The Psychologist, January 2021
A vegan future?
A vegan future?
The father of British neuropsychology
Barbara A. Wilson on Oliver Zangwill.
Covid’s impact on research and mental health
Ella Rhodes reports.
Updates from the British Psychological Society’s Policy team
From Ella Rhodes.
Foundations for the best start in life
Ella Rhodes on a new British Psychological Society report on supporting children and families.
From the President, January 2021
BPS president Dr Hazel McLaughlin on the Society’s policy theme, From Poverty to Flourishing, which continues into 2021.
A plea to hear each other
Dr Charlotte Whiteley writes.
Want and buy less
Dr John Stephens responds to Maria Kordowicz's article.
A new hope for mental health in Northern Ireland
Anna Balmer writes.
Support for psychology researchers during the pandemic
Covid-19 research hub.
A vegan future?
Dr Annie Brookman-Byrne introduces the January issue.
Featured Job, January 2021: Associate Psychologists
Employer: Connect Psychological Services
‘Your ghosts follow you’
Chrissie Fitch reviews psychological thriller, His House, and drama series Stateless, both on Netflix.
A chess game between genius and madness
Fatema Bangee watches The Queen's Gambit on Netflix.
Disclosing derogation and disregard
'Adult Material' on Channel 4, reviewed by Chloé England.
One on One… Sheila Ufot
We dip into the Society database and pick out… Sheila Ufot, Trainee Counselling Psychologist at Redbridge Psychotherapy Service and Imagine Health UK. With online extras.
‘Trying to change the world on my own would not work’
When Ian Florance asked him for an interview, Lawrence Moulin gave two reasons for agreeing: he wanted to talk about ‘how psychology can be applied in interesting places such as the Department of Health’; and to tell undergraduates who are, like him, from less ‘prestigious’ backgrounds, that they too can have a place in the profession.
On, of and for the brain
'The Evolution of the Sensitive Soul: Learning and the Origins of Consciousness' by Simona Ginsburg and Eva Jablonka (MIT Press); reviewed by Professor Tom Dickins.
Can you cultivate serendipity?
'The Serendipity Mindset: The art and science of creating good luck', by Christian Busch and published by Penguin; reviewed by Wendy Ross.
‘A person with a learning disability is a person first’
'Made possible: Stories of success by people with learning disabilities – in their own words', edited by Saba Salman and published by Unbound, is out now. Deputy Editor Annie Brookman-Byrne asked Saba about the book.
Challenging boundaries of work space
Emma Young digests the latest research on working from home during Covid-19.
Steakholders
An extract from ‘Why We Love and Exploit Animals: Bridging Insights from Academia and Advocacy’ edited by Kirstof Dhont and Gordon Hodson, published by Routledge. This chapter was written by Tobias Leenaert.
‘Vegan’: Recent word, ancient ideas
Matthew Ruby and Tani Khara on the power and status of plant-based diets in different cultural contexts.
The four Ns of meat justification
Jared Piazza on psychological barriers to becoming and staying vegan.
Let’s meat!
Charlotte De Backer with a history of meat consumption, and how a simple choice to eat or not eat meat can complicate our social lives.
The distance between us
Matthew Cole and Kate Stewart on how society ‘helps’ us to rationalise the exploitation of other animals, giving us a ‘licence to harm’.
The shift to sustainable diets
Richard Carmichael works on behaviour change, public engagement and policy for Net Zero. He tells us how food policy can help us reach climate goals.
On ‘meatheads’ and ‘soy boys’
Alina Salmen and Kristof Dhont on the gendered nature of meat consumption and veganism.
'It’s a kind of social meteorite'
Ella Rhodes on a British Psychological Society report, webinars and videos on the impact of Covid-19 on the wellbeing of psychologists.
ESRC impact awards
Ella Rhodes reports.
Supporting men with breast cancer
Ella Rhodes reports on a virtual meet-up.
An antidote to the orthodoxy
'Data Feminism' by Catherine D'Ignazio and Lauren F. Klein (MIT Press Open); reviewed by Abeba Birhane.