Olly Robertson

Can you teach new dogs old tricks?: Novel swearwords & pain Invited talk given at the University of Leed’s School of Psychology seminar series, on… Read More »Can you teach a new dog old tricks?: Novel Swearwords & Pain – Invited Lecture at University of Leeds

Researchers at the “Swear Lab’ at the university of Keele in the UK have been investigating how swearing increases pain tolerance. Among their findings, fake… Read More »The science of why bad words feel so good during painful moments

SJPD Officer Jared Yuen made international headlines for swearing at Black Lives Matter protestors. This blog explores why Yuen’s choice of language was a form of oppression.