Expert Comment
Shweta Singh on children being exposed to violent content online
Assistant Professor of Information Systems at WBS Shweta Singh said: “The common theme in these incidents is that social media platforms aren’t doing enough to protect kids from watching harmful content online. Harms such as cyberbullying, online violence and self harm reach children via algorithmic mechanisms, to promote viewership or propagate paid content.
Professor of Psychiatry Domenico Giacco on ‘Mental illness in women and girls driven by violence and abuse, doctors warn’
"Among the possible long-term negative impacts of domestic abuse and trauma there are social isolation and loneliness, which are mentioned as overlapping contributors in this survey."
Professor Toby Smith on 'Overweight schoolgirls more likely to see GP with knee or back pain' study
"The results shine a light of the impact on childhood obesity on GP practice."
Dr. Paul Strøm on Comet 12P/Pons–Brooks
“Right now, one of the brightest known periodic comets is on its way in towards the sun. It is a big comet too with a size comparable to that of Mount Everest."
Dr Minjae Kim on the recent Northern Lights
"While auroras are more commonly observed in northern regions like Scotland, seeing them in other parts of the UK, as seen in southern UK, is exceptionally rare."