Artificial Intelligence (AI) has come a long way, with one of its most notable advances being that of facial recognition software. Despite many years of development, the software used by big companies such as Facebook […]
Societies: The Spice of University Life
With over 300 societies at the University of Leeds this could be the year that you discover a new interest, or develop an existing one! If you want to try something new, make a difference […]
Losing a language – a war of attrition
Linguists describe the languages we’ve learnt from birth, and throughout our teenage years, as our native language, native tongue or mother tongue. You have probably heard these expressions before, however in linguistics – the study […]
Psychological Supermarket Sweep
You may have never given it a thought, but supermarkets spend an extensive amount of time planning the layout of their stores. It’s no accident that we find ourselves wandering around, trying to find the […]
Anti-sceptic: The truth behind germs
Sometimes we do not know what is best for us. Many of us have been told that the cleaner we are, the better it is for us. Recent studies have shown the opposite to be […]
Paroxetine to reverse heart failure after heart attack
A common antidepressant may reverse heart failure after a myocardial infarction (heart attack) Scientists claim. Paroxetine is an antidepressant that has been prescribed since 1991 in the UK and is classified as a Selective Serotonin […]
How does aircraft noise affect our taste perception?
If you have been on an airplane before and ate food on board, or heard stories of airplane food from friends and family; a common theme seems to be that people complain that the food […]
What it’s like to be a woman in Science
Looking back on my education pre-university, I have always enjoyed studying science, even as a female. When I applied to university I had a difficult choice to make. Should I study a science such as […]
Total Recall – The Science behind Genetic Memory
Have you ever known something without having a clue why? Well, memories, experiences and knowledge that we have never experienced or learnt ourselves can be inherited from our ancestors. This occurs through genetic or ancestral […]
Is language programmed into our genes?
Language is a cognitive skill that seems to be unique to humans. There have been multiple debates on whether language has a genetic component to it and whether we are conditioned by the environment to […]
Language: Is it innate or learned?
Language is a cognitive skill essential to human communication.Without language as a means of communication, life would be very different. In linguistics there has been a long standing debate as to whether language is innate […]
Mind Matters – The confusion of diagnosis
A recent study on the biological mechanisms of psychiatric disorders has revealed that schizophrenia, bipolar affective disorder and major depression share several biological mechanisms. The study attracted 60,000 participants and was a collaboration between hundreds […]