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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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.
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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You’re Not as Good at Game Shows As You Think You Are – Ginny Smith
What can 80s gameshows tell us about hindsight bias? Both in quiz answers and hairstyle choices. Ginny Smith investigates.
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What is WEIRD? – Ginny Smith
Too often psychology experiments fail to take basic demographics of their participants into consideration.
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Bats in the… Cloisters – Ginny Smith
We’re all scared of different things. Ginny Smith investigates why she loves bats and hates spiders by visiting a cathedral.
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