Dr Sigman's
new book The
Spoilt Generation, has just been published.
His previous book was
Remotely Controlled: How Television is Damaging Our Lives, and his health
and psychology book Getting Physical won The Times Educational Supplement's
Information Book Award.
Dr Sigman has worked on health education campaigns with the Department
of Health and acted as advisor to the Institute of Personnel Management
on health and psychology issues. He conducts seminars and public speaking.
He currently gives talks to schools and parents on the effects of alcohol
and other health issues, and he has recently written the Brain and Behaviour
column for The Times Educational Supplement magazine.
In addition, Dr Sigman, who is an Associate Fellow of the British Psychological
Society, a Fellow of the Society of Biology, a recipient of the Chartered
Scientist award from the Science Council and a Fellow of the Royal Society
of Medicine, has published scientific papers. Well
Connected?: The Biological Implications of 'Social Networking',
is published in the Spring edition of Biologist, Vol 56(1), the journal
of the Institute of Biology. NOTE: This paper has been misrepresented
by many news reports as claiming that social networking causes cancer
or disease. This is not true. The paper addresses the extent to which
time online may be displacing face-to-face contact, and that lack of
social connection is associated with physiological changes, increased
incidence of illness and higher premature mortality.
His previous paper on
the biological effects associated with watching television, published
in the science journal Biologist, and his talk at the Houses of Parliament,
caused widespread public debate.
Dr Sigman has also written and presented scientific documentaries for
BBC1 and Radio 4 on the scientific basis of faith; the biology of hypnosis;
and on the effects of too much choice, and for Dispatches on Channel
4 on the hidden detrimental effects of moderate dieting.
Dr Sigman travels abroad frequently to observe
various cultures including Bhutan, North Korea, Mali, Borneo, Tonga,
Myanmar, Laos, Iran, Vietnam, Bolivia, Burkina Faso, Far Eastern Siberia,
Sumatra, South Korea, Cambodia and others. Click
here to see photos.
