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After this episode, you’ll be able to explain how quantum mechanics affects everything from the way your jeans are cut to the headphones you use. Cindy Zhi/The Conversation NY-BD-CC

May 31, 2018

Trust Me, I’m An Expert: The explainer episode

Sunanda Creagh, The Conversation; Michael Lund, The Conversation; Wes Mountain, The Conversation, and Julie Carli, The Conversation

The explainer episode The Conversation, CC BY67.5 MB (download)

Today on Trust me, I'm An Expert, we're explaining the tricky topics: what is quantum mechanics? What does the research say about lone actor terrorism? And why do people like pimple popping videos?

Poorly secured IoT devices could lead to attacks on national security. flickr/electroluxdesignlab

May 29, 2018

Internet of Things: when objects threaten national security

Tim Stevens, King's College London

As more physical objects are becoming digitalised, it is leading to greater national security risks.

May 28, 2018

Postbiotics and smart toilets: new era of harnessing our microbial chemicals to keep us slim and healthy

Tim Spector, King's College London and Cristina Menni, King's College London

Gut microbe metabolites can tell us a lot about our health.

A bigger welcome than elsewhere in Europe. John Stillwell/PA Archive

May 29, 2018

New poll shows British people have become more positive about immigration

Bobby Duffy, King's College London

A new poll suggests there has been a shift in positive opinion towards immigration, which started in 2015.

Happier times. EPA-EFE/Abedin Taherkenareh

May 11, 2018

How the US withdrawal from the Iran nuclear deal will affect Iran’s economy

Negar Habibi, King's College London

It largely depends on whether Europe will decide to ignore (and pay the price for) US sanctions.

May 11, 2018

Schizophrenia affects your body, not just your brain – new study

Toby Pillinger, King's College London

The physiological changes at the onset of schizophrenia are as marked as the mental changes, new study finds.

May 11, 2018

What North Korea learned from Libya’s decision to give up nuclear weapons

Wyn Bowen, King's College London and Matthew Moran, King's College London

After decades of deadly enmity, Libya and the West made a major breakthrough on weapons of mass destruction. How?

Theresa May congratulates Wandsworth Conservatives after they held the borough. Stefan Rousseau/PA Wire

May 4, 2018

Local election stalemate, but Brexit continues to bubble away below the surface

Alan Wager, King's College London and Matthew Bevington, King's College London

What impact did Brexit have on the local election results?

Stephen Lawrence’s murder eventually led to major police reforms. EPA

April 19, 2018

Stephen Lawrence: his death changed British law forever but trust in police has yet to recover

Benjamin Bowling, King's College London

The murder of Lawrence opened the eyes of the British public to the reality of violent racism.

April 19, 2018

Avoiding type 2 diabetes – there is more than one diet to choose from

Nicola Guess, King's College London

Official advice to prediabetics on the best diet to avoid type 2 diabetes suggests that there is only one option. The latest research suggests otherwise.

April 13, 2018

Fact Check: does the UK government need parliament’s approval for military intervention in Syria?

Andrew Blick, King's College London

The government is planning to take part in military action in Syria. But does it need MPs to consent beforehand?

April 13, 2018

The case that could end ritual male circumcision in the UK

Niall McCrae, King's College London

A mother is suing a doctor for circumcising her infant son without her consent.

April 9, 2018

A rubbish idea: how blockchains could tackle the world’s waste problem

Katrien Steenmans, King's College London and Phillip Taylor, University of Warwick

The technology underlying Bitcoin is starting to spread its wings.

Pemba in northern Mozambique has seen a surge of new arrivals in step with investments to exploit off-shore gas deposits. Flickr

April 2, 2018

Why natural resource finds are more than just a curse: the case of Mozambique

Gerhard Toews, University of Oxford and Pierre-Louis Vézina, King's College London

Across countries, we find that FDI inflows driven by new projects in new industries increased by 58% in the two years following a giant discovery

March 23, 2018

If cannabis is getting stronger, why aren’t cases of schizophrenia rising?

Musa Sami, King's College London

Smoking cannabis has been linked with schizophrenia – and 94% seized in Britain in 2016 was of the high-potency variety.

March 16, 2018

How to future-proof the NHS – copy the Bank of England

Anne Marie Rafferty, King's College London and Jonathan Grant, King's College London

The NHS could be future-proofed by adopting a model from the Bank of England, according to a student-led commission.

February 27, 2018

Nearly all cannabis seized by UK police is high-strength ‘skunk'– here’s why we should be worried

Marta Di Forti, King's College London

The first UK survey of cannabis potency in ten years finds that skunk now dominates the market, while hashish has all but disappeared.

February 26, 2018

What three landscapes tell us about English identity

Paul Readman, King's College London

Englishness has been found in diverse places and has taken diverse forms.

February 22, 2018

What might an anarchist language look like? I created one, inspired by Ursula le Guin

Martin Edwardes, King's College London

Ursula le Guin gave us an anarchist society on another world; we brought it back to Earth.

‘Don’t mind me dear, I’ve got joint problems.’ Shutterstock

February 19, 2018

Comfortably numb – why some older people turn to cannabis for pain relief

Tony Rao, King's College London and Ian Hamilton, University of York

Cannabis use among the baby boomer generation is on the rise, here’s why.

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Trust Me, I’m An Expert: The explainer episode

Internet of Things: when objects threaten national security

Postbiotics and smart toilets: new era of harnessing our microbial chemicals to keep us slim and healthy

New poll shows British people have become more positive about immigration

How the US withdrawal from the Iran nuclear deal will affect Iran’s economy

Schizophrenia affects your body, not just your brain – new study

What North Korea learned from Libya’s decision to give up nuclear weapons

Local election stalemate, but Brexit continues to bubble away below the surface

Stephen Lawrence: his death changed British law forever but trust in police has yet to recover

Avoiding type 2 diabetes – there is more than one diet to choose from

Fact Check: does the UK government need parliament’s approval for military intervention in Syria?

The case that could end ritual male circumcision in the UK

A rubbish idea: how blockchains could tackle the world’s waste problem

Why natural resource finds are more than just a curse: the case of Mozambique

If cannabis is getting stronger, why aren’t cases of schizophrenia rising?

How to future-proof the NHS – copy the Bank of England

Nearly all cannabis seized by UK police is high-strength ‘skunk'– here’s why we should be worried

What three landscapes tell us about English identity

What might an anarchist language look like? I created one, inspired by Ursula le Guin

Comfortably numb – why some older people turn to cannabis for pain relief

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