Psychology studies that go viral are likelier to be bogus
A new 20-year analysis of over 14,000 psychology studies finds that a study’s media coverage is negatively linked to its replicability.
A new 20-year analysis of over 14,000 psychology studies finds that a study’s media coverage is negatively linked to its replicability.
We estimated the degree to which language used in the high profile medical/public health/epidemiology literature implied causality using language linking exposures to outcomes and action…
Technological advancements have made it possible to study animals in more natural settings, but researchers are debating what that really means and whether natural is…
The biggest publishers have increased their share of the more prestigious end of the market
Do we have free will? And how does brain activity prove or deny this? Join leading neuroscientist Kevin Mitchell as he argues that we are…
Long term synaptic plasticity requires transcriptional changes in response to neuronal activity. While neuronal activity rapidly increases transcription of activity-regulated genes, it is less clear…
To answer this question, consider the animal’s umwelt, or what it needs to know about the world.
Neuronal migration is a fundamental process in central nervous system (CNS) development. The assembly of functioning neuronal circuits relies on neuronal migration occurring in the…
Palestinian witnesses and journalists report Israeli strikes in Rafah and the central city of Deir al-Balah
Listen to this episode from The Briefing Room on Spotify. David Aaronovitch and guests discuss the current financial crisis facing UK universities and ask what…