George Floyd died in Minneapolis on the 25th May 2020 after he was handcuffed and restrained face down on the ground whilst a police officer knelt on his neck for eight minutes and 46 seconds. His death, as well as…
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the welcome news that the Scottish Government was going to follow in other European nations footsteps and scrap the outdated common law against blasphemy.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…
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