New Year's Resolutions

Around this time of the year it's common to be spending time with extended family and friends.

As we've seen over the last few years with the rise of social media, it's easy for unsuspecting people to fall down the rabbit holes of conspiracy theories.

Equally, this is the time of year that people make new year's resolutions, often around the themes of improved health or weight loss or better eating. There are many businesses that thrive on and exploit these tendencies. I've seen various fad diets and detox programmes popping up on my social media feeds.

If you're searching for your own new year's resolution, I challenge you to become a skeptical ambassador and encourage critical thinking and spread the skeptical viewpoint among friends and family. And this year, it's particularly important to help people establish an accurate science-based view of the COVID pandemic and the vaccines.

What can you do to promote critical thinking?