Portfolio
Aeon
14/07/26
When my ties to my mother faded, so did my memories
BBC Culture
13/07/26
What the Middle Ages can teach us about preventing burnout
The Guardian
04/07/26
Feeling stuck? Try ‘productivity snacking’
Tes
03/06/26
The manosphere’s influence is growing – can teachers fight back?
BBC Science Focus
01/06/26
Experts have found the one emotion that causes procrastination – and how to stop it
New York Times
21/01/26
5 Things Doctors Wish Men Knew About Sexual Health
The Guardian
10/01/26
Why pleasure is the key to self-improvement
Fast Company
01/12/25
You can learn how to be a better listener. Here’s how
The Observer
20/07/25
The illusion of understanding: Why the way we communicate matters
BBC
13/07/25
‘Wobbly-tooth puberty’: How children’s brains change at six-years-old
The Times
14/06/25
Wake up and smell the coffee — the new way to train your brain
New Scientist
12/06/25
Four science-based rules that will make your conversations flow
BBC Science Focus
13/05/25
Rethinking Hypnosis
The Observer
10/05/25
Scientists are starting to understand the power of rage
New Scientist
05/05/25
How to harness your emotions for a happier, calmer life
BBC
26/03/25
The simple trick to change people’s minds
Tes
05/03/25
Can belonging really help fix behaviour, attendance and outcomes?
New Scientist
11/02/25
How studying babies’ minds is prompting us to rethink consciousness
The Guardian
13/01/25
How to live better in 2025: the power of giving
The Observer
26/10/24
Kama muta: the powerful emotion you didn’t know you had
New Scientist
09/10/24
Take control of your brain’s master switch
The Guardian
09/09/24
The big idea: how the ‘protege effect’ can help you learn almost anything
The Guardian
20/07/24
The flow state: the science of the elusive creative mindset that can improve your life
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
Wall Street Journal
11/05/24
The Secret to Lasting Romance? Doing New Things Together
BBC
22/04/24
How the solar eclipse may affect the brain and bring people together
The Guardian/The Observer
20/04/24
‘Like a film in my mind’: hyperphantasia and the quest to understand vivid imaginations
BBC
15/04/24
The hero tax: Why ‘selfless’ workers are professionally exploited
BBC
01/03/24
Why alcohol is so dangerous for young minds
BBC
27/02/24
Supercommunicators: Q&A with Charles Duhigg
The Guardian/The Observer
25/02/24
Is the 100-year old TB vaccine a new weapon against Alzheimer’s?
New Scientist
24/02/24
Why the brain’s microbiome could hold the key to curing Alzheimer’s
New Scientist
08/02/24
The neuroscientist harnessing the placebo effect to help soothe pain
The Guardian
03/02/24
The big idea: is compassion fatigue real?
Wall Street Journal
27/01/24
The Secret to Reaching a Goal? Have Compassion for Slip-Ups
BBC
17/01/24
Extreme exhaustion and burnout: How it happens and what to do about it
New Scientist
16/01/24
Sperm counts are down worldwide and researchers are discovering why
BBC
08/01/24
How the dark days of January shape your mood, intelligence and sex drive
The Observer
10/12/23
The art and science of gift giving
The Guardian/The Observer
17/09/23
‘I couldn’t believe the data’: how thinking in a foreign language improves decision-making
The Guardian
16/09/23
The big idea: could we use music like medicine?
The Guardian/The Observer
10/09/23
Breaking Through Depression; The Balanced Brain reviews
The Guardian/The Observer
16/06/24
Don’t fret, neurotics – there are advantages to worrying
The Guardian/The Observer
11/06/23
The pleasure principle: Is a little bit of indulgence the secret to success?
BBC Worklife
22/05/23
Why people reward innate talent over hard work
The Times
29/04/23
Fans by Michael Bond review
The Guardian
24/04/23
The big idea: can writing make you healthier?
