Simon Oxenham
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Is the rise of populism over or only just beginning?
Ten years after the financial crisis, a leading theory says the political upheavals that followed should now fade away. Is populism's bubble about to burst, asks Simon Oxenham → Read More
Changing clocks twice a year is bad for health and energy use
Are you feeling tired today? Much of the UK got up an hour earlier this morning, a change that has been linked to heart attacks and strokes in some countries → Read More
Changing clocks twice a year is bad for health and energy use
Are you feeling tired today? Much of the UK got up an hour earlier this morning, a change that has been linked to heart attacks and strokes in some countries → Read More
Being ‘hangry’ exists: why a lack of food can change your mood
Falling blood sugar levels accompanying hunger do cause us to get angry, irritable and aggressive, even towards loved ones → Read More
Do women sync up? No, but we can’t resist menstruation myths
There seems to be no end to the studies asking how menstruation and ovulation changes a woman's behaviour, but most of the evidence for this is poor → Read More
Our biases get in the way of understanding human behaviour
People can be the most fascinating study subjects of all, but researchers’ biases routinely get in the way, shaping experiments and influencing their outcomes → Read More
We’re discovering new ways to detect if someone is lying
Eye contact and language cues really can give away whether a person is telling a fib - but we usually aren’t much better at guessing than if we just flipped a coin → Read More
Want to control your dreams? These tips may boost your chances
Lucid dreamers are able to knowingly shape their dreams, and they share tips for how to do it – sticking to the science will give you the best chance → Read More
Quick fixes on stereotypes won’t mean more female scientists
Some differences in academic performance in scientific subjects are put down to people conforming to invalid gender stereotypes. But the case is far from clear → Read More
Do you get your best work done in coffee shops? Here’s why
It isn't the clattering of plates and the whir of the coffee machine that makes you work better – it's the contagious concentration of the other people → Read More
Breaking bad sniffles: Crystal meth made cold medicine rubbish
To crack down on criminal chemists, many cold medicines have had their active ingredient removed, now many are potentially no better than placebos → Read More
The Robin Hood of Science: The Missing Chapter
The tale of a young man driven to his death for fighting for what is right, and the young woman picking up where he left off. → Read More
Meet the Robin Hood of Science
How one researcher created a pirate bay for science more powerful than even libraries at top universities. → Read More
Meet the Robin Hood of science
How one researcher created a pirate bay for science more powerful than even libraries at top universities. → Read More
10 Facts about Criminal Psychology the Police Routinely Get Wrong
Researchers tested police on major misconceptions about the psychology of policing → Read More
A Simple Principle of Educational Psychology Has Been Massively Misunderstood
The psychologist who fundamentally changed how teachers talk to children warns her message has been lost in translation. → Read More
What Makes Us Cheat? Three Classic Experiments From Behavioral Economics
Watch entertaining reconstructions of classic experiments demonstrating our predisposition towards dishonesty. → Read More
Lessons from Psychology in How to Keep Your New Year's Resolution
The ability to delay gratification is vital for a successful life, and research suggests it is a skill that can be cultivated. → Read More
Four Times When Journalists Read a Scientific Paper and Reported the Complete Opposite
We all make small mistakes, but sometimes journalists report the complete and utter opposite of what a study really found. → Read More
China’s Radical Plan to Gamify Social Control
How China's new social credit system could lead to an Orwellian future. → Read More