1000 simple words to improve science communication
Inspired by popular web comic XKCD’s Thing Explainer, and motivated by a desire to get complex research ideas into the hands (and newsfeeds) of a broader audience, researchers in Dr. Rebecca Todd’s lab have been blogging about the lab’s publications using the 1000 most commonly used English words. “A lot of scientific writing can be […]
New research by Prof. Rebecca Todd: PTSD soldiers more likely to see a world full of threat
Soldiers with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) may see a world more full of threat than those not suffering from the affliction, according to a study led by UBC Psychology and The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids) in Toronto. The findings underline how PTSD – a trauma-related mental disorder linked to higher levels of emotional arousal […]