UCL in the media
Artificial Intelligence and managing weaponry
Dr Peter Bentley (UCL Computer Science) speaks about the development of autonomous weaponry.
Listen: BBC World Service 'Click' (from 19 mins 12 secs), More: BBC Radio 4 'Inside Science' (from 1 min)The Big Wasp Survey
Dr Seirian Sumner (UCL Genetics, Evolution & Environment) calls for public help to survey UK social wasps to collect important data about their abundance and diversity.
Listen: BBC Radio Scotland 'The Kaye Adams Show' (from 2 hours 54 mins), More: BBC News, UCL NewsPoor extroverts spend proportionately more on buying status
Joe Gladstone and Blaine Landis (UCL School of Management) have co-authored a study demonstrating that extroverts spend more of their income on luxury goods than their introverted peers.
Read: The Economist (£)Cassini's last adventure
Professor Lucie Green (UCL Space & Climate Physics) hosts a BBC World Service documentary on the legacy of Cassini. Professor Andrew Coates (UCL Space & Climate Physics) also features.
Listen: BBC World Service 'The Documentary'Is Artificial Intelligence out to get us?
Dr Peter Bentley (UCL Computer Science) says we shouldn't be concerned about AI, and suggests we should be worried about the destructive instincts of humans instead.
Listen: BBC World Service 'Click'Technology is not enough to create connected cities - here's why
Rikke Duus (UCL School of Management) co-authors a piece identifying three things that are crucial to the success of connected cities.
Read: The ConversationGirls who study vocational GCSEs may be disadvantaged
Dr Vanessa Moulton (UCL Institute of Education) has led a study demonstrating that teenage girls who study vocational GCSEs are less likely to go on to do A levels.
Read: Independent, More: AOLGreen Man should leave longer so elderly can cross the road, NHS says
UCL research has demonstrated that most people over the age of 65 walk far slower than the time frame that the Green Man is designed for.
Read: The Telegraph, More: Mail OnlineSkygazers across Europe catch a glimpse of the spectacular solar eclipse
Dr Francisco Diego (UCL Physics & Astronomy) describes last night's solar eclipse.
Read: Mail Online, More: The Telegraph, BBC Radio 2 'Ricky Ross's New Tradition' (from 1 min 59 secs)Ischia rocked by quake on volcano edge
Ischia is hit by a 3.6 magnitude earthquake after Dr Christopher Kilburn (UCL Earth Sciences) warns that unrest in the area will increase the possibility of a nearby volcanic eruption.
Read: Express, More: Daily Star