April 2026 - David R Hamilton PHD

Change What You Do by Changing Who You Are

By Dr David R Hamilton | April 29, 2026 |

Close up of a dandelion starting to shed some seeds. The background is blurred out, but contains bright yellow and greens suggesting morning sunshine.

Science is beginning to show that lasting change is less about what you do and more about who you believe you are.

Why Writing Helps You Learn Faster

By Dr David R Hamilton | April 22, 2026 |

Photo of a young woman's hands and arms as she holds a pen while writing in a journal. The journal is lined, open, and has a dark, soft cover. She is holding a black pen in her right hand and is writing on the page. There's a coffee cup on the table and the background is blurred out. The image feels warm and soft. The girl also has silver jewellery on her right index finger and middle finger, and one on the middle finger of her left hand.

Science shows us that when you’re writing by hand, you’re not just copying – you’re processing. And that speeds up learning and understanding.

What your feed is feeding you

By Dr David R Hamilton | April 15, 2026 |

Close up of woman wearing a white blouse typing on her smartphone. There's cartoon images of 'Love', 'Like', 'Laugh', 'notification', and 'person' icons appearing to pop out of her phone.

Does whether a person consumes positive or negative content affect whether they will help someone in need? That question was explored in a fascinating experiment.

Cooking Once a Week Could Protect Your Brain

By Dr David R Hamilton | April 8, 2026 |

Photo of cooking ingredients on a worktop with a person stirring a glass salad bowl of salad. On the worktop there's garlic, onions, mushrooms, broccoli, spinach leafs, olive oil, sweetcorn, carrots, tomatoes, broccoli, yellow and red peppers, as well as herbs in plant pots. The image is brightly lit and colourful.

Wellness advice often focuses on what we put on our plates – the ingredients – but new research suggests we’ve been overlooking the role of how those ingredients came to land on our plates in the first place.

Archive for April 2026

Change What You Do by Changing Who You Are

Why Writing Helps You Learn Faster

Cooking Once a Week Could Protect Your Brain

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