BBC Worklife
14/04/23
An ancient trick to help you think more wisely
The Times
04/04/23
Pathogenesis by Jonathan Kennedy – review
New Scientist
11/03/23
Does an ‘energy crisis’ cause cognitive decline?
The Guardian
13/02/23
The big idea: Your personality is not set in stone
The Guardian/The Observer
12/02/23
A sexual destiny mindset’ – and the other red flags of romantic chemistry
BBC Worklife
02/01/23
The four types of motivation
The Guardian/The Observer
04/12/22
Why does religion have health benefits?
The Guardian
28/11/22
The big idea: how keeping warm wards off loneliness
BBC Worklife
15/11/22
Why indecision makes you smarter
BBC Future
07/11/22
What makes a creative genius?
BBC Worklife
21/10/22
How to learn from failure
BBC Worklife
05/10/22
The unsettling power of existential dread
New Scientist
28/09/22
The new science of insomnia
BBC Worklife
06/09/22
How curiosity supercharges your brain
The Guardian
28/08/22
The people who can’t stop daydreaming
BBC Worklife
16/08/22
The ‘illusion of knowledge’ that leads to overconfidence
The Guardian
14/08/22
The rights and wrongs of Steven Pinker’s optimism
The Guardian
07/08/22
The drugs don’t work (and other mental health myths)
BBC Worklife
25/07/21
How to stop catastrophising
The Guardian
12/06/22
The mind gym: five ways to make exercise a pleasure
BBC Future
17/05/22
The healing power of ’emotion coaching’
BBC Future
29/04/22
The shipwrecks rewriting ancient history
openDemocracy
24/04/22
How collective narcissism powers Trump and Putin’s supporters
BBC Worklife
04/04/22
The psychology of gut instincts
Psyche
07/04/22
Physical fatigue is in the brain as much as in the body
The Observer/Guardian
03/04/22
Are you anxious, introverted, or a “highly sensitive person”?
BBC Worklife
17/03/22
Great sexpectations: How your mindset shapes your love life
BBC Future
14/03/22
How can schools prevent bullying?
BBC Worklife
14/03/22
The complicated truth of post-traumatic growth
New Scientist
09/03/22
How the “derring effect” helps you learn
Popular Science
08/03/22
Enhance your workouts with brain training
BBC Worklife
03/03/22
How mindfulness can make you a darker person
The Guardian
14/02/22
Is it time to stop worrying about stress?
BBC Worklife
09/02/22
How to live with your regrets
BBC Worklife
02/02/22
How to think about your ‘future self’
New Scientist
26/01/22
How to boost the well-being of society
New Scientist
19/01/22
How little rituals boost mental performance
BBC Worklife
03/01/22
Awe: the ‘little earthquake’ that can free your mind
BBC Future
16/12/21
Can you think yourself drunk?
BBC Future
15/12/21
Why family gatherings can be so toxic
BBC Worklife
15/12/21
Can we get over a lingering grudge?
New Scientist
15/12/21
Why we laugh – and what our laughs mean
BBC Worklife
19/11/21
Why you say yes to requests – even if you shouldn’t
The Guardian
14/11/21
Can lucid dreaming help us understand consciousness?
BBC Worklife
12/11/21
How to make deeper social connections
BBC Worklife
22/10/21
Why uncertainty scrambles the brain
BBC Future
07/10/21
Alzheimer’s: The heretical and hopeful role of infection
BBC Worklife
01/10/21
Why you make better first impressions than you think
BBC Worklife
30/08/21
How narcissists climb the career ladder quickly
The Observer/Guardian
15/08/21
Interoception: the hidden sense that shapes wellbeing
the Guardian
31/07/21
Ink positive: how tattoos can heal the mind as well as adorn the body
BBC Future
23/07/21
The 5 “C’s of vaccine hesitancy
New Scientist
07/07/21
How did consciousness evolve?
