Dr Dean Burnett is a neuroscientist, author and stand up comedian. He is the author of the international best -sellers The Idiot Brain and The Happy Brain. Brain Yapping presents a wry look at the neuropsychological aspects of the latest science and news. He is on Twitter at @garwboy
Today is GCSE results day in the UK. Fifteen- and sixteen-year olds all across the country will be finding out how well they’ve done in the exams they recently sat, the ones they spent two years studying for. Dean Burnett investigates.
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The contest to replace Theresa May as leader of the conservative party is well underway, so Dean Burnett takes a scientific look at the scientific credentials of the candidates.
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Back when I blogged for the Guardian Science Network, a worrying amount of my output was me debunking or critiquing the dubious, unscientific claims made in other Guardian articles. So here I go again.
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‘Thoughts and Prayers’ cover social media after almost any event these days. But iss it as innocent as it seems in most cases? the latest from Dr Dean Burnett.
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Blue Monday, ‘the most depressing day of the year’ has rolled around again. One of the remaining defences of this withered husk of a concept is that at least it raises awareness of mental health problems. Sadly, it can do more harm than good.
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A recent study claims that brain scans reveal social exclusion makes someone more likely to become a Jihadist. This is a very bizarre claim, way beyond the limits of the technology says Dean Burnett.
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So many scientists are paid to suppress the truth, but how do you get on that lucrative gravy train? Dr Dean Burnett has some tips to make it big by peddling BS.
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A recent large population study claims to conclusively prove that male and female brains are different. Of course, it does no such thing. As such, Dr Dean Burnett is quite annoyed.
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Tissue of lies: were Kleenex right to drop the ‘Mansize’ label? Do men actually need their own dedicated tissues? Dr Dean Burnett sees what the science says in this pressing issue.
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If prominent scientists are supposed to be superior intellects, why do they so often start spouting utter bilge, sometimes in self-destructive ways? Dr Dean Burnett investigates.
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The human memory can be unreliable so does this mean that we should be discounting Professor Ford’s recall of the events from her youth? No. For several reasons, we too believe her. The latest from Dr Dean Burnett.
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A recent reddit post argued that brains that aren’t fully formed can’t know what love really is. This is, according to all evidence, nonsense.
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