David Robson
Writer at Freelance
Award-winning science writer and author of The Intelligence Trap, The Expectation Effect, and The Laws of Connection (Canongate/Pegasus). Agent: @Plittyc
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1 week ago |
newscientist.com | David Robson
This article is part of a special series exploring the radical potential of the human imagination. Read more here. Feeling stressed about an upcoming event? Imagine, for a moment, that you have a magic anti-anxiety pill in front of you that will take away your nerves. Picture its packaging, and feel yourself popping the pill from its foil. Now, visualise bringing it to your mouth, dropping it in, and conjure up the sensation of swallowing it.
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2 weeks ago |
newscientist.nl | David Robson
Steeds meer onderzoek wijst uit dat er een sterk verband bestaat tussen een ongezonde huid en ouderdomsziekten zoals diabetes, hartaandoeningen en dementie. De huid is verreweg ons grootste orgaan. Afhankelijk van je gewicht en je massa beslaat hij zo’n 1,5 tot 2 vierkante meter en weegt hij tussen de 3,5 en 10 kilo: zo’n 15 procent van je totale lichaamsmassa. Dit is een premium-artikelLees direct verder, al vanaf €1,99 per maand. Al abonnee? Log in om direct verder te kunnen lezen.
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2 weeks ago |
newscientist.com | David Robson
I am not normally a fan of lotions and potions, but right now, four small vials sit on my bedside table. Every morning and every night, I open and sniff each one in turn, savouring the scents as they hit my nostrils. First, the sharp tang of lemon, followed by the abrasive chill of eucalyptus, the sweetness of rose and the metallic warmth of clove.
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4 weeks ago |
observer.co.uk | David Robson
Even Mahatma Gandhi himself saw the benefit of seeing red. Now scientists are beginning to study – and measure – the value of anger Mahatma Gandhi was not known for his hot head, yet he fully recognised the power of rage. “Anger to people is like gas to the automobile – it fuels you to move forward and get to a better place,” his grandson Arun Ghandi recalled him saying.
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1 month ago |
newscientist.com | David Robson
Distinguishing fact from fiction is one of the great tests of human communication. Little wonder that some people agonise over their capacity to sniff out a fishy story. “My friends say I’m a real mug,” one reader tells me. “What can I do to be less gullible?”I can’t help but wonder if our reader’s friends are being a little too harsh. Countless studies have shown that most of us are pretty abysmal at lie detection. When asked to discern whether people are telling truths or falsehoods, the …
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RT @sapinker: Idiocy: Trump Has Cut Science Funding to Its Lowest Level in Decades - The New York Times https://t.co/IXi8oo5Q7k
Loved writing this piece on smell training, and the accompanying video was a pleasure to record!
A declining ability to detect scents has been linked to serious neurological conditions – but training our sense of smell might just reduce or even reverse cognitive decline. Our reporters put the latest scent training kits to the test. Read more: https://t.co/X3YkvlZjV9 https://t.co/MFMdhMTiah
RT @ChrisWillx: “The oldest pattern in human history is 'Here’s a problem. And here’s a bunch of people who are different than us. Let’s bl…