Lydia Tian, Author at Spiegeloog

Spiegeloog 414: Rise Tabula Rasa

Tabula Rasa: Dopamine Nation

The Dopamine Nation, written by Anna Lembke, aims to explain human’s chase for pleasure in an easily digestible manner. Anna Lembke is a psychiatrist as…

Lydia TianOctober 14, 2021

Bacchus News & opinion Spiegeloog 413: Nature

Bacchus: Defying One’s ‘Nature’

What does it mean for something to be in one’s nature? Oftentimes, laymen refer to this as something inherent in your genes or a stable…

Lydia TianOctober 7, 2021

Camera Obscura Spiegeloog 413: Nature

Camera Obscura: Seaspiracy

The Seaspiracy documentary presents a nuanced and interesting take on the fishing industry and its associated environmental and structural problems. It highlights the (potential) largest…

Lydia TianSeptember 10, 2021

Spiegeloog 412: Happiness

The Happiness Paradox of Information

Inspired by the phrases ‘ignorance is bliss, ‘Tis folly to be wise’, and my experiences with knowledge and wisdom, I attempted to seek an answer…

Lydia TianJune 2, 2021

Office Hours Spiegeloog 411: Power

Office Hours: Brenda Jansen

For this issue’s Office Hours, Spiegeloog talked to Brenda Jansen. Brenda has several academic roles at the UvA within the Clinical Developmental Psychology field. She…

Lydia TianApril 30, 2021

Spiegeloog 411: Power What is it like?

What is it like? – Zhen Cong

Ng Zhen Cong What is it like to be a Psychology student? Three questions for Ng Zhen Cong (bachelor, first year). What is the most…

Lydia TianApril 12, 2021

Spiegeloog 410: Rainbows

Tabula Rasa: Cynical Theories: How Activist Scholarship Made Everything about Race, Gender, and Identity – and Why This Harms Everybody

Cynical Theories: How Activist Scholarship Made Everything about Race, Gender, and Identity - and Why This Harms Everybody, is a recently published book by Helen…

Lydia TianMarch 1, 2021

Office Hours Spiegeloog 409: Conflict

Office Hours: The Programme Committee (PC) for Psychology

Ruby Manten is the new student chair for the PC, for the year 2020-2021. She has been in the PC for almost 2 years and…

Lydia TianFebruary 5, 2021

International Classroom Spiegeloog 409: Conflict

International Classroom: Dissent in Diversity

According to a recent article published by Folia, Internationale studenten zwaar oververtegenwoordigd in studentenraden (International students are heavily over-represented in student councils), there are a…

Lydia Tian and Julius DullaertJanuary 29, 2021

Spiegeloog 408: Consequences Tabula Rasa

Tabula Rasa: The Psychology of Wellbeing

The Psychology of Wellbeing by Gary W. Wood is witty and insightful with a psychological and philosophical take on wellbeing. This book provokes one to…

Lydia TianNovember 12, 2020

Office Hours Spiegeloog 407: Motivation

Office Hours: UvA’s Regional SPS-NIP Board

With a new academic year comes a new Regional Board of the UvA Section Psychology Students (SPS) of the Dutch Association of Psychologists (NIP). Spiegeloog…

Lydia TianOctober 16, 2020

International Classroom News & opinion Spiegeloog 406: The Unknown

International Classroom: Starting Psychology in a Pandemic

In comparison to previous years, many things have changed for this year’s batch of psychology students. Besides the obvious shift to online learning, alternative online…

Lydia TianAugust 31, 2020

Spiegeloog 405: Together What is it like?

What is it like: Miriam Idris

Miriam Idris What is it like to be a Psychology student? Three questions for Miriam Idris (bachelor, second year). What’s the most useful thing you’ve…

Lydia TianJune 15, 2020

Bacchus News & opinion Spiegeloog 403: Global

Bacchus: Third Culture Kids

For the longest time, I thought I would never find people who understood what it’s like knowing, living in and embodying more than one culture.…

Lydia TianMay 1, 2020

International Classroom News & opinion Spiegeloog 402: Appearances

International Classroom: Raising Awareness on Diversity

With the recent implementation of an international bachelor at the Psychology department (since 2018-2019), the topic of diversity has become more relevant at our department.…

Lydia TianMarch 9, 2020

Spiegeloog 401: Dreams What is it like?

What is it like: Cherry Lin

Cherry Lin What is it like to be a Psychology student? Three questions for Cherry Lin (bachelor, second year). What is the most useful thing…

Lydia TianFebruary 17, 2020

Camera Obscura Spiegeloog 400: Psychology & Writing

Camera Obscura: The Mind, Explained

The Mind, Explained – first released on 12th September 2019, on Netflix – does a decent job at bridging the gap between scientific and laymen…

Lydia TianJanuary 20, 2020

Office Hours Spiegeloog 400: Psychology & Writing

Office Hours: Sharon Klinkenberg

Sharon Klinkenberg is a senior lecturer at the UvA, in the Psychological Methods department. He is one of the lecturers for the course on scientific and…

Lydia TianJanuary 13, 2020

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Seeking True Justice

In recent years, there has been an increasing number of exonerations in the United States (USA). It is puzzling that, despite intense interrogations and the…

Lydia TianMay 3, 2019

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Time: Friend or Foe?

In moments of crisis, one often perceives that time slows down. Everything appears to unfold in slow-motion and it feels as if minutes have gone…

Lydia TianJanuary 18, 2019