Neuroscience: the impact of social media on the brain
Excessive screen-time is a common occurrence in our digital world, but what are the effects on the brain? How does it alter mental health and wellbeing? Recent studies shed a…
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Andrew Tate and the conversation on online misogyny
Victoria Cheng examines the global internet fame of Andrew Tate and its social implications.
A realist’s summer favourites
Even in unprecedented times, the British summer is a staple of unwavering stability. Here are some perennial favourites to cling to this season.
Should Love Island be held accountable for promoting unhealthy standards of beauty?
Love Island producers need to listen to growing concerns around mental health issues caused by the show, that affects both the contestants and it's viewers.
36 Day Social Media Detox
Amie Bawa reflects on her recent trip to Argentina, where she took the ultimate plunge and deactivated all of her social media accounts. In her opinion, it was the best…
What Body-Positivity is Really About: The Reclaiming of Bodies, Narratives and Digital Media
A look into the weaponisation of social media by women themselves, to disrupt the body-shaming rhetoric, destabilise conventionally idealised body types and rewrite the narratives on beauty.