The X Factor: Open Access, New Journals, and Incumbent Competitors
What if openness isn’t enough? This Cognivault episode reveals how reputation still rules science — and why new open-access journals struggle to escape the gravity of prestige.
Controversial Biological Issues: An Exploratory Tool for Accessing Teacher Thinking in Relation to Classroom Practice
How do teachers balance science facts with moral debate? This Cognivault episode explores Wilhelmina Van Rooy’s classic study on how educators navigate controversy, control, and curriculum pressure.
Ultra-Processed Food Exposure and Adverse Health Outcomes: Umbrella Review of Epidemiological Meta-Analyses
They’re everywhere — and they’re hurting us. This Cognivault episode dives into the 2024 BMJ review showing how ultra-processed diets fuel disease, depression, and early death worldwide.
Toward Equitable Open Research: Stakeholder Co-Created Recommendations for Research Institutions, Funders and Researchers
Openness alone won’t make science fair. This Cognivault episode explores a global study on how to bridge inequality in publishing, funding, and recognition — building a research culture that’s not just open, but just.
Health Impacts of Electronic Nicotine Delivery Systems: An Umbrella Review of Systematic Reviews
Vaping promised safety — but science says otherwise. This Cognivault episode reveals the WHO’s global review proving e-cigarettes harm the heart, lungs, and mind.
The Role of LGBTQ Identity Pride in the Associations Among Discrimination, Social Support, and Depression in a Sample of LGBTQ Adolescents
When families and teachers affirm identity, depression drops. This Cognivault episode reveals how LGBTQ pride links rejection and support to mental health — and why affirmation saves lives.
Counteracting Climate Denial: A Systematic Review
Facts alone can’t melt denial. This Cognivault episode explores how education, empathy, and trusted voices help bridge the gap between climate science and belief.
When Medical Assistance in Dying Is Not a Last Resort Option
Canada’s MAID law allows assisted death even when illness isn’t terminal — but most citizens disagree. This Cognivault episode reveals a national divide between principle and practice in end-of-life ethics.
Direct and Indirect Effects of Economic Sanctions on Health: A Systematic Narrative Literature Review
Sanctions aim to change governments — but they’re killing patients. This Cognivault episode reveals how economic blockades collapse health care, spread disease, and turn policy into a weapon of public-health destruction.
Microplastics and Human Health: Unraveling the Toxicological Pathways and Implications for Public Health
They’re smaller than a grain of sand — yet they’re inside our food, lungs, and blood. This Cognivault episode reveals how microplastics invade the body and disrupt its chemistry — a 2025 review from *Frontiers in Public Health* on the toxic pathways reshaping modern biology.