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UK riots: What turns people into looters?
Dr James Thompson (UCL Psychology & Language Sciences) comments about looting and group behaviour.
Read: BBC News Online More: BBC NewsnightInsight: Equity analysts behind the curve...again
Professor David Tuckett (UCL Psychology & Language Sciences) discusses his psychoanalytical study of financial markets and the behaviour of fund managers.
Read: ReutersThe brain's internal map of space is disappointingly flat
Research by Professor Kate Jeffery (UCL Psychology & Language Sciences) finds that cells in the brain's hippocampus are bad at detecting altitude, meaning our 'map' of space is surprisingly flat.
Read: Wired More: Daily Mail, The ScientistDo You See What I See?
Dr Beau Lotto (UCL Institute of Ophthalmology) explores the science behind our perception of colour, a highly subjective illusion.
Watch: BBC HorizonFlowing water 'is found on Mars'
Professor Andrew Coates (UCL Space & Climate Physics) comments on new images that suggest the presence of patches of liquid water on Mars.
Read: The Times (£)Google backs Bletchley Park restoration project
Dr Sue Black (UCL Computer Science) has been involved in a campaign to save Bletchley Park, a crucial site in computing and cryptography. Its future is now assured due to backing from Google.
Read: The Daily TelegraphJob prospects linked to low birth weight and childhood illness, study says
A new study from the Whitehall II team (UCL Epidemiology & Public Health) suggests early health problems and lower birth weight can predict career trajectory and earning power.
Read: The GuardianRead all about it: Why we have an appetite for gossip
Professor John Hardy (UCL Institute of Neurology) suggests our disingenuity towards celebrity tittle-tattle is part of our evolutionary legacy.
Read: New Scientist'Multiverse' theory suggested by microwave background
Dr Hiranya Peiris (UCL Physics & Astronomy) leads new research that supports the multiverse theory- the idea that universes lie within "bubbles" of space and time.
Read: BBC News Online More: UCL Press ReleaseEating disorders delay pregnancy
Women with a history of eating disorders may struggle to fall pregnant quickly, according to new research co-authored by Dr Nadia Micali (UCL Institute of Child Health).
Read: BBC News Online More: The Independent
