Hide and Seek – Ginny Smith
A tweet from Hannah Fry got Ginny Smith thinking, why are kids so shit at hide and seek?
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Category: An Inquiring Mind
Ginny Smith is a science presenter and writer with a background in Natural Sciences and Psychology. Her blog takes a look at the science she encounters as part of her day to day life. She is on Twitter at @ginnyfbsmith.
Wedding Memories – Ginny Smith
People always say their memories of their own wedding day are fuzzy and the day went by in a flash. So Ginny Smith decided to conduct an experiment on herself…
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The Moon Illusion – Ginny Smith
Debate has raged about the cause of the moon illusion for thousands of years, and philosophers from Aristotle to Descartes to Kant have written about it. Now Ginny Smith weighs in.
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Introvert Narwhals – Ginny Smith
Introvert Narwhals An Inquiring Mind by Ginny Smith This week the programme for one of my...
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Tackling Alzheimer’s in 2019 – Ginny Smith
Alzheimer’s and other forms of dementia are some of the biggest health problems currently facing developed countries. Ginny Smith looks at the latest research.
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Dear Netflix… – Ginny Smith
There is growing concern about some of the pseudoscientific programming that has made its way onto Netflix of late. So Ginny Smith presents an open letter to the streaming platform.
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Why I Quite Like Traffic Jams – Ginny Smith
Ginny Smith has a confession to make. She quite likes traffic jams. Not because she’s some kind of sadist who enjoys being late for things, but because they provide an interesting window into human behaviour.
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Trying to Do the Right Thing – Ginny Smith
Ginny Smith used to love shopping. Saturday afternoons exploring markets and so on. But with images of plastic-eating turtles and homeless orangutans always in her mind, she’s started to think about things differently.
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Why Do Some People Hate Sprouts? – Ginny Smith
There’s always going to be someone at Christmas dinner that hates sprouts. But it’s not them being fussy, it’s their genes’ fault. Ginny Smith explains.
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13 Reasons Why Not – Does Netflix’s new show romanticise suicide?
A new study suggests that Netflix’s hit show, 13 Reasons Why, about teenage suicide may actually be having the opposite effect to the one it intended. Ginny Smith takes a look.
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When the Bell Tolls Two – Ginny Smith
As daylight saving ends for 2018, Ginny Smith explains the effect it can have on our internal body clocks.
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They’re Adding Folic Acid to Flour. So What? – Ginny Smith
This week, the story broke that the UK government would begin adding folic acid to flour, to help prevent neural tube defects in new-borns. As someone who spends a reasonable amount of time on social media, Ginny Smith wasn’t surprised to see there was an instant backlash.
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