Steven Scholte has been working at the UvA since 2004. He started as an assistant professor in the Psychology department and became an associate professor…
Laura SpringerDecember 25, 2019
With the rise of the discussion on stigma regarding psychological disorders, a vary of parties have picked up on the battle against this. One of…
Annabel SimjouwDecember 22, 2019
Frenk van Harreveld’s (Social Psychology) question Dear Reinout, My question is about addiction and whether the discussion about the origins of addiction may have impact…
Evita EgertDecember 16, 2019
Han van der Maas has been part of the UvA ─ both as a student and a professor ─ for more than three decades. In…
Laura SpringerNovember 27, 2019
Climate change is a complex and multifaceted problem related to population growth, energy, (geo)politics, economy, science, technology, agriculture, travelling and tourism? How could psychology contribute…
Evita EgertOctober 9, 2019
‘Tijd is geld,’ zegt men wel eens. Of dramatischer nog: tijd is nog veel waardevoller dan geld, want je tijd krijg je nooit meer terug.…
Jihane ChaaraSeptember 25, 2019
I’ve been a student for almost seven years now, and studying has certainly been an expensive endeavor. I am finally about to graduate. So where…
Martin VerloopSeptember 2, 2019
On warm spring days like today, Amsterdam, along with the flowers, starts to blossom again. Sunny terraces fill up with joyful people, the city beach…
Julius DullaertJuly 3, 2019
Dit interview is afkomstig uit Spiegeloog 391: ‘Youth’, verschenen in september 2018. In haar net verschenen boek ‘Seks op z’n Duits’ schrijft Linda Duits: ‘Niet geheel…
Spiegeloog EditorsJune 24, 2019
Jezelf vergelijken met andere mensen: daar ontkomt niemand aan. Het lijkt alsof we zij aan zij een enorme ladder aan het beklimmen zijn en steeds…
Jihane ChaaraJune 23, 2019
Arjen Noordhof’s (Clinical Psychology) question: Dear Max, In 1895 Freud wrote ‘Entwurf einer Psychology’; a failed attempt at neuropsychoanalysis avant la lettre. He gave up…
Evita EgertJune 20, 2019
One of the most amazing things that living creatures can do is find their way. If you think about it, this is far from trivial.…
Denny BorsboomJune 19, 2019
I remember cycling with a friend of my parents through a typical Dutch countryside a few months after my grandfather passed away. We were talking…
Lisanne van der VeldenMay 27, 2019
Alexandra Sarafoglou’s (Psychological Methods) question Dear Arjen, I often heard from friends who work as psychotherapists, that outside of university clinics there is an increasing…
Evita EgertMay 23, 2019
There are two types of questions: Easy Questions and Hard Questions. Easy Questions arise when you encounter a problem that you don’t know how to…
Denny BorsboomMay 14, 2019
Daar was ik dan, een frisse eerstejaars psychologiestudent. Soms was ik driftig aantekeningen aan het maken tijdens colleges, soms was ik, (met minstens evenveel concentratie),…
Jihane ChaaraMay 6, 2019
Yaïr Pinto’s (Brain and Cognition) question Dear Alexandra, Psychology, and many other fields, have been plagued by the ‘replication’ crisis. In short, many prominent findings…
Evita EgertApril 18, 2019
Fear determines many of the actions and decisions in our lives. Being afraid of certain consequences does not only stop us from acting but can…
Julius DullaertApril 17, 2019
Recently, the head of the Palistinian health services claimed that the high prevalence rates of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) that have been reported in Palestine…
Denny BorsboomApril 8, 2019
Bij onze zuiderburen geldt de Vlaamse psychiater, hoogleraar en bestsellerauteur Dirk de Wachter als een lokale beroemdheid. Ook in Nederland bleven zijn boeken tot nu…
Spiegeloog EditorsApril 8, 2019
In een ver, ver verleden kwam ik dagelijks op een plek die aanvoelde als mijn thuisplaneet: de middelbare school. Zes jaar lang sjeesde ik met…
Jihane ChaaraMarch 12, 2019
In his book The Essential Tension, historian of science Thomas Kuhn recalls how he arrived at his famous idea that science progresses by abrupt revolutions…
Denny BorsboomJanuary 18, 2019
In a way, life is like a roller coaster – full of unexpected turns, exhilarating ups and devastating downs. Before we know it, the ride…
Martin VerloopJanuary 18, 2019