UCL in the media
Study offers potential breakthrough in care of children with autism
Professor emeritus Uta Frith (UCL Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience) is quoted praising research into a new form of therapy shown to improve the symptoms and behaviour of autistic children.
Read: The Guardian, More: The TelegraphShining a light on babies' brains for nutrition study
Professor Clare Elwell (UCL Medical Physics and Bioengineering) is part of a research team investigating the effects of food shortages, disease and poor healthcare on the brain development of infants in The Gambia. The Bill & Melinda Gates foundation has given £2 million to support the project.
Read: Evening Standard, More: Evening Standard (editorial)Few setbacks after 100 days, but May's real test looms
Oliver Patel (UCL European Institute) comments on how the Conservative government has shifted its agenda since Theresa May has become Prime Minister.
Read: Deutsche WelleOur slow, uncertain brains are still better than computers
Dr Parashkev Nachev (UCL Institute of Neurology) writes that it's advantageous how our brains are slower to make decisions than computers are, supporting his points with his research finding into how the frontal cortex slows our decision-making processes.
Read: The ConversationAI predicts outcome of human rights cases
Dr Nikolaos Aletras and Dr Vasileios Lampos (UCL Computer Science) developed an artificial intelligence method that has been shown to predict 79% of judicial decisions accurately.
Read: BBC News, Listen: BBC Radio 4 'Today' (from 1 hr 21 mins 35 secs), BBC World Service 'The Newsroom' (from 17 mins 7 secs), More: Wall Street Journal, Newsweek, Slate, The Telegraph, The Guardian, Mirror, Wired, Daily Mail (x2), The Independent, The Sun, Express, UCL NewsBisexual men 'earn 30% less than gay colleagues'
A study by Professor Alex Bryson (UCL Institute of Education) found that bisexual men and women earn less than gay men, lesbians, bisexual women and heterosexual men and women.
Read: The ObserverSuper-strength 'skunk' may be twice as addictive as normal kinds of cannabis
A study by Tom Freeman (UCL Psychology & Language Sciences) found that high strength cannabis is associated with a higher risk of becoming dependent.
Read: Daily Mail, More: Huffington PostBritish scientists discover way to stop sperm swimming
Professor emeritus John Guillebaud (UCL Institute for Women's Health) comments on a research project developing a contraceptive pill for men.
Read: Daily Mail, More: The Telegraph, Mirror'Physics isn't all quantum weirdness. It's about daily life'
Dr Helen Czerski (UCL Mechanical Engineering) is interviewed about her research into bubbles.
Read: The GuardianWhy Big Liars Often Start Out as Small Ones
A new study by Neil Garrett, Dr Tali Sharot and Dr Stephanie Lazzaro (UCL Experimental Psychology) finds that telling small lies desensitises our brains to the negative emotions inherent to lying, and may encourage us to tell bigger lies in the future.
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