Astudy by researchers at RoyalHolloway, UniversityofLondonreveals thatprimary schoolchildrencannotaccuratelyjudgethespeedofvehiclestravellingfasterthan20MPH.
Dr Douglas Cowie, a lecturer in creative writing at RoyalHolloway London University, in Egham, said commercial fiction, romantic or otherwise, was usually a popular library choice.
Meanwhile, back on planet Earth, Patrick Leman of RoyalHolloway, a college of the University of London, has presented the results of his research into conspiracy theories to the annual meeting of the British Psychological Society, which was held last week in Bournemouth.