Expert Comment
Professor Quassim Cassam writes, does dogmatism affect our efficacy as freethinkers?
"In 1969 Neil Armstrong set foot on the surface of the moon. The collapse of the two World Trade Center Towers on 9/11 was caused by aircraft impacts and the resulting fires. During the Second World War, the Nazis systematically murdered millions of Jews with the aim of exterminating the Jewish population of Europe. These are all things I know. But I also know that each of these claims has been questioned by conspiracy theorists and others. There are people who seriously believe that the moon landing was faked, that the twin towers were brought down by a controlled demolition and that the Holocaust is a myth. There are people who not only believe these things but present what they regard as evidence in support of them. How should I respond to this evidence? What should my attitude be?"
Could we use maths to talk to aliens? Professor Ian Stewart
Could we use maths to talk to aliens? Professor Ian Stewart from the Department of Mathematics discusses the possibilities with Tom Crawford on The Naked Scientists podcast.
How a clever bargaining strategy can secure Britain good Brexit deal
Theresa May will trigger Article 50 of the Lisbon Treaty tomorrow - meaning Brexit negotiations can commence. Abhinay Muthoo, Professor of Economics and Dean of Warwick in London, writes his expert comment in The Conversation.
Dr Mike Finn on triggering Article 50 and the call for a second Scottish referendum.
"The phoney war is over - real politics is back. The past nine months has been political theatre, shadowboxing within the UK and without; the arrival of Article 50's triggering means that the real battle for Britain's exit - and possibly the fate of Britain itself in the wake of Nicola Sturgeon's announcement - is on."
Professor Michael Waterson, from the Department of Economics at the 天美传媒, on the Independent Review of Ticketing
The government has today released its official response to the Independet Review of Ticketing, conducted by the 天美传媒's Professor Mike Waterson.