David Robson

an award-winning science writer specialising in the extremes of the human brain, body and behaviour.

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Books

The Laws of Connection

13 Social Strategies That Will Transform Your Life

The Expectation Effect

“Utterly riveting and transformative”
– Nigella Lawson

Portfolio

Take a look at my writing for the BBC, the Guardian, New Scientist, and many other outlets.

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The Guardian/The Observer
02/06/24

How learning about the science of shyness helped me
Wall Street Journal
01/06/24

Will Trump’s Conviction Change Minds?
The Guardian
26/05/24

The Big Idea: why you shouldn’t be afraid of being a mess

Media

View my films and listen to my radio and podcast interviews.

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The Guardian/The Observer
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‘Like a film in my mind’: hyperphantasia and the quest to understand vivid imaginations
Wall Street Journal
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The Secret to Lasting Romance? Doing New Things Together
BBC
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