The Psychologist, April 2019
Experiencing the impossible
Experiencing the impossible
Experiencing the impossible
Gustav Kuhn considers the science of magic, and what it reveals about the human mind.
Featured Job: Elysium Psychology Graduates Academy
Employer: Elysium Healthcare
'Our home'
Ella Rhodes reports on work with refugees.
Research on play
More funding from the LEGO foundation. Ella Rhodes reports.
Above and beyond
Award for Professor Diane Montgomery.
Wheel of change
Ella Rhodes reports from a Behavioural Science and Public Health Network event.
Towards meaningful connections
Ella Rhodes reports on the NHS England 'Long Term Plan'.
What are people saying about… Reading Well
We hear from stakeholders in the 'books on prescription' scheme.
Enhanced opportunity across generations
Ella Rhodes reports from a Psyc4Schools event.
What is actually behind the screen?
Ella Rhodes reports on a new parliamentary report from the Science and Technology Committee.
A stark immersive experience
The Father, showing at South London Theatre, reviewed by India Megan.
Unafraid of conflict or its consequences
All about Eve, at the Noel Coward Theatre, reviewed by Kate Johnstone.
Back to the ‘Future Shock’
Bruce Wilson writes.
From the Chief Executive, April 2019
Sarb Bajwa on the Society's Annual Conference.
WEIRD science…
Priya Maharaj responds to a piece from our Research Digest blog.
Finding a home for the homeless
Elif Huseyin writes.
Semantic revolution, or knowledge evolution?
On the language of offending behaviour programmes.
Mindful of equanimity
Joey Weber writes.
Murder-suicide: are we up to the challenge?
Carol Murphy writes.
My shelfie… Dr Kitrina Douglas
…former professional golfer and Senior Research Fellow in the Research Institute for Sport, Physical Activity and Leisure, Leeds Beckett University.
A story to be told
'Dyslexia and Gender Bias: A Critical Review' by Diane Montgomery (Routledge; Hb £45); reviewed by Philip Kirby.
Framing spirituality more broadly
'Spiritual Dimensions of Ageing' by Malcolm Johnson & Joanna Walker (eds) (Cambridge University Press; Pb £24.99); reviewed by Fraser Watts.
How not to blindly measure the mind
'Psychological Testing: Theory and Practice' by Colin Cooper (Routledge; £34.99); reviewed by Jack Tomlin.
Don’t be the Ferrari going around in circles
The Intelligence Trap by David Robson (Hodder & Stoughton. Hb, £20); reviewed by Dr Eva M. Krockow.
Excellence or ease? Exploring student evaluations of teaching
Wolfgang Stroebe is not a fan of student satisfaction measures…
One on One… with Elizabeth Bird
SW Lead Psychologist HMPS
An obsession, a hobby or an expiation?
Roberta Reb Allen with a family tale involving the infamous neurologist Walter Freeman.
The social dilemma of antibiotic use
Optimising antibiotic use is hard. Eva Krockow explains why.
Do play with your food!
Claire Farrow and Emma Haycraft with an overview of effective strategies for increasing vegetable acceptance in young children.
‘That whole journey you do with the patient takes a lot of skill and time'
Our editor Jon Sutton meets Consultant Clinical Neuropsychologist and Chair of the British Psychological Society’s Division of Neuropsychology, Katherine Carpenter.
‘You need to use the evolutionary knife to cut behaviour into constituent slices’
Professor Val Curtis works at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine where, among other roles, she is Director of the Environmental Health Group, a multidisciplinary team researching water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH). Ian Florance spoke to her about interactions with psychology and psychologists.
A celebration of individuality and humanity
Alina Ivan visits Switching Perceptions at the Bethlem Gallery in London.
A bitter illustration of a precarious life
Wendy Lloyd on James Gardner's 'Jellyfish'.
'Everyone felt that it was up to them to step up to the mark'
Professor Richard Wiseman's new book, 'Shoot for the Moon' considers how we can 'Achieve the Impossible with the Apollo Mindset'. Our editor Jon Sutton posed him some questions, and we publish an extract.
Entirely powerless, yet entirely to blame
Clara Collingwood watches Beautiful Boy, the English-language feature debut from Felix Van Groeningen.
The many facets of depression
Alina Ivan visits The Anatomy of Melancholy at the Bethlem Museum of the Mind.
‘It’s about creating relationships that enabled my pupils to access their inner worlds’
Liz Bates on the role of psychology in teaching.
The forgotten impairment
Leanne Greene, an assistant psychologist, gets social.