Frontline BeSci

Digital witch-hunts: what online abuse teaches us about the politics of definition

From seventeenth-century trials to twenty-first-century deepfakes, the struggle over who gets to define harm remains.

Nov 14

The end of “they know best”

New forms of expertise in an age of institutional doubt

Nov 11 • 

Lucy Neiland

October 2025

From wages to walls

How the changing politics of the domestic space means we need to rethink behaviour change programmes

Oct 24

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The new language of the feed

The historic shift from an oral to a written tradition ushered in a new way of thinking asbout the world: does ‘algospeak’ mean we are now at the cusp…

Oct 16

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When norms breakdown

Are we in an era where a new, harder social contract is emerging?

Oct 7

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September 2025

Flags in the feed

And how this signals the increase of online logics into political life

Sep 17

The Materialists and the misogyny of height

A romcom with bones to pick

Sep 7

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August 2025

The power of not-knowing

While knowledge is important, a position of not-knowing about the threats we face sparks curiosity and the motivation to navigate uncertainty together.

Aug 27

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July 2025

Clocking-it: The emotional literacy of ordinary people

How we all have intelligent and nuanced ways to navigate complex knowledge environments

Jul 14

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June 2025

Psychedelics and ‘felt truth’

How a resurgence in psychedelics is actually about a battle for what counts as knowledge

Jun 28

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No match for humans?

How human-to-bot relationships are reshaping intimacy, selfhood, and the psychology of connection.

Jun 20 • 

Luana de Mattos Gabriel

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May 2025

Against the grain: Why change can’t rely on what’s popular

Popularity is a surprisingly conservatising force - what are the implications for behaviour change?

May 31

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