Sex, lies, and video games

Sex, lies, and video games

It’s been a great week with all the news about our paper on wy people play violent video games in Personality and Individual differences. Our Conversation piece was picked up by a few interested parties, and here’s an on Radio National, with a great piece...
Video games & insights into sexism

Video games & insights into sexism

Alright! Our first paper looking at human behaviour using video games was just accepted in PLoS ONE! What a long ride it was, but it’s great to have the paper accepted in an open access journal as I have a feeling that this paper will get some attention. If...
Check out Maddie and her spiders!

Check out Maddie and her spiders!

ABC gave us a shout as they needed clips for their ‘Sounds of Science’ showcase — and what’s more perfect than some singing peacock spiders? Check out the details here at ABC to hear more about Maddie and what these little peacock spiders sound...
Science communication can be its own reward

Science communication can be its own reward

If we want a well-informed public, then it is of utmost importance that science is communicated effectively by those who excel at it. But there are challenges to effective science communication. Bill Laurance wrote last week that our current funding system effectively...