The Psychologist, January 2017
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The Psychologist Reborn!
We introduce our print edition revamp.
Writing for impact
With its relaunch, The Psychologist aims to reflect and encourage the trend for clear science communication. Here, regular contributors give their views on the benefits of engaging a wide audience. First up, Steve Reicher and Alex Haslam.
Fierce and hopeful
Dr Helen Fisher reviews 'Tomorrow I was Always a Lion', from the Belarus Free Theatre.
No justice, no peace
Dr Roberta Babb watches the film 13th.
Seven broken hearts, seven racing minds
Lindsey Hines on the 'Let them eat chaos', the new album from Kate Tempest.
What I seek… when I want a busman’s holiday
New Associate Editor for 'Culture' Dr Sally Marlow with the first in an occasional series.
Listening in
Kate Johnstone on BBC Radio 4's 'In therapy'.
The drugs education that my school skipped
Elle Wadsworth on the 'Say Why to Drugs' podcast.
A is for… Altruism
The Psychologist A-Z kicks off.
What has The Psychologist ever done for us?
Ian Florance follows up some of his ‘Careers’ interviewees.
President’s letter, January 2017
Professor Peter Kinderman writes.
Positive guidance to get through the maze
Ann Malkin writes in response to an article in the December edition.
Multiple choices on assessment
Is this letter from a) Gijsbert Stoet; b) the concept of envy; or c) Geoff Hurst in the 1966 World Cup Final?
Failure as a platform to learn
Gina Wieringa with a letter from our January edition.
A welcome spirit of openness
Dr Philippa East responds to recent correspondence.
Join a CLaN
Vice President Jamie Hacker Hughes leads a letter from our January edition.
Are empathic people more altruistic?
From our Research Digest.
British Psychological Society Book Award
Winners in four categories.
‘There are so many ways to share research’
We speak to Dr Alan Gow, winner of the British Psychological Society Public Engagement and Media Award.
Mind awards
Ella Rhodes reports.
CREST funding opportunity
Ella Rhodes reports.
Six continents in six weeks
Ella Rhodes reports.
Influential neuroscientists
UK psychologists recognised by Semantic Scholar.
Countering hopelessness and frustration
Ella Rhodes speaks to Professor Linda Clare, Chair of the British Psychological Society's Dementia Advisory Group, around the launch of their new report.
A busy month for… Hugo Spiers
The University College London psychologist is making waves with his 'Sea Hero Quest'.
Overrated: The predictive power of attachment
Elizabeth Meins with the first in an occasional series, where psychologists choose the concepts they feel are overrated or underrated.
'J.M. Barrie was a close observer of human and animal behaviour’
Chris Frith meets Rosalind Ridley, to discuss her book on the mind of the Peter Pan author.
Why magazines matter
As we relaunch, our journalist Ella Rhodes considers style and impact in the printed form.
Dr Ian C. Murphy 1936-2016
An appreciation from David Briggs, Nigel Hopkins and Caroline Lovelock.
‘Real things are just endlessly fascinating’
We meet James Pennebaker. Our editor Jon Sutton poses the questions, on expressive writing, humour in teaching and more.
Migration and mental illness
Marjory Harper delves into archives for tales of alien environments and unfulfilled expectations.
The limits of empathy
Diana Kwon on when walking in another’s shoes is not enough.
The real deal
Stephen Joseph calls for more research into the psychology of authenticity.
Liminality and the stuff of life
Our editor Jon Sutton reports from the British Psychological Society’s Psychology4Students event in Sheffield.
Sense in the face of hostility
Ella Rhodes reports on the 2016 John Maddox Prize for Professor Elizabeth Loftus.
The true colours of the Middle Ages
'Colour: The Art and Science of Illuminated Manuscripts', an exhibition at Fitzwilliam Museum Cambridge, reviewed by Professor Charles Fernyhough (University of Durham).
Allan McNeill 1958-2016
A tribute by Sue Sherman, Mike Burton and Monika McNeill.