School of Philosophy, Psychology and Language Sciences

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• New research format rewards curiosity

  McIntosh, R.

  29/11/17

  1 Media contribution

  Press/Media: Expert Comment

• Madeleine Long (Linguistics) finds tendency to overshare increases as we age

  Long, M.

  2/11/17 → 6/11/17

  18 items of Media coverage

  Press/Media: Research

• Jennifer Culbertson (PPLS) offers perspectives on evolution of language

  Culbertson, J.

  1/11/17

  1 Media contribution

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• A liguistic luik at The Buke of The Howlat

  Alcorn, R.

  31/10/17

  1 Media contribution

  Press/Media: Public Engagement Activities

• Alex Weiss (Psychology) finds chimp personalities stay stable like those of humans

  Weiss, A.

  31/10/17

  1 item of Media coverage

  Press/Media: Research

• Parapsychologists study how city ghost tour impacts on how fear affects decision-making

  30/10/17

  1 item of Media coverage

  Press/Media: Research

• Breve discorso sul metodo

  Massimi, M.

  29/10/17

  1 item of Media coverage

  Press/Media: Research

• Caroline Watt (Psychology) says fears over Friday 13th can become self-fulfilling prophecy

  Watt, C.

  13/10/17

  1 item of Media coverage

  Press/Media: Expert Comment

• Blame and Blameworthiness

  Mason, E.

  12/10/17

  1 Media contribution

  Press/Media: Public Engagement Activities

• Ratko Radakovic writes for Motor Neurone Disease Association's ALS/MND Research and Care Community Blog

  Radakovic, R.

  16/12/14 → 5/10/17

  3 Media contributions

  Press/Media: Expert Comment

• Why We'll Eventually Want Our Robots to Deceive Us

  Isaac, A.

  4/10/17

  1 item of Media coverage

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• Dr Thomas Bak discusses language learning in later life

  Bak, T.

  3/10/17

  1 Media contribution

  Press/Media: Public Engagement Activities

• Thomas Bak (Linguistics) discusses how bilingualism can improve cognition

  Bak, T.

  2/10/17

  1 item of Media coverage

  Press/Media: Expert Comment

• Caroline Watt (Phycology) comments on rational behind ghostly experiences

  Watt, C.

  1/10/17

  1 item of Media coverage

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• Colwyn Trevarthen comments on the role of musicality and human development

  Trevarthen, C.

  18/09/17

  1 item of Media coverage

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• Stuart Ritchie (Psychology) leads biggest-ever study of sex differences in human brain

  Ritchie, S.

  15/09/17

  1 item of Media coverage

  Press/Media: Research

• Fighting vaccine myths makes them even more popular, finds Sergio Della Sala (Psychology)

  Watt, C. & Della Sala, S.

  8/08/17 → 13/09/17

  4 items of Media coverage

  Press/Media: Research

• A conversation with René Mõttus

  Mottus, R.

  8/09/17

  1 Media contribution

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• Fighting vaccine myths makes them even more popular

  Della Sala, S.

  8/08/17

  2 items of Media coverage

  Press/Media: Research

• Genetic links to male baldness revealed by Dr Riccardo Marioni and Saskia Hagenaars

  Marioni, R., Hagenaars, S. & Hill, D.

  14/02/17 → 6/08/17

  75 items of Media coverage

  Press/Media: Research

• Language Learning and Dementia

  Bak, T.

  3/08/17

  1 Media contribution

  Press/Media: Public Engagement Activities

• Geoffrey Pullum criticises those who nitpick grammar

  Pullum, G. K.

  1/08/17

  1 item of Media coverage

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• The politics of pronunciation

  Hall-Lew, L.

  28/07/17

  1 item of Media coverage

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• Prof Ian Deary (Psychology) finds children with high IQs are more likely to live longer

  Deary, I. & Russ, T. C.

  6/04/17 → 25/07/17

  75 items of Media coverage, 3 Media contributions

  Press/Media: Research

• Cosmology and particle physics face surprisingly similar challenges

  Massimi, M.

  20/07/17

  1 Media contribution

  Press/Media: Public Engagement Activities

• Dr Michelle Luciano (Psychology) shows Mediterranean diet reduces brain shrinkage in older people

  Luciano, M.