New Scientist
01/07/21
The 7 primes of life: Why each decade comes with its own superpowers
The Psychologist
01/07/21
‘You can improve the policy by attending to people’s dignity’
BBC Worklife
26/06/21
Can you ‘programme’ your brain to think of genius solutions?
Psyche
23/06/21
How to enjoy being single | Psyche Guides
BBC Worklife
19/05/21
The anxiety that limits your creative genius
BBC Worklife
12/05/21
Why it’s so hard to work with a creative genius
BBC Worklife
05/05/21
Why we gloss over great ideas – and invest in bad ones
BBC Worklife
28/04/21
How multitasking fuels original thinking
the Guardian
25/04/21
What unconscious bias training gets wrong… and how to fix it
New Scientist
07/04/21
Human-like intelligence in animals is far more common than we thought
BBC Worklife
31/03/21
How the ‘creative-cliff illusion’ limits our ideas
BBC Worklife
10/02/21
How a ‘beginners’ mindset’ can help you learn anything
BBC Worklife
02/02/21
How too much mindfulness can spike anxiety
The Guardian
29/11/20
It’s only fake-believe: how to deal with a conspiracy theorist
BBC Worklife
12/11/20
Why the ‘paradox mindset’ is the key to success
BBC Worklife
04/11/20
Why ‘healthy neurotics’ can thrive in stressful times
New Scientist
14/10/20
‘Ums’ and ‘ers’ are a hidden code that helped complex language evolve
BBC Worklife
29/09/20
Why arrogance is dangerously contagious
The Guardian
26/09/20
Dreading a dark winter lockdown? Think like a Norwegian
BBC Worklife
01/09/20
The dark side of self-control and willpower
BBC Worklife
18/08/20
The ‘Batman Effect’: How having an alter ego empowers you
New Scientist
13/08/20
Missed connections
BBC Future
13/08/20
Exponential growth bias: The numerical error behind Covid-19
BBC Worklife
22/07/20
The mindset you need to succeed at every goal
BBC Worklife
22/06/20
How to think under pressure – interview with Maria Konnikova
BBC Worklife
08/06/20
How to avoid the ‘competency trap’
the i newspaper
05/06/20
David Vincent’s A History of Solitude shows there is much comfort in isolation
BBC Future
04/06/20
How Covid-19 is changing the world’s children
Psyche
25/05/20
A touch of absurdity can help to wrap your mind around reality
BBC Future
20/05/20
How flashing lights could treat Alzheimer’s disease
The Psychologist
15/05/20
Vaccinating against viruses of the mind
BBC Worklife
13/05/20
How isolation can benefit teamwork
BBC Reel
28/04/20
Film: The village with the secret to a long life
the i
24/04/20
Cured by Dr Jeffrey Rediger, review
The Guardian
19/04/20
Online learning: how to acquire new skills during lockdown
BBC Future
07/04/20
Why smart people believe coronavirus myths
BBC Future
02/04/20
The fear of coronavirus is changing our psychology
Men's Health
29/03/20
What It’s Like to Experience the Waking Nightmare of ‘Paradoxical Insomnia’
New Scientist
21/03/20
How a “lost” Asian city is rewriting the story of civilisation
BBC Worklife
13/03/20
The complex psychology of passion
BBC Worklife
03/03/20
Why slowing your breathing helps you relax
BBC Worklife
27/02/20
What you can learn from the most persuasive adverts
BBC Worklife
17/02/20
The simple maths error that can lead to bankruptcy
The Observer
16/02/20
Fail productively… how to turn yourself into a super-learner
New Scientist
08/02/20
Spider smarts
The Guardian
04/01/20
Wellbeing: six ways to put a smile back on your face in 2020
New Scientist
18/12/19
The big guide to small talk
Mosaic Science
06/12/19
Men and women aren’t equal when it comes to concussion
BBC Worklife
25/11/19
How we could sleep better – in less time
BBC Worklife
18/11/19
Should we aim to be polymaths?
