UCL in the media
The mind v the brain
Professor Uta Frith and Professor Sophie Scott (UCL Psychology & Language Sciences) contribute to a discussion on the relationship between the mind and the brain.
Listen: BBC Radio 4 'The Infinite Monkey Cage'Why do we plan so much, and so far ahead?
Dr Kit Opie (UCL Anthropology) discusses why certain cultures plan events further in advance, as opposed to more spontaneity in others.
Listen: BBC Radio 4 'Today' (from 2 hrs 35 mins 34 secs)Extreme weather deaths in Europe 'could increase 50-fold by next century'
Professor David Alexander (UCL Institute for Risk & Disaster Reduction) opines on a new study estimating deaths as a result of extreme weather hazards, suggesting it is too simplistic.
Read: GuardianHow skaters make cities safer
Professor Iain Borden (UCL Bartlett School of Architecture) describes the radical design of London's Southbank Centre in the context of a discussion about skateboarding bringing urban spaces to life.
Read: GuardianMeet the world's first emoji translator
Keith Broni, a UCL Psychology & Language Sciences graduate who won the highest grade in his year for his dissertation on emoji usage, is the world's first emoji translator.
Read: The Times (£)Simple rules for children's tablet use this summer
Dr Rosie Flewitt (UCL Institute of Education) contributes to a child-friendly guide to tech, emphasising that 'it's all about balance' when it comes to time spent on screens.
Read: The SunUK data protection laws to be overhauled
Dr Steven Murdoch (UCL Computer Science) emphasises the difficulty for members of the public to understand the complex ways firms handle their data.
Read: BBC News, More: BBC Radio 5 Live 'Phil Williams' (from 21 mins 23 secs)British Sign Language will count as 'foreign language' for university applicants
UCL sets precedent by recognising British Sign Language as a 'foreign' language option.
Read: TES (£), More: UCL News, Metro, Times Higher Education, Irish TimesDrug-carrying "nanoswimmers" could slither past the brain's cellular defences
A team led by Professor Giuseppe Battaglia and Dr Adrian Joseph (UCL Chemistry & UCL Chemical Engineering) has developed a transport vehicle the size of a virus that may ferry chemotherapies and other molecular cargo through the imposing blood-brain barrier.
Read: Scientific American, More: UCL NewsWhy clearing rainforests is nothing new
Dr Manuel Arroyo-Kalin (UCL Institute of Archaeology) has co-authored a report examining the history of tropical forest clearing among hunter-gatherers and early agriculturalists.
Read: The Times (£)