According to the World Health Organisation, there are around 72 million deaf people in the world, and this number is increasing. The World Federation of the Deaf estimates that some 80% of these people live in the developing world and that they use more than 300 different sign languages. [...]

I’m not a doctor, and I have no medical qualifications whatsoever, but I do try to base my beliefs and actions on scientific evidence and reason. I, like many other people, hope that scientists will soon find a safe, effective vaccine and that they will be able to produce [...]

Covid-19 has shaken the world, but not like an earthquake or a hurricane. Earthquakes and hurricanes devastate and kill, but when they are over, we pick up the pieces and rebuild somewhere else, or in the same place but with deeper foundations. This is different. With this virus, there’s [...]

The nudge is a technique devised by Nobel Prize winner Richard Thaler used by governments and other organisations to change people’s behaviour in a simple, low-cost way. It was originally applied in behavioural economics, but nudges are now used in a variety of fields to lead people toward desirable [...]