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Sander van der Linden

Sander van der Linden, Ph.D., is Professor of Social Psychology in Society and Director of the Cambridge Social Decision-Making Lab in the Department of Psychology at the University of Cambridge. He has won numerous awards for his research on human judgment, communication, and decision-making, including the Rising Star Award from the Association for Psychological Science…

Episode 182: Misinformation, the US Elections, and the role of Misogyny

This week we dive into the role of misinformation with Sander van der Linden. We discuss what effect the British government could have with their promise of a crackdown on extreme misogyny. Moreover, with Sander’s background in Psychology, we dive into the question as to why people believe misinformation and what might be done to…

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Misinformation and Misogyny: How two seemingly different areas are interlinked

With the US elections around the corner, and the September decision by the British government to make extreme misogyny a crime, we dive into misinformation and its implications with Professor Sander van der Linden in episode 182. Misinformation explained Misinformation is misleading or incorrect information, it can exist without specific malicious intent, but always includes…

Episode 171: Extreme Misogyny and Men’s Health with Nicholas Martin

In this episode of The International Risk Podcast, Nicholas and Dominic discuss the decision of the British government to make ‘extreme’ misogyny extremism. They dive into what misogyny is, what the consequences are, the impact on men’s mental health, and whether this bill would be a solution. Moreover, they discuss masculinity and what men can…

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Nicholas Martin

Nicholas Martin is the CEO of Stay Safe Global and The Stay Safe Global Charitable Trust, leading the way in combatting abuse, harassment, and violence through innovative safety programs, organisational consultancy and online resources. He has been internationally lauded for his expertise in creating informed and supportive workspaces on all aspects of personal safety.  His…

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Misogyny, Men’s Health and the International Risks

Misogyny is not new. Misogyny doesn’t surprise most of us. Yet, the British Government has decided that it had enough and decided to make ‘extreme’ misogyny extremism. The British Government has asked its counter-extremism strategy to determine which would be the best way to tackle harmful ideologies. The idea is that all hatred of women will…

Episode 95: Charles McAllister on fracking in the UK

In this episode Dominic spoke to Charles McAllister, the Director of Policy, Government and Public Affairs at United Kingdom Onshore Oil and Gas about fracking as an alternative for overcoming the energy crisis, debunking myths and discussing its benefits and associated risks. The United Kingdom Onshore Oil and Gas is the trade association for onshore…