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1. The Personality Survey: Results

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By Kirsty OUP-UK

Regular readers of the OUP blog will remember that back in July I told you about a personality survey that we were running in conjunction with the British Association for the Advancement of Science to tie in with the new book by Daniel Nettle called Personality: What Makes You The Way You Are. Well, the results are in and Daniel Nettle has kindly written the piece below, detailing his findings. Thanks to everyone who took part!

This summer I undertook a mass personality survey, with the cooperation of OUP and of the British Association for the Advancement of Science. (more…)

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2. What Makes Us Who We Are: The Personality Survey

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By Kirsty OUP-UK

Our personalities and what makes us the people we are is an endless source of fascination for me. So imagine my excitement about our book Personality: What Makes You the Way You Are, which is publishing later this year. Author Daniel Nettle, who teaches psychology at the University of Newcastle, has put together a short multiple-choice questionnaire to give a rapid, but accurate, snapsnot of what you are like. (more…)

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3. American Food Personalities

food-and-drink.jpgLast week we asked you to comment on the quintessential culinary icon that never lived. This week, Andrew Smith, editor of The Oxford Companion to American Food and Drink , has identified real American Culinary Icons. Who do you think is number 1? Julia Child, James Beard, Emeril Lagasse, Alice Waters or someone we didn’t mention? Be sure to let us know in the comments what you think! Check back on Thursdays throughout May for more great posts by Andrew Smith who teaches culinary history and professional food writing at The New School University, serves as Chair of the Culinary Trust and as a consultant to several food television productions.

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