Vladimir Putin and the empty chair: Can people spot fake pictures?
New research published in Cognitive Research: Principles & Implications finds that people can only detect a fake image of a real word scene 60% of… Read more »
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Space invaders…the dangers of fungi in space
Have you ever wondered what it would be like to live in space or on another world? One day it may be possible to do so, but whenever and wherever we… Read more »
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Using Citizen Science to Monitor Road-Kills
In this guest blog, Florian Heigl discusses his research that utilises citizen science to collect data on the impact of road-kills… Read more »
Technology of sleep monitoring… consumer beware!
In contrast to gold standard medical sleep monitoring, which entails a full night of monitoring in a lab and hours of specialist… Read more »
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Can we tell if a person is physically ill by the way they tweet? On a recently published article in the journal EPJ Data Science,… Read more »
The use of social networks associated with increased computer literacy skills in adolescents
It's a widely held view that adolescents spend far too much time communicating with peers on their smartphones. However, new… Read more »
Biotechnology for Biofuels – Special Issue on Life Cycle Analysis
For biofuels to be a successful replacement for fossil fuels, they must be both economically viable and truly sustainable.… Read more »
How apps can support people to moderate their drinking
With smart phones constantly at our finger tips, apps that promote and support health related behavioral changes, such as reducing… Read more »
Web or app: What’s best for your mobile behavioral intervention?
As the world becomes more mobile, so do the ways we reach people to help them improve their health. In this blog, based on our… Read more »
Tackling genomic data corruption with a new tool
Data conversions and formatting defaults can cause unwanted transformations to scientific data. A recently published article in… Read more »