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Lost in a book? How reading and doing crosswords can block your ability to hear
Professor Nilli Lavie (Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience) explains how visual and hearing senses share limited brain capacity, often leading to 'inattentional deafness'.
More coverage: BBC Radio Five Live, The Independent, Daily Telegraph, Daily Express, Daily Mirror, Manchester Evening News, Times of IndiaIs dyscalculia as serious as dyslexia?
Professor Brian Butterworth (Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience) calls for additional support for people with dyscalculia - the mathematical equivalent of dyslexia.
, , More coverage: BBC 1's 'Breakfast', The Times, Times Educational Supplement,Tractor rage is waste of time, drivers told
Ahead of the Bank Holiday weekend, Professor Ben Heydecker (Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê Transport Studies) looks at the probability of getting stuck in traffic behind a tractor and reassures drivers that it doesn't actually have a huge impact on the duration of their journey.
More coverage: Daily Mail, Scotsman, Daily Mirror, Farmers GuardianNew waste strategy achieves an industry first
Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê's new waste strategy has cut the university's carbon emissions by more than a quarter.
Real scientists, real lives
Dr Lewis Dartnell (Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê Space and Climate Physics) explains how he found his way to a career in astrobiology.
Meeting of minds: we still need that room in Bloomsbury, say Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê vets
A number of academics have spoken out in favour of retaining the Housman Room, arguing that the senior common room is important for interdisciplinary working in the university.
Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê outsourcing plan may break law, union says
Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê is consulting on proposals to outsource a number of cleaning and security jobs.
, GuardianRevelations from the netherworld
Jon Turney (Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê Science and Technology Studies) reviews Carl Zimmer's "A Planet of Viruses".
No time for short cuts
Dr Kevin Fong (Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê Cell and Developmental Biology) provides a teacher's view of the 'revision lecture'.
BBC One's 'Fake Britain'
Professor Chris Mason (Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê Biochemical Engineering) talks about the dangers associated with 'stem cell tourism' and highlights some of the safeguards people should take before considering any treatment.
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