Expert Request – Monday 24 February

If you are interested in writing an article for a request below, please email the contact listed in the request to find out more. Please note, article requests are fulfilled on a first-come, first-served basis. You can pitch an article directly to The Conversation via the detail listed here.

1. Health + Medicine: We’re looking for an expert to write about the state of Viking’s dental health, based on a new studyfrom Sweden.

Timescale: ASAP | Contact: Clint Witchalls

2.Arts + Culture: We’re looking for a science fiction film expert, ideally with a specialism in Korean cinema but not essential, to review Mickey 17, the new film from Parasite director Bong Joon-ho. Should be available to attend a screening in central London on March 3 at 6.45pm.

Timescale: ASAP | Contact: Anna Walker

3.Health + Medicine: Is post-vaccination syndrome caused by the Epstein-Barr virus being reactivated, as a new study from Yale suggests?

Timescale: ASAP | Contact: Clint Witchalls

4.World:[REPEATED] We’d like an expert on Russian politics to write about Alexander Dugin, the ultra-nationalist philosopher whose views are said to inform Vladimir Putin’s geopolitical outlook.

Timescale: ASAP/next couple of days | Contact: Jonathan Este

5.Health + Medicine: The wellness industry is awash with products that enhance the uptake of Gaba (a brain chemical). Does Gaba really reduce anxiety? What does the evidence say? And do these products – supplements, diets and drinks (Professor David Nutt’s Sentia Black) – work?

Timescale: this week | Contact: Clint Witchalls

6.Health + Medicine: What does toothpaste do to the healthy gut bacteria in your mouth?

Timescale: this week | Contact: Clint Witchalls

7.World: [REPEATED] Donald Trump has taken to referring to himself in the third person. We’d like a psychologist to write about what is known as “illeism”.

Timescale: next week | Contact: Jonathan Este