PSG: where are we now?
Image: Delfi de la Rua on Unsplash Wow - it's been 16 months since we launched Parenting Science Gang! So what have we been up to? There isn't really a road map for starting a novel user-led citizen science project for…
Newsletter #9 – Talk science and eat cake
GDPR is here! We have a shiny new privacy policy on the PSG website which contains details on how we use personal data. PSG on the road We love how easy it is to join in on Facebook, but sometimes it's nice…
Next Steps: a Q&A with Siân Jones for Let Toys Be Toys PSG
Sian Jones joined our Let Toys Be Toys - Parenting Science Gang to help us refine our research ideas. Siân Jones: I'm an Associate Lecturer at Goldsmiths and Birkbeck, UoL, and have a PhD in Psychology. My research is mainly…
Sex Differences and Stereotypes: A Q&A with Cordelia Fine
Cordelia Fine, academic and author of the bestselling Delusions of Gender and Testosterone Rex, joined our Let Toys Be Toys, Parenting Science Gang for an online Q&A. Cordelia Fine: Hi everyone. To briefly introduce myself, I am an academic psychologist at the University of…
Bedtime Reading and Gender Stereotypes: a Q&A with Dr Lauren Spinner
Our Let Toys Be Toys -Parenting Science Gang members have been considering researching the effect bedtime stories have on children's gender stereotyping. Dr Lauren Spinner joined us for a Q&A to help us explore this idea. Lauren Spinner: Hi everyone! I think this…
Children’s Gender Development – a Q&A with Dr Lauren Spinner
My name is Lauren Spinner. I am a Developmental Psychologist and my research focuses on children’s gender development. I’m particularly interested in how children come to understand gender norms and how/why children are motivated to conform to them in terms…
Gender Bias in Schools – a Q&A with Graham Andre of No More Boys & Girls
Welcome Graham Andre of "No More Boys and Girls"! Graham Andre: Evening everyone, I am a Year 4 teacher working at Lanesend Primary on the Isle of Wight, this is my 6th year of teaching, before that I was a…
How girls and boys read: a Q&A with Dr Sarah McGeown
Dr Sarah McGeown of the University of Edinburgh joined us recently to answer our questions about how sex and gender affect why and what children read. Here's what we discussed: Hi everyone! I’m Sarah McGeown and I’m a Senior Lecturer in Developmental Psychology…
How different are women’s and men’s brains? A Q&A with Prof Gina Rippon
We spent a fascinating hour talking to Prof Gina Rippon about what neuroscience tells us about sex and gender. Image: Patrick Hales, UCL (CC by 4.0) Hello everyone. I am Emeritus Professor of Cognitive Neuroimaging at the Aston Brain Centre,…
Being Boys, Being Girls – A Q&A with Prof Carrie Paechter on understanding gender
We were delighted to welcome Prof Carrie Paechter to the Q&A room to answer our questions about her research on how children learn about and understand gender. Image: Viktor Karppinen by CC2.0 Carrie: Hi everyone. I'm Carrie Paechter, and I'm Director of the…