{"id":55,"date":"2021-01-30T18:31:01","date_gmt":"2021-01-30T18:31:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/simon-makin.com\/?page_id=55"},"modified":"2023-05-03T20:07:04","modified_gmt":"2023-05-03T20:07:04","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/simon-makin.com\/","title":{"rendered":"Simon Makin &#8211; Home Page"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"55\" class=\"elementor elementor-55\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5bcb8595 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5bcb8595\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;gradient&quot;,&quot;shape_divider_bottom&quot;:&quot;mountains&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-shape elementor-shape-bottom\" 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data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Science Journalist<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1197a721 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1197a721\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Simon Makin is a freelance science journalist based in London, specialising in neuroscience, cognitive psychology, and mental health. He also covers the life sciences more broadly, and technology where it intersects with mind or health. His work has appeared in <em>Scientific American Mind<\/em>, <em>Scientific American<\/em>, <em>New Scientist<\/em>, <em>Nature<\/em>, <em>The Economist<\/em>, <em>Spectrum<\/em>, and more, online and in print. He is also available for freelance copy editing work.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-53207c59 elementor-shape-circle e-grid-align-left e-grid-align-tablet-left elementor-grid-0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-social-icons\" data-id=\"53207c59\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"social-icons.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-social-icons-wrapper elementor-grid\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-grid-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-icon elementor-social-icon elementor-social-icon-twitter elementor-repeater-item-gqdzf8f\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/simonmakin\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-screen-only\">Twitter<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fab fa-twitter\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-grid-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-icon elementor-social-icon elementor-social-icon-linkedin-in elementor-repeater-item-j25ve7o\" href=\"https:\/\/uk.linkedin.com\/public-profile\/in\/simon-makin-bb3b9a2\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-screen-only\">Linkedin-in<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fab fa-linkedin-in\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-56d90bdd elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"56d90bdd\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-wide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-48b93b8a\" data-id=\"48b93b8a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2f8a1a8c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2f8a1a8c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Neuroscience & Psychology<\/h4>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-41a12072 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"41a12072\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Reporting on cutting-edge developments in neuroscience; both the technologies involved and the understanding of brain and behaviour they elicit. I also cover important or interesting findings from psychology that help illuminate the mind, thought, emotion, or perception.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6770201c\" data-id=\"6770201c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-76d0a011 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"76d0a011\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Mental Health\n\n\n<\/h4>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-53d6e7d7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"53d6e7d7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>I hope to dispel stigma and raise awareness by communicating clearly the complexities of mental health. I have written often on topics ranging from psychiatric genetics and computational psychiatry, through new therapies, to neurodegenerative disease.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-441dc58e\" data-id=\"441dc58e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-50dfbc0b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"50dfbc0b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Molecular Biology \n& Genetics<\/h4>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-31e1acec elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"31e1acec\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In covering these topics I picked up a fair amount of molecular biology and genetics. I have put this to good use covering a wide range of health stories, from the influence of the gut microbiome on fitness, to the future of cancer treatment through multi-omics.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6ad6934e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6ad6934e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;shape_divider_top&quot;:&quot;tilt&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-shape elementor-shape-top\" data-negative=\"false\">\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 1000 100\" preserveAspectRatio=\"none\">\n\t<path class=\"elementor-shape-fill\" d=\"M0,6V0h1000v100L0,6z\"\/>\n<\/svg>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-64028ef\" data-id=\"64028ef\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-635d819 elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"635d819\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"examples\" class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9164492 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9164492\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Examples of \nMy Work<\/h4>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-106deda elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"106deda\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong id=\"examples\" style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Below you will find several of my articles, as laid out in print publications. Mostly full length features, together with a couple of long news items and a teensy mini-feature.