British Science Festival

Press

Media coverage of Honesty Lab

Newspapers

United Kingdom


'Don't dismiss dishonesty, it can be virtuous'
The Times
(8 September 2009)

'Women judge, but do they convict?'

BBC News
(7 September 2009)

'What is the Ghosh test for dishonesty?'
BBC News Magazine (7 September 2009)

'When is honesty the best policy?'
The Guardian
(7 September 2009)

'Jurors find it hard to tell right from wrong, says study'
The Times
(7 September 2009)

'Is there a generation gap in honesty?' 
Daily Telegraph
(7 September 2009)

'How 80% think it is OK to steal from work as study reveals our wavering moral compass'  Daily Mail (7 September 2009)

'Elderly more 'moralistic' than the young'
Daily Telegraph
(7 September 2009)

'Sexes differ over dishonesty says new study'
The Independent
(7 September 2009)

'Honesty test should be reviewed'
 
BBC News
, 7 September 2009

'Honesty is not the best policy, survey of public attitudes suggests' 
The Guardian
(7 September 2009)

'Jury's out on honesty after study reveals shock views'
The Scotsman
(7 September 2009)

'Shock evidence of varying views on dishonesty'
Yorkshire Post
(7 September 2009)

'Online 'confessions' of dishonesty reveal what sways a jury's verdict'
The Guardian
(19 July 2009)

'Online lab investigates honesty' 
BBC News
(26 May 2009)

'Sorry, but what's so wrong with threatening to wash children's mouths out with soap?' Daily Mail (11 September 2009)



Republic of Ireland

'Scientists discover what makes the difference between right and wrong' 
Irish Times (7 September 2009)

'Sexes differ on meaning of dishonesty'
 
Irish Herald
(7 September 2009)



New Zealand

'Sexes differ over dishonesty says new study'

New Zealand Herald
 (7 September 2009)



United Arab Emirates

'Most people steal from workplace' 
Gulf News
(7 September 2009)



India

'Elderly more moral than youth shows study'
India Server
(7 September 2009)

'Honesty Lab reveals decline in moral values'
International Business Times (7 September 2009)

'Men & women's views of what is dishonest vary'
Zee News India Edition (7 September 2009)

'Honesty differs for men and women: study'
The Times of India
(7 September 2009)

'Men and women's views of what is dishonest vary greatly'
Daily India
(7 September 2009)

'Men and women's views of what is dishonest vary greatly'
The Indian News
(7 September 2009)

'Men and women's views of what is dishonest vary greatly'
Sindh Today
(7 September 2009)



Poland

'Brak zgody moralnej'
Kopalnia Wiedzy
(7 September 2009)

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Senior
(7 September 2009)



Lithuania

'Tyrimas: pensininkai yra s%u0105%u017Einingesni nei jaunimas'
Delfi
(7 September 2009)



Italy

'L%u2019onestà? Un concetto relativo%u2028può variare da uomo a donna'
La Repubblica
(7 September 2009)



Germany

'Britian nehmen es nicht so genau'
Südkurier
(7 September 2009)



Professional publications

'Research questions test for dishonesty'
Solicitors Journal
(7 September 2009)


Television

World


BBC World News (live, 7 September 2009)

National

BBC News (pre-record, 27 July 2009)

BBC News (live, 7 September 2009)

BBC Breakfast (pre-record and live, 27 July 2009)

Radio

World

BBC World Service World News Update (pre-record, 7 September 2009)

BBC World Service Europe Today (pre-record, 7 September 2009)

National

BBC Radio 2 (live, 7 September 2009)

BBC Radio 4 Six O'Clock News (pre-record, 4 September 2009)

BBC Radio 4 Today (live, 7 September 2009)

BBC Radio 4 I guess tha's why they call it the news (live, 12 September 2009)

BBC Radio 5 Live (pre-record, 27 July 2009)

BBC Radio 5 Live (live, 19 August 2009)

BBC Radio 5 Live (live, 7 September 2009)

BBC Radio 5 Live (live, 10 September 2009)

BBC Radio Wales (live, 20 July 2009)

BBC Radio Wales (live, 7 September 2009)

BBC Radio Scotland (live, 27 July 2009)

BBC Radio Scotland (live, 10 September 2009)

Regional


BBC Southern Counties Radio (26 May 2009, live)

BBC Coventry and Warwickshire (live, 16 June 2009)

BBC Coventry and Warwickshire (live, 13 September 2009)

BBC Radio Derby (live, 26 July 2009)

BBC Radio Berkshire (live, 27 July 2009)

BBC Radio Devon (pre-record, 27 July 2009)

BBC Radio Foyle (live, 27 July 2009)

BBC Radio Gloucestershire (pre-record, 27 July 2009)

BBC Radio Hereford and Worcester (live, 27 July 2009)

BBC Radio Kent (live, 27 July 2009)

BBC Radio Lancashire (live, 27 July 2009)

BBC Radio Leeds (pre-record, 27 July 2009)

BBC Radio Leeds (live, 7 September 2009)

BBC Radio Newcastle (live, 27 July 2009)

BBC Radio Northampton (live, 27 July 2009)

BBC Radio Northampton (live, 7 September 2009)

BBC Radio Ulster (pre-record, 27 July 2009)

BBC Radio Wiltshire (live, 27 July 2009)

BBC Radio West Midlands (pre-record, 29 July 2009)

BBC Radio Lincolnshire (live, 7 September 2009)

BBC Three Counties Radio (live, 7 September 2009)

BBC Radio Kent (live, 8 September 2009)

BBC Southern Counties Radio (live, 8 September 2009)

BBC Radio Somerset (live, 8 September 2009)

Eagle Radio 96.4 Surrey and Hampshire (live, 20 May 2009)

Dublin Spin 103.8 Dublin (live, 7 September 2009)

Oxford Jack FM (live, 21 June 2009)

 

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