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Ep 44: Doing something when nothing can be done: Working with Huntington’s disease | BPS
In this new episode of our podcast, PsychCrunch, Dr Sarah Gunn and Dr Jon Sutton explore what psychologists can offer to those with Huntington's disease.
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🎙️Join us for the new episode of our podcast, PsychCrunch!
This episode, Lecturer and Huntington's disease expert Dr Sarah Gunn sits down with Dr Jon Sutton to share her research journey, and what psychologists can offer to those with the condition: www.bps.org.uk/research-dig...
This episode, Lecturer and Huntington's disease expert Dr Sarah Gunn sits down with Dr Jon Sutton to share her research journey, and what psychologists can offer to those with the condition: www.bps.org.uk/research-dig...
New research finds that blinking betrays whether someone is listening intently: www.bps.org.uk/research-dig...
Are they really listening? One clue could lie in their blinks. | BPS
New research finds that blinking betrays whether someone is listening intently.
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February 9, 2026 at 11:11 AM
New research finds that blinking betrays whether someone is listening intently: www.bps.org.uk/research-dig...
A recent paper puts virtual and face-to-face dating head-to-head, finding that even for sceptics, a virtual date can be just as lovely: www.bps.org.uk/research-dig...
Virtual dates can be just as good as in-person dates, says new study | BPS
A recent paper puts virtual and face-to-face dating head-to-head, finding that even for sceptics, a virtual date can be just as lovely.
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February 9, 2026 at 11:03 AM
A recent paper puts virtual and face-to-face dating head-to-head, finding that even for sceptics, a virtual date can be just as lovely: www.bps.org.uk/research-dig...
In a recent issue of The Psychologist, we asked readers to tell us about a paper that changed their life. Ayad Marhoon (University of Leeds) answered the call: www.bps.org.uk/research-dig...
(If you'd like to make a similar contribution, see the end of the article!)
(If you'd like to make a similar contribution, see the end of the article!)
“A practical framework for something I intuitively recognised, but hadn’t been able to name” | BPS
In a recent issue of The Psychologist, we asked readers to tell us about a paper that changed their life. Ayad Marhoon (University of Leeds) answered the call:
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February 5, 2026 at 12:05 PM
In a recent issue of The Psychologist, we asked readers to tell us about a paper that changed their life. Ayad Marhoon (University of Leeds) answered the call: www.bps.org.uk/research-dig...
(If you'd like to make a similar contribution, see the end of the article!)
(If you'd like to make a similar contribution, see the end of the article!)
"Despite consensus around the importance of overconfidence, scholars disagree about whether [it] qualifies as a trait." A new adversarial collaboration finds some common ground on the topic: www.bps.org.uk/research-dig...
Is overconfidence a trait? | BPS
A recent paper based on an adversarial collaboration finds some common ground.
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February 5, 2026 at 11:52 AM
"Despite consensus around the importance of overconfidence, scholars disagree about whether [it] qualifies as a trait." A new adversarial collaboration finds some common ground on the topic: www.bps.org.uk/research-dig...
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New research finds that those with ADHD are overrepresented in London arrests, suggesting need for additional targeted support: www.bps.org.uk/research-dig...
Half of those arrested in London may have undiagnosed ADHD | BPS
New research finds that those with ADHD are overrepresented in London arrests, suggesting need for additional targeted support.
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February 2, 2026 at 1:43 PM
New research finds that those with ADHD are overrepresented in London arrests, suggesting need for additional targeted support: www.bps.org.uk/research-dig...
New study explores the value placed on support from family, friends, and society by those in various kinds of intercultural relationships: www.bps.org.uk/research-dig...
For intercultural relationships, whose support matters most? | BPS
New study explores the value placed on support from family, friends, and society by those in various kinds of intercultural relationships.
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February 3, 2026 at 1:29 PM
New study explores the value placed on support from family, friends, and society by those in various kinds of intercultural relationships: www.bps.org.uk/research-dig...
New research finds that those with ADHD are overrepresented in London arrests, suggesting need for additional targeted support: www.bps.org.uk/research-dig...
Half of those arrested in London may have undiagnosed ADHD | BPS
New research finds that those with ADHD are overrepresented in London arrests, suggesting need for additional targeted support.
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February 2, 2026 at 1:43 PM
New research finds that those with ADHD are overrepresented in London arrests, suggesting need for additional targeted support: www.bps.org.uk/research-dig...