BBC Worklife
05/11/19
Constantly late with work? Blame the planning fallacy
New Scientist
23/02/19
The stupidity trap
Popular Science
20/08/19
Why the smartest people can make the dumbest mistakes
The Psychologist
01/12/19
Taking ownership: Review of Possessed by Bruce Hood
BBC Worklife
02/10/19
The bias that can cause catastrophe
BBC Future
02/10/19
The myth of the gendered brain
CNN
16/09/19
How to be a human lie detector of fake news
Aeon
07/08/19
Why speaking to yourself in the third person makes you wiser
BBC Worklife
07/08/19
The science of creating a dream team
BBC Worklife
01/08/19
The trick that makes you overspend
BBC Future
09/07/19
Has humanity reached ‘peak intelligence’?
The Guardian
30/06/19
The science of influencing people: six ways to win an argument
Telegraph
05/06/19
Why smart people do stupid things… and how not to
The Atlantic
03/06/19
‘Extreme Empathizers’ Could Help Reveal the Origins of Human Cooperation
ABC Radio National
21/05/19
Why smart people do stupid things
New Scientist
04/05/19
Finding our voice (COVER FEATURE)
Bbc
04/05/19
The ‘3.5% rule’: How a small minority can change the world
The Atlantic
16/04/19
The Dreams You Can’t Remember Might Never Have Occurred
BBC Future
04/04/19
How to make wiser judgements about the future
The Guardian
01/04/19
Why smart people are more likely to believe fake news
BBC Future
27/03/19
Are we close to solving the puzzle of consciousness?
Mosaic Science
12/03/19
This is what it’s like waking up during surgery
The Times
25/02/19
The Intelligence Trap quiz: are you smart but stupid?
BBC Future
12/02/19
How your belly could heal your brain
Aeon
06/02/19
In the beginning was the word, and the word was embodied – David Robson | Aeon Essays
BBC Future
07/01/19
A high-carb diet may explain why Okinawans live so long
BBC Future
07/12/18
Why the quickest route to happiness may be to do nothing
BBC Future
29/10/18
Why the flu of 1918 was so deadly
The Atlantic
15/10/18
Neanderthals Suffered a Lot of Traumatic Injuries. So How Did They Live So Long?
BBC Future
19/07/18
The age you feel means more than your actual birthdate
BBC Future
28/06/18
Why athletes need a ‘quiet eye’
BBC Capital
09/05/18
Do Elon Musk’s radical work ideas add up?
BBC Culture
09/05/18
Our fiction addiction: Why humans need stories
BBC Future
09/05/18
Feeling litt? The five hotspots driving English forward
BBC Capital
09/05/18
The secrets of the ‘high-potential’ personality
BBC Future
19/02/18
An effortless way to improve your memory
The Atlantic
18/01/18
The ‘Underground Railroad’ To Save Atheists
Bbc
19/10/17
The ‘hidden talent’ that determines success
Bbc
13/06/17
Should the world eat more like the Cantonese?
BBC Future
19/05/17
The beautiful languages of the people who talk like birds
Bbc
18/05/17
An inside view of Hong Kong’s hidden rooftop farms
Bbc
18/04/17
How to save the world’s most trafficked mammal
BBC Future
07/03/17
The astonishing vision and focus of Namibia’s nomads
Bbc
02/02/17
What Peter Pan teaches us about memory and consciousness
Bbc
02/02/17
The strange Victorian fashion of self-electrification
BBC Earth
06/01/17
The birth of half-human, half-animal chimeras
Bbc
02/01/17
How East and West think in profoundly different ways
Bbc
02/01/17
The ‘untranslatable’ emotions you never knew you had
Bbc
03/11/16
The viruses that may save humanity
Bbc
06/09/16
Our IQs have never been higher – but it hasn’t made us smart
Bbc
06/09/16
Four ways that other people warp your memory
Bbc
20/08/16
Why we should celebrate shyness
Bbc
21/07/16
The reasons why exhaustion and burnout are so common
Bbc
21/06/16
We have the wrong idea about males, females and sex
Bbc
29/04/16
This is how it feels to learn your memories are fiction
Bbc
21/04/16
The Victorians who flew as high as jumbo jets
Bbc
08/04/16
How important is social class in Britain today?
