22. Ojas Singh Bhanot on Cultivating Student Groups plus Fostering Scientific Literacy in Society

"Humanism is about human goodness, appreciating reason & potential" - Ojas Singh BhanotThis week on Humanism Now, Mark & Nicole join the panel to discuss how illegal faith schools deny children the right to science, the importance of promoting scientific literacy across society and the impact of scientific fraud. This week's interview is with Ojas Singh Bhanot, Politics and Data Science student at the London School of Economics, where he Founded the Humanist Open Minds Students' Union group. His role involves leading a platform and promoting humanist values within the university community, focusing on open dialogue and inclusivity. References: Religion for Atheists, Alain de Botton Humanists UK at UN: Illegal schools deny the right to science Humanists UK campaign: State-funded faith schools & education National Secular Society: End Faith Schools Campaign Centre for Inquiry: Why Scientific Literacy Matters Humanists UK: Humanist Students Fraud in curcumin research is a warning to all of science, FuturoProssimo About Ojas Singh Bhanot LinkedIn LSE Students Union Humanist Open Minds LSE Humanist Open Minds on Instagram Ojas' References: Oxford Handbook of Digital Ethics, Carissa Véliz Upcoming events: Central London Humanists Leicester Humanists Send us Fan Mail Support the show Support Humanism Now & Join Our Community! Follow @HumanismNowPod | YouTube | TikTok | Instagram | Facebook | Threads | X.com | BlueSky Humanism Now is produced by Humanise Live a podcast production agency based in London, serving charities, companies, and individuals across the globe. Contact us to get starting in podcasting today at humanise.live or hello@humanise.liveMusic: Blossom by Light Prism Podcast transcripts are AI-generated and may contain errors or omissions. They are provided to make our content more accessible, but should not be considered a fully accurate record of the conversation. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices