UCL in the media
Give me a child
Professor Orazio Attanasio (UCL Economics) comments on the success of early childhood education interventions globally, cautioning that not all strategies are successful.
Read: The EconomistThe Danish concept of 'hygge' - and why it's their latest successful export
Dr Claire Thomson (UCL European Languages, Culture & Society) writes about 'hygge', a Danish concept of cosy contentment which is being promoted in many lifestyle magazines.
Read: The ConversationPopulation of African elephants reduced 'dramatically'
Professor Georgina Mace (UCL Genetics, Evolution & Environment) is interviewed about declining populations of numerous animal species worldwide.
Listen: BBC Radio 5 '5 live Drive' (from 2 hrs 37 mins 48 secs)Laura Mvula and the science of loving Mary Poppins
Dr Ulrich Pomper and Dr Maria Chait (UCL Ear Institute) conduct a test into how a person's brain reacts to familiar music that incites an emotional response.
Watch: The GuardianYour home's online gadgets could be hacked by ultrasound
Vasilios Mavroudis (UCL Computer Science) discusses how some advertisements include high-pitched audio "beacons" which can be picked up by nearby devices which could then activate certain functions.
Read: New Scientist (£), More: FortuneCosmic dark matter and energy balance - for now
Dr Andrew Pontzen (UCL Physics & Astronomy) comments on how the universe's balance between dark matter and normal matter is likely only temporary.
Read: New Scientist (£)Building a future for engineering
A new UCL Engineering Science programme, designed with a recognition that engineers operate in a holistic society in which their work is subject to political, social and economic influences, is mentioned.
Read: THEBalancing protection of museum collections with visitor entertainment
Simon Cane, director of UCL Culture, is interviewed about how museums can ensure the protection of priceless artefacts as they host events and expand programming to raise funds. Listen:
BBC Radio 2 'Jeremy Vine' (from 1 hr 38 mins 20 secs)Heathrow airport has government approval, but is still a long way off
Professor David Metz (UCL Civil, Environmental & Geomatic Engineering) writes about the next steps in the process to develop a new runway at Heathrow airport, and why it could still be numerous years before construction could begin.
Read: The ConversationGetting aroused can change the way you see
A new study by Micah Allen (UCL Institute of Neurology) and Professor Geraint Rees (Dean, UCL Faculty of Life Sciences) finds that an unconscious increase in arousal - exhibited by a rapid heartbeat and dilated pupils - distorts people's confidence in judging what they see.
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