UCL in the media
Your Child's Fat, Mine's Fine: Rose-Colored Glasses And The Obesity Epidemic
"People underestimate their likelihood of experiencing all kinds of negative events, including medical illnesses," says Dr Tali Sharot (UCL Cognitive, Perceptual & Brain Sciences).
Read & listen: NPRIt's the EU against the Government in a day of judgment for air pollution
On Thursday the Supreme Court will have their say on whether the national courts should enforce EU legislation on air pollution. "This is one of the most significant cases to come before British courts in recent years," says Professor Richard Macrory (UCL Laws).
Read: Telegraph60 years of DNA
"As a scholar I have an ambivalent attitude [towards a new online genetics archive]," says Dr Christine Aicardi (UCL Science & Technology Studies). "Of course it is going to make my work easier but the feeling that I'll be the first to get my hands on a particular letter or document will disappear."
Read: FTBeware outsiders - they've learnt to be stronger
Professor Adrian Furnham (UCL Clinical. Educational & Health Psychology) writes that there are three clear advantages in being an outsider: vigilance, understanding and flexibility.
Read: Sunday Times (£)To unleash your inner genius just copy out the phone book
In 2010 researchers at UCL found that civil servants who had reported feeling bored 25 years earlier were more likely to have died since. However new research suggests that transient boredom might stimulate creativity.
Read: Sunday Times (£)Open your mind to the teachings of neuroscience
"I talk to teachers a lot and many of them say it changes the way that they think about the children they teach," says Professor Sarah-Jayne Blakemore (UCL Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience).
Read: TESA Point of View: Lisa Jardine
Professor Lisa Jardine (UCL Renaissance Studies) reflects on the week's events in this BBC Radio 4 Series.
Listen: BBC Radio 4Get over it: There is no work-life balance, just work
Work-life balance is a silly notion, says Professor Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic (UCL Clinical, Educational & Health Psychology).
Read: Globe and MailDrinking, sex, eating: Why don't we tell the truth in surveys?
"In a large number of these surveys people inflate how often they have sex. They are buying into this idea that great sex is measured by how often you have it," says Dr Petra Boynton (UCL Medical School).
Read: BBC News OnlineNeurocomic takes readers on an adventure in the brain
Dr Hana Ros (UCL Neuroscience, Physiology & Pharmacology) and comic artist Matteo Farinella (UCL Biosciences) have teamed together to create Neurocomic, an imaginative effort to explain the inner workings of the brain through a graphic novel. "The goal of Neurocomic is to explain scientific ideas to a general audience in a sort of fun, engaging, clear way," said Dr Ros.
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