A few weeks ago I posted about our revamped Child and Teen Friendly Food category in this year's FreeFrom Food Awards in which we are trying to tease out what children really think about the nutritional content of their food. So I was especially interested in an alert from FAB …
Food/Health Policy
Are you worried about the vaccine?……
The news that vaccines against COVID are not only on the way, but are here – and that they work – has been greeted with a massive collective sigh of relief. But while we are collectively delighted that there might be some light at the end of the COVID tunnel, that does not mean …
5G – Bias and conflict of interest at the BBC
A lengthy and interesting article in TruePublica.org earlier this month suggests that the BBC's coverage of the 5G issue has, up till now, been biased and lacking in impartiality. All the recent coverage has taken as its starting point 'the unsubstantiated rumours of a link …
Screen addiction
Over at Curlew Books Sally has started work with Dr Mark Griffiths, an expert on behavioural addictions, on a book on screen addiction, with particular reference to on-screen gambling. As a result I am currently attuned to research on addiction. So, although I was actually …
A new approach to managing COVID 19
Drs Martin Kulldorff (Harvard), Sunetra Gupta (Oxford) and Jay Bhattacharya (Stanford) From October 1-4 the American Institute for Economic Research hosted a meeting of top epidemiologists, economists, and journalists. Their purpose was discuss the global emergency and the …