About Belinda
Curiosity, with teeth.
Belinda Fox is a substance use researcher and science communicator. Her subject is why people use mind-altering drugs, and what the science says about it.
She believes access to reliable information is fundamental to informed decision-making.
A doctoral substance use researcher and communicator with a Master of Science in Addictions, Belinda speaks pragmatically about the reasons people use mind-altering drugs, the realities of problematic substance use, and evolving evidence on the use of psychedelic medicines in treating addictions and mental health.
Her talks have travelled from university lecture halls and conferences to capacity crowds in pubs on both sides of the Atlantic (engaging sober and somewhat intoxicated audiences). Belinda explores social rituals, addiction and recovery – subjects that don’t always sit neatly together.
Belinda invites audiences to explore our historically complicated relationship with mind-altering substances, and the ancient moral and legal tensions that still surround drug and alcohol use today. It’s fascinating science, thoughtfully told.
“The best science communication doesn’t close a question down. It opens the room up.”