Reading in the news - Thu 13 Apr

A viral video of actor Morgan Freeman criticising US President Joe Biden is a deepfake, according to ’ Fact Check team. Professor Dominic Lees (Film, Theatre, Television) is quoted explaining how to spot indicators of deepfakes. Read Professor Lees’ expert comment on deepfakes. 

Food and farming: 

• Dr Aleks Pluskowski and Dr Rowena Banerjea (Archaeology) are quoted in and about a new study set to examine the agricultural advances that occurred during the ‘Green Revolution’ that took place across the medieval Islamic world. Read our news story. 

Health and wellbeing:

• mentions research from the University about the brain function benefits of eating blueberries. Professor Claire Williams (Psychology) is quoted. Read our news story.

• Professor Ian Jones (Biological Sciences) gives insight on tick-borne encephalitis, which is caused by a virus recently found to be spreading in the UK. , , , and report. 

• Modified Botox could be the answer to chronic nerve pain for some patients, new research supported by Dr Maria Maiaru (Pharmacy) shows. and Heart Radio report.

• quotes Professor Donal O’Sullivan (Agriculture) about the sequencing of the faba bean genome. Read our news story. 

• mentions Professor Gunter Kuhnle’s (Food and Nutritional Sciences) 2015 research which found that greater sugar consumption leads to a higher BMI. 

#PlanetPartners: working with global partners to protect the environment

• PhD student Chris Wyver (Agriculture) features on to promote Fruit Watch. a project that asks 'citizen scientists' to record when fruit trees blossom. Read our news story. 

• More coverage on research co-authored by Professor Hannah Cloke (Geography/ Meteorology) about how elites’ excessive use of water is driving urban water crises in cities all over the world. , , , , , and more report. Read our news story. 

• PhD student Isabel Smith (Meteorology) is quoted by in an article about how turbulence leads to flight delays. 

Business and society:

• Professor Andrew Urquhart (ICMA Centre, Henley Business School) co-authors an article for on what Binance’s US lawsuit means for the future of cryptocurrency regulation. 

Culture and heritage: 

• and others mention Professor Anne Lawrence-Mathers’ (History) comments on the inconsistencies between different sources regarding lunar eclipses, in relation to research about volcanic eruptions in the Middle Ages. 

• Dr Christopher Burke (Typography) is mentioned in an article about an international conference he is giving a lecture at later this month. 

Other coverage: 

• Professor Hong Yang (Geography) writes for about how he uses ChatGPT responsibly in his teaching. 

• A contestant named Rowan on the BBC game show Impossible mentions their employment at the 桃色视频. 

Alumni: 

• Urav Soni, who studied politics and economics at the 桃色视频, writes for Enterprising Investor about building portfolios.

• Irish Farmers Journal mentions Dr James Hanks’ (work to develop a colour-coded system that helps dairy farmers understand Johne’s disease test results.