Bbc
08/04/16
The very real pain of ‘imaginary’ illnesses
Bbc
29/03/16
Why are people so incredibly gullible?
Bbc
19/03/16
The curse of the people who can’t stop making puns
Bbc
08/03/16
The mysterious appeal of ‘silent music’
Bbc
19/02/16
The dark tales of the world’s most epic sleep-talker
Bbc
19/02/16
What is a ‘normal’ sex life?
Bbc
18/02/16
Has the Queen become frightfully common?
Bbc
18/02/16
The secret “anti-languages” you’re not supposed to know
Bbc
18/02/16
Did the Maya create the first ‘comics’?
Bbc
27/01/16
The blessing and curse of the people who never forget
Bbc
21/01/16
The tragic fate of the people who stop sleeping
Bbc
10/01/16
The surprising perks of being easily embarrassed
BBC
10/01/16
What Sherlock Holmes taught us about the mind
Bbc
09/12/15
Quiz: Find out what kind of drunk you are
Bbc
09/12/15
The air that makes you fat
Bbc
03/12/15
Quiz: How dark is your personality?
Bbc
02/12/15
How much would you pay to live for an extra year?
Bbc
26/11/15
A blueprint of the emerging mind
Bbc
26/11/15
The countries that don’t exist
Bbc
26/11/15
Does it pay to be kind to strangers?
Bbc
26/10/15
Are any foods safe to eat anymore? Here’s the truth
Bbc
22/10/15
The people who drink human blood
Bbc
22/10/15
Why do women live longer than men?
Bbc
22/10/15
The real reason germs spread in the winter
Bbc
21/10/15
How far do you have to run to burn off a burger?
Bbc
28/09/15
Is another human living inside you?
Bbc
28/09/15
The strangest form of consciousness
Bbc
28/09/15
The best (and worst) ways to spot a liar
Bbc
27/09/15
The secrets of living to 200 years old
Bbc
20/08/15
A dream-traveller’s guide to the sleeping mind
BBC
20/08/15
The man who has never felt an emotion
Bbc
20/07/15
‘My dentist saved my tooth, but wiped my memory’
Bbc
20/07/15
The disgusting secrets of smelly feet
Bbc
20/07/15
Coffee in crisis: The bitter end of our favourite drink?
Bbc
20/07/15
The strange phenomenon of musical ‘skin orgasms’
Bbc
23/06/15
Do you have ‘maths anxiety’?
Bbc
23/06/15
The myth of universal beauty
Bbc
22/06/15
The strange expertise of burglars
Bbc
23/05/15
The mind-bending effects of foreign accent syndrome
Bbc
23/05/15
What’s the prime of your life?
Bbc
23/05/15
How to supercharge the way you learn
Bbc
23/05/15
How to learn 30 languages
Bbc
22/05/15
The philosopher who studies the experience of coffee
Bbc
23/04/15
The surprising downsides of being clever
Bbc
23/04/15
The strangest sounds in the world
Bbc
23/04/15
A five-step guide to not being stupid
Bbc
23/03/15
Cancer: The mysterious miracle cases inspiring doctors
Bbc
23/03/15
How your face betrays your personality and health
BBC Future
25/02/15
Five things Alice in Wonderland reveals about the brain
BBC Future
18/02/15
Time lords: The clocks that rule our world
BBC Future
13/02/15
The surprising downsides of being drop dead gorgeous
BBC Future
11/02/15
The contagious thought that could kill you
BBC Future
04/02/15
Dos and don’ts for restful sleep
BBC Future
30/01/15
Psychology: the man who studies everyday evil
BBC Future
26/01/15
What makes an urban legend?
