Steve Rimmer

Producers of the most popular science programme on #Spreaker and #Veetle

Producers of the most popular science programme on #Spreaker and #Veetle

Producers of the most popular science programme on #Spreaker and #Veetle

As social media is used so pervasively in modern society to tap into people's behaviors and thoughts, neuroscientists are finding Facebook, Twitter, and other platforms to be very useful tools in a broad range of research areas. A review published November 11 in Trends in Cognitive Sciences describes some of the approaches that neuroscientists can use to gain valuable insights from social media and highlights some of the questions that might be answered by social media-based studies.

Planning how to resolve incomplete work tasks can help employees switch off from work and enjoy their evenings.

The study, conducted by researchers at the University of Melbourne, concluded that the changing nature of family living situations often led to avoidable conflict.

A new study strengthens growing evidence that Mycoplasma genitalium (MG) is a sexually transmitted infection (STI). The findings are recently published in the International Journal of Epidemiology.

Most adults know that a quick apology for a minor transgression, such as bumping into someone, helps maintain social harmony. The bumped-into person feels better, and so does the person who did the bumping. It's all part of the social norm. But do apologies have this effect on children?

The scientific journal Addiction has today published the first cost-effectiveness analysis of financial incentives to help pregnant women stop smoking. The report found that financial incentives are highly cost-effective, with an incremental cost-effectiveness ratio (ICER) of £482 ($734) per quality-adjusted life year (QALY), which is well below recommended thresholds in high income countries.

A new study published in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine finds child care centers play a pivotal role when it comes to the physical activity levels of preschoolers.

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This is the most downloaded/listened-to science podcast on #Spreaker. Thanks for your support!

This is the most downloaded/listened-to science podcast on #Spreaker. Thanks for your support!

This is the most downloaded/listened-to science podcast on #Spreaker. Thanks for your support!

This is the most downloaded/listened-to science podcast on #Spreaker. Thanks for your support!