Category: Evolution and Social Interaction
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Understanding the harms of hate crime
This week is Hate Crime Awareness Week. To mark the week, Dr Jenny Paterson and Prof Mark Walters tell us about the impact of hate crime and how their work has informed policy and practice linked to hate crime prevention
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Pseudoscience is taking over social media – and putting us all at risk
Dr Santosh Vijaykumar is a senior lecturer in the psychology department. In this blog he talks about the risks of misinformation online and possible solutions.
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Paying with a palm print? We’re victims of our own psychology in making privacy decisions
In this article, Professor Pam Briggs discusses privacy concerns linked to biometric identification
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Why we are secretly attracted to people who look like our parents
In this post, Dr Tamsin Saxton talks about her own research looking at why people often pick partners who look similar to their parents
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How to talk to your doctor about information you find online
Authors: Dr Liz Sillence and Dr Lauren Bussey More and more people are going online to search for information about their health. Though it can be a minefield, where unverified sources abound, searching the internet can help people to understand different health problems, and give them access to emotional and social support. For many in…
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Spotlight on: Dr Andrew McNiell
Our ‘spotlight on’ series interviews academics in the department about their career. In this post, we interview Dr Andrew McNeill, who is the programme leader for the BSc Psychology programme.
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Conspiracy theories start to take hold at age 14, study suggests
In this post, Dr Daniel Jolley talks about his work developing a conspiracy beliefs questionnaire for young people
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Hirsutes you sir: but that beard might mean more to men than women
In this post, Dr Tamsin Saxton talks about her research looking at the role of facial hair in attractiveness from the perspective of evolutionary psychology
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How our phones disconnect us when we’re together
In this blog, Dr Genavee Brown talks about her research in to mobile phone use, and the impact it can have on the quality of face to face interactions with friends
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