BBC Future
22/01/15
How to curb hunger pangs with your mind
BBC Future
16/01/15
Why are we short-sighted?
Bbc
09/01/15
Why can’t you tickle yourself?
BBC Future
08/01/15
Dos and don’ts of a January detox
Bbc
30/12/14
Psychology: Why does guilt increase pleasure?
BBC Future
22/12/14
Can you die of boredom?
Bbc
21/12/14
Why do we fart more on planes?
BBC Future
12/12/14
Dos and don’ts for common colds
BBC Future
05/12/14
A glass sub to probe the ocean depths
BBC Future
05/12/14
The strange case of the man with two hearts
Bbc
02/12/14
Mystery booms: What’s the cause?
BBC Future
25/11/14
Do dreams occur in slow motion?
BBC Future
20/11/14
Why you love to hate your frenemies
BBC Future
11/11/14
The extreme ‘ultra-athletes’ aged 60+
BBC Future
07/11/14
How to make a diamond from scratch – with peanut butter
BBC Future
31/10/14
Why do some people believe in the paranormal?
BBC Future
29/10/14
The fine line between funny and annoying tech
Bbc
22/10/14
How ‘crowd patronage’ could shape music and art
BBC Future
21/10/14
Are we getting smarter?
BBC Future
20/10/14
‘Why I want to die at 75’
BBC Future
16/10/14
Should we diagnose rare diseases with smartphones?
BBC Future
12/10/14
The truth about driverless vehicles
BBC Future
07/10/14
The biggest test for drones?
BBC Future
06/10/14
Why astronauts get the ‘space stupids’
BBC Future
01/10/14
The expert guide to space colonies
BBC Future
30/09/14
Are we hard-wired to doodle?
BBC Future
04/09/14
The women with superhuman vision
BBC Future
31/08/14
How the colour red warps the mind
BBC Future
25/08/14
Is fast food making us depressed?
BBC Future
20/08/14
The hidden truth of star signs
BBC Future
13/08/14
Should we be treating suicide differently?
BBC Future
11/08/14
One of science’s most baffling questions? Why we yawn
BBC Future
30/07/14
Ebola: How easily do germs spread on planes?
Bbc
29/07/14
Neuroscience: why do we see faces in everyday objects?
BBC Future
21/07/14
How to learn while you sleep
BBC Future
12/07/14
World Cup: How to train a bee to play football
BBC Future
06/07/14
The ultimate comeback: Bringing the dead back to life
BBC Future
02/07/14
Hypnosis: The day my mind was ‘possessed’
BBC Future
24/06/14
Neuroscience: The man who saw time stand still
BBC Future
11/06/14
The best way to predict the future
New Scientist
21/04/14
Shakespeare: Unleashing a tempest in the brain
BBC Future
07/03/14
How to learn like a memory champion
New Scientist
13/02/14
Cure for love: Should we take anti-love drugs?
New Scientist
19/12/13
Sleeping daredevil: The first dream hacker
The Observer
24/11/13
How the visual language of comics could have its roots in the ice age
New Scientist
05/10/13
Hunter, gatherer… architect? Civilisation’s true dawn
New Scientist
03/06/13
The trouble with neuroscience
New Scientist
25/05/13
Old dogs, new tricks
New Scientist
26/02/14
Sharp thinking: how tools shaped the mind
Washington Post
05/02/13
Where do our minds go at night?
New Scientist
03/01/13
Dangerous liaisons: Fatal animal attractions
New Scientist, and the Washington Post
03/01/13
‘Sno myth
New Scientist
24/11/12
What’s the buzz?
New Scientist
08/10/12
Fade to black
New Scientist
24/03/12
The 10 biggest puzzles of human evolution
New Scientist
29/02/12
Deep future: how will our language evolve
New Scientist
14/12/11
Power of Babel
New Scientist
24/09/11
A brief history of the brain
New Scientist
14/09/11
Björk: I was always a bit of a nerd
New Scientist
14/07/11