Monthly Archives: January 2021

Post Of The Week – Saturday 30th January, 2021

1) Measuring Diversity This blog from Kings College London EDIT lab explains some of the problems with the terms we use to describe diversity. It calls for a constant process of reflection and challenging of assumptions. That is a point we look at when considering gender and culture bias in Psychology in Year 2. 2) […]

Post Of The Week – Saturday 23rd January, 2021

1) Brain Drain As you work at home in lessons, you may keep your phone alongside whatever device you are using. There’s evidence that even having the phone there takes up memory and processing capacity and prevents you from processing whatever you are supposed to be doing. Here is a review of that evidence. 2) […]

Post Of The Week – Saturday 16th January 2021

1) Mysteries Of Sleep The BBC is repeating a series of three programmes about different aspects of sleep. You can access all of them here. They look useful for our work on Biopsychology in Year 2. 2) Arts On Prescription This article looks at evidence that arts workshops can have a positive impact on people’s […]

Post Of The Week – Sunday 10th January 2021

1) The Pattern Seekers We look at Simon Baron-Cohen’s early research into theory of mind and autism as part of Cognition And Development in Year 2. He has just published a new book, The Pattern Seekers. He writes about it in this article in New Scientist which for now, at least, is not behind a […]