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A small new study from the US finds a surprisingly high amount of women in STEM feel like they don’t belong in their positions: www.bps.org.uk/research-dig...
Overwhelming majority of women in STEM may feel like impostors | BPS
A small new study from the US finds surprisingly high amount of women in STEM feel like they don’t belong in their positions.
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January 29, 2026 at 1:43 PM
A small new study from the US finds a surprisingly high amount of women in STEM feel like they don’t belong in their positions: www.bps.org.uk/research-dig...
Happy Friday! It's nearly the weekend, so let's talk about lying in. 💤
For teens and young adults, catching up on sleep over the weekend can guard against low mood, according to new research: www.bps.org.uk/research-dig...
For teens and young adults, catching up on sleep over the weekend can guard against low mood, according to new research: www.bps.org.uk/research-dig...
New study makes a great case for weekend lie ins | BPS
For teens and young adults, catching up on sleep over the weekend can guard against low mood, according to new research.
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January 30, 2026 at 9:36 AM
Happy Friday! It's nearly the weekend, so let's talk about lying in. 💤
For teens and young adults, catching up on sleep over the weekend can guard against low mood, according to new research: www.bps.org.uk/research-dig...
For teens and young adults, catching up on sleep over the weekend can guard against low mood, according to new research: www.bps.org.uk/research-dig...
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When you want to show you care, which words do you choose? Recent work finds a few: www.bps.org.uk/research-dig...
New study finds the words to show you care | BPS
Recent work from the US explores specific language that has an emotional impact on others.
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January 27, 2026 at 1:26 PM
When you want to show you care, which words do you choose? Recent work finds a few: www.bps.org.uk/research-dig...
A small new study from the US finds a surprisingly high amount of women in STEM feel like they don’t belong in their positions: www.bps.org.uk/research-dig...
Overwhelming majority of women in STEM may feel like impostors | BPS
A small new study from the US finds surprisingly high amount of women in STEM feel like they don’t belong in their positions.
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January 29, 2026 at 1:43 PM
A small new study from the US finds a surprisingly high amount of women in STEM feel like they don’t belong in their positions: www.bps.org.uk/research-dig...
When you want to show you care, which words do you choose? Recent work finds a few: www.bps.org.uk/research-dig...
New study finds the words to show you care | BPS
Recent work from the US explores specific language that has an emotional impact on others.
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January 27, 2026 at 1:26 PM
When you want to show you care, which words do you choose? Recent work finds a few: www.bps.org.uk/research-dig...
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New research suggests civil conversations often have more impact than we anticipate: www.bps.org.uk/research-dig...
We underestimate how much civil discussion can change minds | BPS
New research suggests civil conversations often have more impact than we anticipate.
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January 16, 2026 at 12:00 PM
New research suggests civil conversations often have more impact than we anticipate: www.bps.org.uk/research-dig...
Feeling lucky, Bluesky? Here's how to feel even luckier. 🍀
A recent study explores the psychological effects of physical motions in lucky rituals: www.bps.org.uk/research-dig...
A recent study explores the psychological effects of physical motions in lucky rituals: www.bps.org.uk/research-dig...
Rituals that 'push' or 'pull' luck feel more effective | BPS
A recent study probes the psychological effects of physical motions in lucky rituals.
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January 26, 2026 at 2:43 PM
Feeling lucky, Bluesky? Here's how to feel even luckier. 🍀
A recent study explores the psychological effects of physical motions in lucky rituals: www.bps.org.uk/research-dig...
A recent study explores the psychological effects of physical motions in lucky rituals: www.bps.org.uk/research-dig...
New research finds differences in inflammation and microstructure in a mood-, motivation-, and reward-related brain region between acute and chronically depressed people: www.bps.org.uk/research-dig...
Acute and chronic depression appear differently in the brain | BPS
New research finds differences in inflammation and microstructure in a mood-, motivation-, and reward-related brain region between acute and chronically depressed people.
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January 23, 2026 at 10:38 AM
New research finds differences in inflammation and microstructure in a mood-, motivation-, and reward-related brain region between acute and chronically depressed people: www.bps.org.uk/research-dig...
Playing for fun, rather than the win, prompts kids to up the difficulty, according to a new study: www.bps.org.uk/research-dig...
