Nov 25, 2025
We take a look at critical thinking in science and healthcare, examining how we often fall prey to cognitive biases, emotional reasoning, and flawed thinking. Drawing from six different experts in their respective fields, the episode explores why we sometimes believe we are being rational when in fact our conclusions...
Nov 18, 2025
How should we think about diets that claim to optimise both human and planetary health? Can a single “reference diet” really balance the complex trade-offs between nutrition adequacy, chronic disease prevention, and environmental sustainability?
These questions have gained renewed attention with the release of the...
Nov 11, 2025
Ultra-processed foods have become central to the way we eat and to many of the challenges we face in public health nutrition. They dominate supermarket shelves, shape population diets, and often appear as the prime suspect in rising obesity and metabolic disease rates. But beyond the label itself, what exactly makes...
Nov 4, 2025
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What exactly are “antioxidants,” and why do they get so much hype? We often hear that blueberries, dark chocolate, and red wine are healthy because they’re packed with...