Expert Comment
Shweta Singh on the Princess of Wales' photoshopped photo
Professor Shweta Singh: "This photo is a prime example of why 2024 is a crucial year for spotting – and stopping - manipulated media. Whilst this may have been some low level photoshopping, much of the edited media currently circulating can be more sinister."
Shweta Singh on children being exposed to violent content online
Assistant Professor of Information Systems at WBS Shweta Singh said: 鈥淭he common theme in these incidents is that social media platforms aren鈥檛 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 鈥楳ental illness in women and girls driven by violence and abuse, doctors warn鈥�
"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 Str酶m on Comet 12P/Pons鈥揃rooks
鈥淩ight 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."