<\/strong><\/p><p><strong style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">On the right (below, on mobile) is a list of selected online articles, spanning most of my career. Primarily news items, with a couple of features. The first is a &#8220;guest blog&#8221; I had published before landing my first paid gig, which remains a piece I&#8217;m particularly proud of.<br \/><strong id=\"examples\" style=\"font-size: 1rem;\"><a href=\"#top\">^^ jump to top<\/a><\/strong><\/strong><\/p><h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default elementor-inline-editing pen\" style=\"color: #e7ff03; font-family: 'Special Elite', sans-serif; font-weight: 600; text-transform: capitalize;\" data-elementor-setting-key=\"title\" data-pen-placeholder=\"Type Here...\">Articles in print<\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-99ef988 elementor-widget elementor-widget-price-list\" data-id=\"99ef988\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"price-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-price-list\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><a class=\"elementor-price-list-item\" href=\"https:\/\/simon-makin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/SXX-SXX-Outlook-Pandemic-preparedness-Makin.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-price-list-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/simon-makin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/S12\u2013S13-Outlook-1.jpg\" alt=\"Predicting a Pandemic\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-price-list-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-price-list-header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-price-list-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tPredicting a Pandemic\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-price-list-separator\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-price-list-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tIn-depth feature on efforts to predict aspects of future pandemics, such as which viruses might be most likely to jump from animals to humans. For a Nature Outlook on Pandemic Preparedness, 27 Oct, 2022.\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a><\/li>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><a class=\"elementor-price-list-item\" href=\"https:\/\/simon-makin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/S12\u2013S13-Outlook-Smell-Makin-MA.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-price-list-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/simon-makin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/S12\u2013S13-Outlook.jpg\" alt=\"Smell by Wire\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-price-list-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-price-list-header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-price-list-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSmell by Wire\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-price-list-separator\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-price-list-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tA short feature on the researchers trying to develop an electronic implant to restore a sense smell in people with anosmia.  For a Nature Outlook on Smell, 23 June, 2022.\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a><\/li>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><a class=\"elementor-price-list-item\" href=\"https:\/\/simon-makin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Outlook-sport-Makin_Layout.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-price-list-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/simon-makin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Outlook-sport.jpg\" alt=\"A Winning Gut\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-price-list-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-price-list-header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-price-list-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tA Winning Gut\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-price-list-separator\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-price-list-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tA short feature on early attempts to determine whether - and how - the gut microbiome might influence athleticism. For a Nature Outlook on Sport Science, 1 April, 2021.\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a><\/li>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><a class=\"elementor-price-list-item\" href=\"https:\/\/simon-makin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Beyond_The_Genome_NatOutlook.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-price-list-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/simon-makin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Beyond_The_Genome_NatOutlook-250-1.jpg\" alt=\"Beyond the Genome\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-price-list-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-price-list-header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-price-list-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tBeyond the Genome\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-price-list-separator\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-price-list-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tA feature on transcriptome, proteome, and multi-omics approaches to understanding and treating cancer. For a Nature Outlooks on \"Precision Oncology\", 24 September 2020.\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a><\/li>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><a class=\"elementor-price-list-item\" href=\"https:\/\/simon-makin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Personality_Pursuits_MonitorOnPsychology.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-price-list-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/simon-makin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Personality_Pursuits_MonitorOnPsychology-250.jpg\" alt=\"Personality Pursuits\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-price-list-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-price-list-header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-price-list-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tPersonality Pursuits\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-price-list-separator\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-price-list-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tA \"Lab Work\" profile of Simine Vazire, a personality researcher who campaigns to improve research methods in psychology and leads the Personality and Self-Knowledge Lab at the University of California, Davis. For the APA's Monitor on Psychology magazine, November 2019.