When Israel’s ambassador to the UK Mark Regev was recently invited to talk at a university in London, shouts of “boycott” echoed around the academic world. It’s just the latest example of a deeply dangerous trend, says Eric Heinze, who chaired the event. He argues that no-platforming turns critically minded events into adolescent cheerleading sessions – and universities and students are suffering as a result.

Brain scans and other technologies allow scientists to probe what’s going on in our brains when we remember things. But what about how social groups recollect events? Taha Yasseri explains how digital data sets are being used to understand the collective memory of events such as plane crashes.

UK police chiefs have announced a more aggressive policy on the use of lethal force. But what does it legally allow them to do? Nicholas Clapham explains why the term “shoot to kill” is so misleading.

And as we head towards the general election on June 8, The Conversation is ramping up our series of Fact Checks, testing claims made on the campaign trail – including one by Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn that 6m people earn below the living wage. If you spot any claims you’d like checking, please email the fact check team.

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