Durham University

2026-09-16 @ 10.07.04 ∈ In English

Children trust what they hear over what they see, study finds - Durham University

The study found that when children are shown someone expressing one emotion through their body language while making a sound that conveys a different emotion, they overwhelmingly trust the sound they hear.  Adults, however, are much more likely to rely on visual information such as body language, or show no clear preference between the two. 

2025-09-13 @ 14.19.59 ∈ In English

Many lonely people would prefer a robot over human interaction

"We found that lonely customers with a reduced need for interaction with other humans are more likely to use service robots as a means of avoiding human contact and conserving emotional resources."

2024-07-08 @ 17.36.22 ∈ In English

Brain size riddle solved as humans exceed evolutionary trend

"For more than a century, scientists have assumed that this relationship was linear—meaning that brain size gets proportionally bigger, the larger an animal is. We now know this is not true. The relationship between brain and body size is a curve, essentially meaning very large animals have smaller brains than expected."

2022-09-29 @ 18.56.35 ∈ Suomeksi

Vauvan ruokainho näkyy jo kohdussa

Asia todennettiin kuvaamalla sikiöiden ilmeitä ultraäänellä, kun äidit olivat nauttineet joko porkkanaa tai lehtikaalia. […] Kaali ei ollut sikiöiden mieleen. Sen maku väänsi useammankin sikiön kasvot mutrulle. Sen sijaan porkkana jopa hymyilytti.