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Child porn evidence unreliable: study of Playboy
"Physical definitions of 'child' are inherently problematic," says Professor Richard Wortley (Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê Security & Crime Science). A recent court case, for example, "ruled that pictures that 'appear to be' of a minor was too imprecise, and that chronological age should be the criterion. Internationally most legislation is based on chronological age," he said.
Particle physics: Beyond the Higgs
The Higgs boson is not the end of the story. There is more to map in the new world of extreme physics, says Professor Jon Butterworth (Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê Physics & Astronomy).
London Metropolitan loses visa rights
Professor Malcolm Grant (Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê President & Provost) comments on the Home Office's decision to strip London Metropolitan of its right to sign off visas for foreign students.
Richly altruistic
Neighbourhood income deprivation has a strong negative effect on altruistic behaviour when measured by a 'lost letter' experiment, according to new Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê research published today in PLoS One.
More: Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê newsOne in 100 children could be a 'psychopath'
"The kinds of features that parents report are cruelty to animals, cruelty to younger siblings and lying and not having any remorse or concern about getting caught," says Professor Essi Viding (Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê Clinical, Educational & Health Psychology).
Cognitive neuroscientist seeks to understand teenage brains
Professor Sarah-Jayne Blakemore (Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience) talks about the Centre for Educational Neuroscience, and the importance of studying teenagers' brains.
Middle class couples 'risking the family name' with few kids
Wealthy couples tend to invest more time and energy in fewer children, leading to more successful offspring,Ìýsays Dr David Lawson (Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê Anthropology).
Tuning a piano 'moulds the mind'
Professor Tim Griffiths and Sundeep Teki (Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê Institute of Neurology) talk about how tuning a piano can also tunes the brain, with structural changes seen within the hippocampus of professional piano tuners.Ìý
Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê Qatar welcomes first batch of students
Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê Qatar has welcomed its first intake of 32 students from 13 nationalities at its new Doha campus.
The psychology behind the web's most successful brands
Professor Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic (Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê Clinical, Education & Health Psychology) discusses how user data and personal behaviour is changing the internet, and the ways in which companies are tapping into and influencing this new vision of the web.