Having fun isn’t easy | BPS
Playing for fun, rather than the win, prompts kids to up the difficulty, according to a new study.
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January 19, 2026 at 1:39 PM
Playing for fun, rather than the win, prompts kids to up the difficulty, according to a new study: www.bps.org.uk/research-dig...
New research suggests civil conversations often have more impact than we anticipate: www.bps.org.uk/research-dig...
We underestimate how much civil discussion can change minds | BPS
New research suggests civil conversations often have more impact than we anticipate.
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January 16, 2026 at 12:00 PM
New research suggests civil conversations often have more impact than we anticipate: www.bps.org.uk/research-dig...
Who doesn't love a good scare? 👻
New research shows that shared recreational fear experiences bring us closer to friends: www.bps.org.uk/research-dig...
New research shows that shared recreational fear experiences bring us closer to friends: www.bps.org.uk/research-dig...
A good scare can bring us together | BPS
Shared recreational fear experiences increase feelings of closeness within social groups.
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January 13, 2026 at 9:19 AM
Who doesn't love a good scare? 👻
New research shows that shared recreational fear experiences bring us closer to friends: www.bps.org.uk/research-dig...
New research shows that shared recreational fear experiences bring us closer to friends: www.bps.org.uk/research-dig...
A new study explores whether disinhibition might give swearing its performance-enhancing effects: www.bps.org.uk/research-dig...
Letting loose may give swearing its strength-boosting power | BPS
A new study explores how disinhibition might give swearing its performance-enhancing effects.
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January 12, 2026 at 1:20 PM
A new study explores whether disinhibition might give swearing its performance-enhancing effects: www.bps.org.uk/research-dig...
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Here's one for those of us thinking about diets involving fasting this January.
A new review challenges the idea that fasting always compromises cognition: www.bps.org.uk/research-dig...
A new review challenges the idea that fasting always compromises cognition: www.bps.org.uk/research-dig...
Does fasting make it hard to think? | BPS
A new review challenges the idea that fasting always compromises cognition.
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January 5, 2026 at 10:58 AM
Here's one for those of us thinking about diets involving fasting this January.
A new review challenges the idea that fasting always compromises cognition: www.bps.org.uk/research-dig...
A new review challenges the idea that fasting always compromises cognition: www.bps.org.uk/research-dig...
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New research finds that, at least in lab settings, those who are deaf are better at reading facial expressions: www.bps.org.uk/research-dig...
Deaf people seem better at reading facial expressions | BPS
New research finds that, at least in lab settings, those who are deaf are “better adapted to a visual world”.
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January 8, 2026 at 2:22 PM
New research finds that, at least in lab settings, those who are deaf are better at reading facial expressions: www.bps.org.uk/research-dig...
New research finds that even early in life, girls are more readily associated with objects than boys: www.bps.org.uk/research-dig...
The objectification of girls starts young | BPS
New research finds that young girls are more readily associated with objects than young boys.
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January 9, 2026 at 1:25 PM
New research finds that even early in life, girls are more readily associated with objects than boys: www.bps.org.uk/research-dig...
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Kids who first learned to count using their fingers outperform those that didn’t, says new study: www.bps.org.uk/research-dig...
Finger counting opens the door to better maths skills | BPS
A recent study finds that kids who first learned to count using their fingers outperform those that didn’t, adding to recent debate.
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January 5, 2026 at 11:30 AM
Kids who first learned to count using their fingers outperform those that didn’t, says new study: www.bps.org.uk/research-dig...
New research finds that, at least in lab settings, those who are deaf are better at reading facial expressions: www.bps.org.uk/research-dig...
Deaf people seem better at reading facial expressions | BPS
New research finds that, at least in lab settings, those who are deaf are “better adapted to a visual world”.
www.bps.org.uk
January 8, 2026 at 2:22 PM
New research finds that, at least in lab settings, those who are deaf are better at reading facial expressions: www.bps.org.uk/research-dig...
Kids who first learned to count using their fingers outperform those that didn’t, says new study: www.bps.org.uk/research-dig...
Finger counting opens the door to better maths skills | BPS
A recent study finds that kids who first learned to count using their fingers outperform those that didn’t, adding to recent debate.
www.bps.org.uk
January 5, 2026 at 11:30 AM
Kids who first learned to count using their fingers outperform those that didn’t, says new study: www.bps.org.uk/research-dig...