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Behavioural Sciences
Why do our brains choose the 'pointiest path' over the fastest route?
A new MIT study suggests that our brains are actually not optimized to calculate the so-called 'shortest path' when navigating on foot.
Artificial Intelligence
Could robots help us in situations we find embarrassing?
A new study suggests that a robot might reduce feelings of embarrassment when, for example, booking sensitive medical appointments.
Behavioural Sciences
How does ‘nudging’ work as an intervention technique?
In an interview with McKinsey's Julia Sperling-Magro, the professors and authors of Nudge: The Final Edition explore how nudging has changed.
Leadership
Leadership: why trust should grow, not peak immediately
A new study with military cadets has shown that new leaders would benefit from letting trust grow over time, rather than establishing lots of initial trust.
Mental Health
How to find the best work-life balance for you, according to science
Eudaimonic happiness is the idea that work or putting effort into tasks contributes to our wellbeing.
COVID-19
COVID-19: This is how we tolerate not knowing what happens next
Liminality is used to describe the paths we navigate when faced with life events. Lecturer Sarah Wayland explains the term's relevance to the pandemic.
Mental Health
How cumulative disasters impact our mental health - and what we can do
Cumulative exposure to multiple disasters can have a unique effect on mental health and resilience, writes an expert in disaster and emergency response.
Education, Skills and Learning
How can we create fun and effective learning opportunities for children in public spaces?
Three experts explore existing public play projects, including the Urban Thinkscape bus stop, which can inspire other similar ideas.
Leadership
Penalties or perks: Which are more effective?
A new study looks at whether financial penalties or bonuses serve as a better incentive to employees.
Media, Entertainment and Information
Does having no fans in stadiums affect the result of soccer games?
New research looks at whether empty stadiums as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic affected refereeing decisions, finding a change towards home team players.
COVID-19
Plagues and classical history – what the humanities will tell us about COVID in years to come
Arts and humanities scholarship will have much to offer as we reflect long into the future on the COVID-19 pandemic, writes a classics professor.
Future of Media, Entertainment and Sport
Olympics: How a shift in focus can help you achieve your goals
Athletes perform better if they focus on the intended outcome of an action, rather than the action itself, writes sport scientist Gabrielle Wulf.
Arts and Culture
Action! How movies are helping young people fight climate change and other global challenges
Movies can make you laugh, cry, and think differently about life. It’s no surprise that climate change movies are helping activists spread their message.
Behavioural Sciences
To solve big issues like climate change, we need to reframe our problems
Problem framing could yield new solutions to major issues such as climate change and gender inequality. Identifying common framing patterns will help.
Mental Health
How to prepare for easing restrictions after pandemic lockdowns
A professor of psychiatric epidemiology explains how we can all manage our return to 'normal' as COVID-19 pandemic restrictions ease in some countries