\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a><\/li>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><a class=\"elementor-price-list-item\" href=\"https:\/\/simon-makin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Four_Challenges_In_Brain_Simulation.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-price-list-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/simon-makin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Four_Challenges_In_Brain_Simulation-scaled-e1612043526722.jpg\" alt=\"Four Challenges In Brain Simulation\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-price-list-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-price-list-header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-price-list-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tFour Challenges In Brain Simulation\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-price-list-separator\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-price-list-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tA \"Four Challenges in...\" structured mini-feature on brain simulation. For a Nature Outlooks on \"The Brain\", 25 July 2019. \t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a><\/li>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><a class=\"elementor-price-list-item\" href=\"https:\/\/simon-makin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/The_Undiscovered_Illness_SciAm.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-price-list-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/simon-makin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/The_Undiscovered_Illness_SciAm-250.jpg\" alt=\"The Undiscovered Illness\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-price-list-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-price-list-header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-price-list-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe Undiscovered Illness\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-price-list-separator\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-price-list-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAn in-depth feature asking whether people who experience only mania should be diagnosed with bipolar disorder. Originally commissioned by Scientific American Mind, published by Scientific American, March 2019.\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a><\/li>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><a class=\"elementor-price-list-item\" href=\"https:\/\/simon-makin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Keeping_Our_Heads_NatOutlook.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-price-list-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/simon-makin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Keeping_Our_Heads_NatOutlook-250-1.jpg\" alt=\"Keeping Our Heads\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-price-list-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-price-list-header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-price-list-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tKeeping Our Heads\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-price-list-separator\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-price-list-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tA feature exploring the effects of digital technology on cognition and mental health. For a Nature Outlooks on the \"Digital Revolution\",  29 November 2018.\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a><\/li>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><a class=\"elementor-price-list-item\" href=\"https:\/\/simon-makin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/The_Amyloid_Hypothesis_On_Trial.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-price-list-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/simon-makin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/The_Amyloid_Hypothesis_On_Trial-250.jpg\" alt=\"The Amyloid Hypothesis on Trial\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-price-list-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-price-list-header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-price-list-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe Amyloid Hypothesis on Trial\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-price-list-separator\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-price-list-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAn in-depth exploration of  the evidence underlying the amyloid hypothesis - the dominant theory of what causes Alzheimer's disease - together with some emerging alternative ideas. For a Nature Outlooks on \"Alzheimer's Disease\", 26 July 2018.\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a><\/li>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><a class=\"elementor-price-list-item\" href=\"https:\/\/simon-makin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/The_Prion_Principle_NatOutlook.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-price-list-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/simon-makin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/The_Prion_Principle_NatOutlook-250.jpg\" alt=\"The Prion Principle\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-price-list-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-price-list-header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-price-list-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe Prion Principle\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-price-list-separator\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-price-list-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tA feature exploring the evidence for and against the prion theory of Parkinson's disease - the idea that all neurodegenerative diseases are caused by the spread of misfolded proteins. For a Nature Outlooks on \"Parkinson's Disease\", 27 October 2016.\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a><\/li>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><a class=\"elementor-price-list-item\" href=\"https:\/\/simon-makin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Show_Me_Where_It_Hurts_NatOutlook.