  4/01/17 → 2/07/17

  79 items of Media coverage

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• Prof Wendy Johnson (Psychology) says infant-caregiver bond helps children cope better in life

  Johnson, W.

  13/06/17 → 20/06/17

  5 items of Media coverage

  Press/Media: Expert Comment

• Wendy Johnson interviewed about implications of identifying genes associated with intelligence

  Johnson, W.

  17/05/17 → 31/05/17

  3 Media contributions

  Press/Media: Public Engagement Activities

• Stuart Ritchie (Psychology) considers potential for designer babies as intelligence genes are discovered

  Ritchie, S.

  23/05/17

  1 item of Media coverage

  Press/Media: Expert Comment

• Wendy Johnson discusses personality change

  Johnson, W.

  21/02/17 → 18/05/17

  6 Media contributions

  Press/Media: Public Engagement Activities

• Unidos por la lengua

  Soler Montes, C. & Hall-Lew, L.

  15/05/17

  1 item of Media coverage

  Press/Media: Expert Comment

• Language of Ulster

  Maguire, W.

  24/04/17

  1 Media contribution

  Press/Media: Public Engagement Activities

• Michela Massimi discusses Pauli's Exclusion Principle

  Massimi, M.

  6/04/17

  1 Media contribution

  Press/Media: Public Engagement Activities

• Ian Deary interviewed for Holding Back the Years

  Deary, I.

  31/03/17

  1 Media contribution

  Press/Media: Public Engagement Activities

• Duncan Pritchard interviewed for article on why we seek knowledge

  Pritchard, D.

  29/03/17

  1 Media contribution

  Press/Media: Public Engagement Activities

• Prof Andy Clark (PPLS) discusses science in everyday life

  Clark, A.

  7/03/17

  1 item of Media coverage

  Press/Media: Expert Comment

• Geoff Pullum (PPLS) comments on Donald Trump’s poor use of English

  Pullum, G. K.

  28/02/17

  4 items of Media coverage

  Press/Media: Expert Comment

• Sunday Morning With...the LBC 1936

  Deary, I.

  26/02/17 → 27/02/17

  2 items of Media coverage

  Press/Media: Public Engagement Activities

• Prof Geoff Pullum discusses the split infinitive

  Pullum, G.

  21/01/17

  1 Media contribution

  Press/Media: Public Engagement Activities

• Laura Candiotto discusses groups of integral philosophical dialogue

  Candiotto, L.

  17/01/17

  1 Media contribution

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• Prof Timothy Bates and Prof Stuart Ritchie (Psychology) question ‘growth mindset’ education theory

  Bates, T. & Ritchie, S.

  14/01/17

  1 item of Media coverage

  Press/Media: Expert Comment

• Dr Caroline Watt (Psychology) speculates on reasons for irrational fear of Friday the 13th

  Watt, C.

  13/01/17

  1 item of Media coverage

  Press/Media: Expert Comment

• Prof Sergio Della Sala (Language Sciences) comments on rare medical condition known as syndrome alien hand

  Della Sala, S.

  5/01/17 → 6/01/17

  3 items of Media coverage

  Press/Media: Expert Comment

• Brain connections linked to complex thinking age more rapidly, finds Dr Simon Cox (Psychology)

  Cox, S. R. & Deary, I.

  20/12/16

  9 items of Media coverage

  Press/Media: Research

• Wendy Johnson discusses personality identity

  Johnson, W.

  6/12/16

  1 Media contribution

  Press/Media: Public Engagement Activities

• Prof Simon King and Dr Philipa Rewaj discuss the Speak:Unique project

  King, S. & Rewaj, P.

  4/12/16

  1 Media contribution

  Press/Media: Public Engagement Activities

• Ian Deary (Psychology) finds brain ageing is three quarters dependent on lifestyle choices

  Deary, I.

  9/11/16 → 2/12/16

  7 items of Media coverage

  Press/Media: Research

• Youngsters taking naked selfies despite knowing the risks.

  Cariola, L.

  7/11/16

  1 item of Media coverage

  Press/Media: Research

• ‘Sexting’ now normal behaviour for UK teens.

  Cariola, L.

  4/11/16

  1 item of Media coverage

  Press/Media: Research

• ALERT: Kids take “normal” naked selfies despite knowing risks.

  Cariola, L.

  3/11/16

  1 item of Media coverage

  Press/Media: Research