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What We Know And Why It Matters
Exploring the knowledge gap between what we vote on and what sustains our world… and why mindful scepticism matters.
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Dr John Mark Dangerfield
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Why Everything We Know About Healthy Eating Might Be Wrong
Explore why modern dietary guidelines correlate with rising health problems and how evolutionary nutrition principles offer better approaches to…
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Christopher Scott
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Curiosity, Questions, and Counting Millipedes
Why scientific thinking matters more than lab coats. Adventures with elephants and lions reveal the mindset we need for complex challenges.
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Dr John Mark Dangerfield
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Why Tree Numbers Are Not What They Seem
The strange precision of 58,496 tree species exposes why environmental data needs context not just exactness.
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Dr John Mark Dangerfield
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April 2025

What Woodlice Taught Me About Teaching
Teaching Critical Thinking Through Curiosity With Woodlice Experiments That Create Better Thinkers
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Dr John Mark Dangerfield
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What causes extinction?
The one word that explains why species vanish forever
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Dr John Mark Dangerfield
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Understanding Jevons Paradox
Efficiency improvements can lead to greater resource consumption. Discover how this Victorian insight challenges modern sustainability thinking.
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Dr John Mark Dangerfield
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Why Solving Climate Change Alone Won't Save Us
The climate silver bullet is a myth. Mindful scepticism reveals the need to tackle multiple environmental challenges simultaneously.
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Dr John Mark Dangerfield
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Why Functions Matter More Than Names in Conservation
Are taxonomic labels holding back conservation? Discover why understanding what species do matters more than knowing what they are called.
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Christopher Scott
Why Nobody Knows How Many Species Live on Earth
Scientists have named 1.9 million species yet this represents only 20% of Earth's biodiversity. Learn why ecological function matters more than…
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Dr John Mark Dangerfield
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March 2025

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