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-price-list-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/simon-makin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Show_Me_Where_It_Hurts_NatOutlook-250.jpg\" alt=\"Show Me Where It Hurts\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-price-list-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-price-list-header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-price-list-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tShow Me Where It Hurts\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-price-list-separator\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-price-list-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tA feature about what brain imaging can and cannot tell us about pain, whether acute or chronic. For a Nature Outlooks on \"Pain\", 14 July 2016.\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a><\/li>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><a class=\"elementor-price-list-item\" href=\"https:\/\/simon-makin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/The_Schizophrenia_Spectrum_SciAmMind.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-price-list-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/simon-makin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/The_Schizophrenia_Spectrum_SciAmMind-250.jpg\" alt=\"The Schizophrenia Spectrum\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-price-list-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-price-list-header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-price-list-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe Schizophrenia Spectrum\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-price-list-separator\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-price-list-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tA long news story reporting on the largest survey of psychotic experiences to date, suggesting psychosis exists on a spectrum,  like many mental health conditions. This story made the front page of Reddit, with hundreds of people discussing their psychotic experiences. For Scientific American Mind, December 2015.\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a><\/li>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><a class=\"elementor-price-list-item\" href=\"https:\/\/simon-makin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/What_Really_Causes_Autism_SciAmMind.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-price-list-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/simon-makin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/What_Really_Causes_Autism_SciAmMind_250.jpg\" alt=\"What Really Causes Autism?\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-price-list-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-price-list-header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-price-list-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWhat Really Causes Autism?\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-price-list-separator\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-price-list-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tA feature describing the accumulating evidence showing that ASD is primarily a genetic condition, and what researchers have been able to learn from it. For Scientific American Mind, November 2015. \t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a><\/li>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><a class=\"elementor-price-list-item\" href=\"https:\/\/simon-makin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/A_Unified_Theory_Of_Depression_SciAmMind.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-price-list-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/simon-makin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/A_Unified_Theory_Of_Depression_SciAmMind-scaled-e1612042205893.jpg\" alt=\"A Unified Theory of Depression\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-price-list-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-price-list-header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-price-list-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tA Unified Theory of Depression\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-price-list-separator\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-price-list-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tA long news story reporting on research suggesting psychometric tests may both predict response to antidepressants, and unite biomedical and psychological descriptions of depression. For Scientific American Mind, January 2014.\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a><\/li>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><a class=\"elementor-price-list-item\" href=\"https:\/\/simon-makin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/The_Man_Who_Weighed_Thoughts_NewSci.pdf\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-price-list-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/simon-makin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/The_Man_Who_Weighed_Thoughts_NewSci-250.jpg\" alt=\"The Man Who Weighed Thoughts\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-price-list-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-price-list-header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-price-list-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe Man Who Weighed Thoughts\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-price-list-separator\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-price-list-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tA feature describing the efforts of 19th century Italian physician Angelo Mosso to measure brain activity using a simple balance, and the surprising results of a modern attempt to replicate them. 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font-family: 'Special Elite', sans-serif; font-weight: 600; text-transform: capitalize;\" data-elementor-setting-key=\"title\" data-pen-placeholder=\"Type Here...