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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
COVID-19
What COVID-19 was like for parents with a newborn during lockdown
A new study has found that over 90% of parents reported spending more quality moments with their partner and child since the beginning of the pandemic.
Behavioural Sciences
Why do some people prefer to receive bad news?
New research looks at why people might hope for the worst when receiving news, suggesting it might be a relief because it makes difficult decisions for us.
Future of Food
What makes us decide what we want to eat? Fruit flies may have the answer
A new Yale study has shed light on how people make food choices. The study assessed under what conditions fruit flies favour calorie intake over taste.
COVID-19
Science denial: Why it happens and 5 things you can do about it
Throughout the pandemic people died from COVID-19 believing it still didn't exist. Two psychologists, suggest 5 ways science denial can be challenged.
Mental Health
Writing can improve your mental health – here’s how
From increasing confidence to making better decisions, self-awareness is a helpful trait in many aspects of life and can be nurtured daily through writing.
Germany
Can behavioural science help us understand reparations better? This academic thinks so
David Comerford, a senior lecturer from the University of Stirling, explains the role of behavioural science in reparations for slavery and colonial abuses.
Leadership
Here are 5 ways that leaders can learn to embrace new ideas
Wharton management professor Adam Grant sits down with Dean Erika James to discuss his new book 'Think Again: The Power of Knowing What You Don’t Know'.
Neuroscience
From social bonding to personal wellbeing – here’s why hugging is important
The UK's recent relaxation of COVID-19 restrictions has meant citizens are allowed to hug again. Hugs' relaxing effect has major benefits to our health.
COVID-19
Stuck in a Zoom call? Try these creative ways to exit politely
Controlling ‘Zoom fatigue’ has been a challenge as video conferencing has dominated our working lives during the pandemic, and ending calls politely can prove awkward.
Arts and Culture
Children make adults more compassionate - here's how that could benefit society
A study has found adults to be more generous and compassionate around children. Involving children in high-level decision making could benefit society.
Behavioural Sciences
Thinking like Leonardo da Vinci will help children tackle climate change
UK researchers say we need a radical shake-up of the curriculum to ensure arts and sciences are no longer taught separately.