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Pickpockets and poets – creating elite mindsets in football
New research from NTNU’s Department of Psychology indicates that elite footballers experience lower levels of competitive anxiety than amateur players, despite performing under intense scrutiny.
Nearly half of childhood cancer survivors experience symptoms of anxiety or depression as adults
Consultant and researcher Magnus Aasved Hjort believes that people who survive childhood cancer should receive far better support as adults.
How healthcare can benefit from AI, without costing the world
AI is already widely used in hospitals and medical research. Can a new way of thinking unleash the technology’s green credentials?
Tech solution that makes drone operations more wildlife friendly
Drone pilots must comply with a number of rules and guidelines to avoid disturbing people and animals. Yet they still lack good tools for planning more sensitive flights in natural settings.
Stocking masks making a criminal comeback
It has long been a favourite prop in American heist movies. Now the nylon mask could pose a genuine threat to your digital security.
Young users ditch Google for AI, with unknown consequences
School researchers reviewed nearly 200 studies on how artificial intelligence affects children and young people’s ability to learn and think. They found that we know very little about how AI use impacts younger school children.
The secret to a happy life?
A new study from NTNU suggests a link between several personality traits and how people feel about their lives.
What determines whether birds migrate or stay?
Some European shags migrate for the winter. Others stay. What factors cause such variation within the same species?
The negative effect of emotion in climate action
New research reveals that the emotions of anger, hope and compassion, might have less of an effect on pro-environmental behaviour than previously thought
The hunt for unknown life in New York City
The globe is full of unknown species. But is it really possible to find a completely new animal species in the middle of the largest city in the United States?
Why we should expect cyberattacks during major events
When Norway’s attention turns to Oslo for the King’s funeral on Wednesday, it creates a vulnerable moment in the digital sphere that hostile actors may seek to exploit. NTNU professor Basel Katt advises people to be alert.
“King Harald fulfilled his role exceptionally well”
Norway is an old monarchy with a long tradition of continuity. According to history professor Erik Opsahl, the country’s status as a kingdom is central to Norwegian identity and national self-understanding.
AI helping doctors to detect intestinal disease
Innovative collaboration between Gjøvik Hospital and NTNU research can speed up diagnosis, save healthcare systems unnecessary costs, and ease patient discomfort.
How to limit the after-effects of a disappointing summer
Have you had a summer with lots of grey skies and little sunshine? Are you returning to work without feeling as though you’ve had a proper break? Here are some tips that could make your autumn a little better.
Migraine research: AI finds patterns throughout the body
AI can trawl vast amounts of health data which is not specifically related to migraines, but which can be used to identify people predisposed to the condition.
Why do we care when famous figures die?
How can the death of a stranger affect us? And why do we care so much about King Harald?
Digital pets can benefit health
A Norwegian-developed mobile game could motivate people to take more steps each day.
Does heavy social media use damage your family’s relationship?
No, apparently not. New research from NTNU found no evidence that heavy social media use leads to poorer family relationships.
Strümke: Seriously, what’s wrong with us?
When Meta glasses can turn individuals into surveillance robots that film and identify unsuspecting individuals, consumer power is not enough.
Can artificial intelligence help save nature?
AI and eight million digitized old plant specimens reveal how the climate is changing nature in large parts of the world.
Pregnancy increases immune burden on women with arthritis and lupus
New research shows how the immune system actually behaves throughout pregnancy – cell by cell. In women with lupus, the immunological differences also persist after birth.
The Iliad – an extremely violent text – now in modern Norwegian
A story about honour, war and death – and a cornerstone of Western literature. A new Norwegian adaptation of the famous epic The Iliad is about to be published.
The Brain’s Searchlight
Grid cells were supposed to tell the brain only where it was. Now it turns out they also point towards where it wants to go.