\">Selected Online Article<\/h2><p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Scientific American, News,<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scientificamerican.com\/article\/a-hormone-may-boost-cognition-in-down-syndrome\/\">&#8220;A Hormone May Boost Cognition in Down Syndrome&#8221;<\/a> <span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">1 September <del>2<\/del>022<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Scientific American, News,<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scientificamerican.com\/article\/restrictions-on-psilocybin-magic-mushrooms-are-easing-as-research-ramps-up\/\">&#8220;Restrictions on Psilocybin \u2018Magic Mushrooms\u2019 Are Easing as Research Ramps Up&#8221;<\/a> <span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">1 August 2022<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Scientific American, News,<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scientificamerican.com\/article\/an-inventory-of-all-the-brain-cells-that-let-you-run-jump-and-roll\/\">&#8220;An Inventory of All the Brain Cells That Let You Run, Jump and Roll&#8221;<\/a> <span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">6 October, 2021<\/span><\/p><p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><em>Scientific American<\/em>, News, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scientificamerican.com\/article\/hypnosis-experts-cast-doubt-on-famous-psychological-experiments\/\">\u201cHypnosis Experts Cast Doubt on <\/a><\/span><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scientificamerican.com\/article\/hypnosis-experts-cast-doubt-on-famous-psychological-experiments\/\">Famous Psychological Experiments\u201d <\/a>21 October 2020<\/span><\/p><\/div><p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><em>Scientific American<\/em>, News, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scientificamerican.com\/article\/how-coronaviruses-cause-infection-from-colds-to-deadly-pneumonia1\/\">\u201cHow Coronaviruses Cause Infection\u2014from Colds to Deadly Pneumonia\u201d <\/a>5 February 2020<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><em>Scientific American<\/em>, News <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scientificamerican.com\/article\/can-an-illusory-world-help-treat-psychosiss-real-world-delusions\/\">&#8220;Can an Illusory World Help Treat Psychosis\u2019s Real-World Delusions?&#8221;<\/a> 2 August 2019<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><em>Scientific American<\/em>, News, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scientificamerican.com\/article\/behind-the-buzz-how-ketamine-changes-the-depressed-patients-brain\/\">\u201cBehind the Buzz: How Ketamine <\/a><\/span><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scientificamerican.com\/article\/behind-the-buzz-how-ketamine-changes-the-depressed-patients-brain\/\">Changes the Depressed Patient\u2019s Brain\u201d <\/a>12 April 2019<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><em>Scientific American<\/em>, News, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scientificamerican.com\/article\/a-blood-test-for-the-bodys-clock\/\">\u201cA Blood Test for the Body\u2019s\u00a0<\/a><\/span><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scientificamerican.com\/article\/a-blood-test-for-the-bodys-clock\/\">Clock\u201d<\/a><br \/>1 January 2019<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><em>Scientific American<\/em>, News, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scientificamerican.com\/article\/prosthetic-limb-restores-a-sense-of-body-position\/\">\u201cProsthetic Limb Restores a Sense\u00a0<\/a><\/span><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scientificamerican.com\/article\/prosthetic-limb-restores-a-sense-of-body-position\/\">of Body Position\u201d <\/a>1 August 2018<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><em>The Economist<\/em>, News, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.economist.com\/science-and-technology\/2018\/04\/12\/do-adult-human-brains-renew-their-neurons\">\u201cDo adult human brains renew their\u00a0<\/a><\/span><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.economist.com\/science-and-technology\/2018\/04\/12\/do-adult-human-brains-renew-their-neurons\">neurons?\u201d <\/a>14 April 2018<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><em>Scientific American<\/em>, News, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scientificamerican.com\/article\/barcodes-could-trace-errant-brain-wiring-in-autism-and-schizophrenia\/\">\u201c &#8216;Bar Codes&#8217; Could Trace Errant <\/a><\/span><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scientificamerican.com\/article\/barcodes-could-trace-errant-brain-wiring-in-autism-and-schizophrenia\/\">Brain Wiring in Autism &amp; Schizophrenia\u201d <\/a>30 March 2018<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><em>Scientific American<\/em>, News <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scientificamerican.com\/article\/an-inner-look-into-the-minds-and-brains-of-people-with-ocd1\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">&#8220;An Inner Look into the Minds and Brains of People with OCD&#8221;<\/a> 4 October 2017<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><em>Spectrum<\/em>, Feature, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.spectrumnews.org\/features\/deep-dive\/0-60-10-years\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u201cFrom 0 to 60 in 10 years\u201d <\/a>27 June 2017<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><em>Scientific American<\/em>, News, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scientificamerican.com\/article\/fountain-of-youth-young-blood-infusions-ldquo-rejuvenate-rdquo-old-mice\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u201cFountain of Youth? Young Blood<\/a><\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scientificamerican.com\/article\/fountain-of-youth-young-blood-infusions-ldquo-rejuvenate-rdquo-old-mice\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Infusions \u201cRejuvenate\u201d Old Mice\u201d <\/a>21 April 2017<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><em>Scientific American<\/em>, News, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scientificamerican.com\/article\/neural-dust-could-enable-a-fitbit-for-the-nervous-system\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u201c&#8221;Neural Dust&#8221; Could<\/a><\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scientificamerican.com\/article\/neural-dust-could-enable-a-fitbit-for-the-nervous-system\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Enable a Fitbit for the Nervous System\u201d <\/a>8 August 2016<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><em>Scientific American<\/em>, News, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scientificamerican.com\/article\/tall-order-heights-in-other-countries-elevate-but-u-s-stature-tops-off\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u201cTall Order&#8211;Heights in Other<\/a><\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scientificamerican.com\/article\/tall-order-heights-in-other-countries-elevate-but-u-s-stature-tops-off\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Countries Elevate but U.S. Stature Tops Off&#8221; <\/a>1 August 2016<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><em>Horizon magazine, <\/em>News Feature, <a href=\"https:\/\/horizon-magazine.eu\/article\/how-conscious-are-you.