Twitter will be in control of a unique digital garden at the 100th RHS Chelsea Flower Show this year. Fresh garden ‘Digital Capabilities’ will respond to live Twitter activity, enabling the public to directly influence how the garden appears at…
Computer game could improve sight of visually impaired children
Visually impaired children could benefit from a revolutionary new computer game being developed by a team of neuroscientists and game designers. Academics from the University of Lincoln, UK, are working with WESC, one of the UK’s most respected specialist schools…
Top primate researchers swing into Lincoln for annual meeting
Some of the world’s leading primatologists will convene in Lincoln, UK, for the annual spring meeting of the Primate Society of Great Britain. The University of Lincoln is hosting this event for the first time and will welcome around 60…
School of Psychology Research Seminar – 9th January
Dr. Stephen Gibson, York St. John University, will present details of some of his research “The last possible resort”: Rhetoric and standardization in Stanley Milgram’s obedience experiments at the School of Psychology’s next research seminar. This presentation draws on materials…
New lab to unlock the mysteries of sleep
Scientists from the University of Lincoln have launched a new research laboratory to explore the mysteries of sleep. The Sleep and Cognition (SaC) Laboratory in the University’s School of Psychology will be the base for cutting-edge studies into the links…
Take the money: why we make better financial decisions for strangers than family
People make more rational economic decisions on behalf of strangers and distant relatives than they do for close family members or themselves, new psychology research has shown. The ability to turn down an immediate reward in anticipation that greater spoils…