The anatomy of a smile: how to spot a fake from the real thing: Axel Bueckert / Alamy Stock Photo You’ve probably heard the claim that it takes more muscles to frown than to smile. It’s usually framed as a feel-good reason to turn your frown upside down – less effort, more joy. But anatomically, …
Fast furniture is terrible for the environment – here are five ways to spot it: The UK spent more than £20 million on furniture in 2024, predominantly for bedrooms and living rooms. Many of us are aware of the problems with fast fashion, including the problems caused by dumping this cheap, low-quality clothing in landfills. …
Fraud is a problem so big we need to start teaching children how to spot it in schools: Fraud can happen to anyone. Twinsterphoto/Shutterstock Have you or someone you know been a victim of fraud? If so, that’s not unusual. The UK’s Office for National Statistics (ONS) reported a rise of 25% in the number …
New investment labels aim to help savers spot sustainable products – but won’t always stop greenwashing: Atstock Productions/Shutterstock From the nutritional traffic light system displayed on a box of cereal, to the efficiency ratings we look at when buying a house, ratings and labels help us work out how to spend money responsibly. A new …
The psychology of spot fixing – why athletes might gamble their careers: Wpadington/Shutterstock Fifa is reportedly investigating allegations of an illegal betting ring in Greece. Meanwhile the Bolivian Football Federation has cancelled two top-flight tournaments over reports of spot fixing. These country-level investigations follow numerous examples of professional footballers being personally investigated for breaking betting …
Brand-backed influencer campaigns can be hard to spot – how to tell if a company is behind a social media post: Prostock-studio/Shutterstock Nearly three-quarters of Generation Z (people born between 1996 and 2010) follow at least one influencer on social media platforms and 44% buy things based on influencers’ recommendations. This age group consists of …
A billion people in Africa are at a climate risk blind spot: Cyclone Idai heading towards Mozambique and Zimbabwe in 2019. lavizzara/Shutterstock Disasters related to the weather or climate are becoming more common. Since 1970, there has been a five-fold increase in the number of weather-related disasters, causing economic damages that have surged a staggering …
Twitter blue ticks: 5 ways to spot misinformation without verified accounts: Pheelings media/Shutterstock After months of chaotic policies, backtracks on said policies and mass layoffs, Elon Musk has made good on his vow to fully replace Twitter’s “blue tick” verification with a paid subscription service. In place since 2009, Twitter gave blue ticks to accounts …
What is sepsis? How to spot, manage and prevent it: In healthcare facilities prevention of the sepsis include practising appropriate infection prevention and control measures. GettyImages South African television personality, Derek Watts, recently shared that he was suffering from sepsis and “would basically have to learn to walk again”. Sepsis, a life threatening condition, happens …
Fake medicines are a dangerous threat in Africa: 3 ways to spot them: A Ministry of Health employee takes part in an operation to empty shops selling fake medicine at the Adjame market in Abidjan. Issouf Sanogo/AFP via Getty Images At the end of a long day, you realise you’re starting to get a headache. …
Tax returns: scams are rising rapidly – how to spot a fake phone call and avoid falling victim: If only it was this easy to detect a scam phone call. Sam72/Shutterstock Tax deadlines, such as the annual January 31 deadline for filing UK self-assessment tax returns, typically cause an uptick in tax scams. This year, …
How to spot a cyberbot – five tips to keep your device safe: Malware is designed to hide in your device Jaiz Anuar/Shutterstock You may know nothing about it, but your phone – or your laptop or tablet – could be taken over by someone else who has found their way in through a back …
Spot reduction: why exercise probably can’t help you target fatty areas of the body: Many people wish to target fat loss in their stomach. Prostock-studio/ Shutterstock Many people who want to lose weight have a particular area of their body that they wish they could lose fat from most – whether that’s their stomach, arms …
Four ways to spot hints of alien life using the James Webb Space Telescope: An artist's impression of planet Gliese 667 Cc at sunset. ESO/L. Calçada, CC BY The study of exoplanets, worlds which orbit stars other than our sun, is currently being transformed by the new James Webb Space Telescope (JWST). We will shortly …
Earth’s oxygen has varied dramatically over time – here’s how our data could help us spot alien life: NASA Are we alone in the universe? This is a question that has intrigued humans for centuries and inspired countless studies and works of fiction. But are we getting closer to finding this out? Now that the …
Chess: how to spot a potential cheat: Hutsuliak Dmytro/Shutterstock A few years ago, the chess website Chess.com temporarily banned US grandmaster Hans Niemann for playing chess moves online that the site suspected had been suggested to him by a computer program. It had reportedly previously banned his mentor Maxim Dlugy. And at the Sinquefield Cup …
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The mathematics of human behaviour: how my new model can spot liars and counter disinformation: Maths can describe how we update our views to make a decision based on the information available. Triff/Shutterstock Understanding the human mind and behaviour lies at the core of the discipline of psychology. But to characterise how people’s behaviour changes …