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">&#8220;How conscious are you?&#8221;<\/a> 18 December 2015<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><em>Scientific American<\/em>, News, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scientificamerican.com\/article\/a-red-flag-for-a-neurodegenerative-disease-that-may-be-transmissible\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u201cA Red Flag for a\u00a0<\/a><\/span><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scientificamerican.com\/article\/a-red-flag-for-a-neurodegenerative-disease-that-may-be-transmissible\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Neurodegenerative Disease That May Be Transmissible\u201d <\/a>1 September 2015<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><em>New Scientist<\/em>, News, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newscientist.com\/article\/dn26202-sleeping-brains-can-process-and-respond-to-words\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u201cSleeping brains can process and respond<\/a><\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.newscientist.com\/article\/dn26202-sleeping-brains-can-process-and-respond-to-words\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">to words\u201d <\/a>11 September 2014<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><em>Nature<\/em>, News, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nature.com\/news\/running-cures-blind-mice-1.15476b\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u201cRunning cures blind mice\u201d <\/a>27 June 2014<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><em>The Economist<\/em>, News, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.economist.com\/science-and-technology\/2014\/05\/08\/the-3-solution\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u201cThe 3% Solution\u201d <\/a>10 May 2014<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><em>New Scientist<\/em>, News, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newscientist.com\/article\/dn24409-ketamine-like-drug-lifts-depression-without-the-trip\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">&#8220;Ketamine-like drug lifts depression without the trip&#8221;<\/a> 15 October 2013<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><em>New Scientist<\/em>, News, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newscientist.com\/article\/dn23375-memory-drug-trialled-in-people-with-downs-syndrome\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">&#8220;Memory drug trialled in people with Down&#8217;s syndrome&#8221;<\/a><\/span><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">\u00a011 April 2013<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><em>Scientific American Mind<\/em>, News, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scientificamerican.com\/article\/to-predict-success-chidren-look-beyond-willpow\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">&#8220;To predict success in children, look beyond willpower&#8221;<\/a> 1 March 2013<\/span><\/p><div id=\"online\" class=\"WordSection1\"><p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><em>Scientific American<\/em>\u00a0Guest Blog,<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.scientificamerican.com\/guest-blog\/the-story-of-a-lonely-brain\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">&#8220;The Story of a Lonely Brain&#8221;<\/a><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><br \/>1 October 2012<\/span><\/p><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6114a37 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6114a37\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div 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\/><strong>Originally from Liverpool, I did a B.Eng. in Electronics at the University of Reading, before working in the psychology department there, investigating how human hearing compensates for environmental distortions. I then did a master\u2019s in Speech and Hearing Sciences at UCL, before moving back up North to do my PhD at the University of Sheffield. My thesis was in computational auditory scene analysis, specifically modelling how the auditory system exploits pitch differences to separate mixed speech. I then went back to Reading psych dept., introduced my boss to my PhD supervisor, and together we assembled a project researching how human hearing copes with room acoustics in order to improve machine listening in the real world.<\/strong><\/p><p>In short, I have degrees from engineering, phonetics and linguistics, and computer science departments, and spent several years working in a psychology department. All of which gave me an ideal multi-disciplinary background for a science writer, and means I understand how science works, from methods to culture. Writing was always my biggest passion though, so\u2026<\/p><p>At the start of 2012 I jumped ship on academia and moved to London to retrain as a journalist, doing a fast-track NCTJ Diploma in Newspaper Journalism at Lambeth College, including brief stints at The Independent and The Lambeth Weekender. Once set loose upon the world, without ever making a conscious decision to specialise, I naturally drifted into my current brain-themed beat due to a mixture of interest, contacts, and opportunity. I will always be grateful to the editors who commissioned and nurtured me along that journey. You know who you are.<\/p><p>I am a member of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.absw.org.uk\/\">Association of British Science Writers<\/a>, from whom I won a bursary in 2016 to attend the Centre for Investigative Journalism\u2019s summer school &#8211; an exhilarating experience I\u2019d recommend to any journalist of any stripe. I am also a member of science writers\u2019 group, Neuwrite, London, and am a mentor in their <a href=\"https:\/\/neuwritelondon.weebly.com\/mentoring.html\">mentorship scheme for aspiring science writers<\/a> from underrepresented groups in science journalism.<\/p><p><strong>Please get in touch if you\u2019d like to discuss a writing project, commission me for science news or feature writing, or hire me for copy editing work. I\u2019m always interested in working for new outlets. 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