‘Have More Kids. It’s Good For the Planet’
What can we do? Well, Rieder says, “Here’s a provocative thought: Maybe we should protect our kids by not having them.” The idea that we should have fewer children to save the planet hasn’t been provocative in about 50 years. It would take these students five minutes of Googling to understand that doomsayers have been […]
Why experts get it wrong: being knowledgeable about a subject implants false memories
Sarah Knapton, science editor 25 AUGUST 2016 • 12:01AM Experts are more likely to make mistakes about their specialist subject because knowing a lot about something doubles the risk of false memories, scientists have found. Researchers at University College Dublin asked 489 people to rank seven topics, including football, politics and science from most to […]