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The Arbitrary Line Between Normal and Abnormal

We have all experienced days where our anxiety or low mood take over and life becomes heavier than usual. Additionally, most of us have jokingly…

Katie ZankelSeptember 13, 2023

Science Spiegeloog 427: Anomalies

Christiaan Hamaker Prize – Winning Thesis: Optimal Defaults and Children’s Nutritional Choices

The Christiaan Hamaker prize is awarded to the best propaedeutic thesis in the psychology bachelor at the University of Amsterdam every year. Last academic year,…

Spiegeloog EditorsSeptember 8, 2023

Science Spiegeloog 426: Liberation

Ambiguity of the Wandering Mind

Think back to the past; you’re in the sixth grade and your language teacher is very effectively putting you to sleep with her words. You…

Aniya KhokarMay 15, 2023

Science Spiegeloog 426: Liberation

The Dark Side of Dreams

You know the feeling: you're lying in bed, desperately trying to fall asleep, but every time you close your eyes, the same nightmare plays in…

Shriya BangMay 12, 2023

Science SIOS Spiegeloog 426: Liberation

A Future Vision of Psychology’s Renaissance on Three Levels of the Research Ecosystem

About the Author Kati is a first-year Psychology Research Masters student at the University of Amsterdam and is enthusiastic about clinical and social psychological research.…

SIOS EditorsMay 10, 2023

Science Spiegeloog 426: Liberation

It’s Not All Relative: Liberation from Gender-Bias in Neuroscience Research

“All men are created equal”, “Man is condemned to be free”, “One small step for man, one giant leap for mankind”: What do these phrases…

Ayla FarzaliMay 8, 2023

Science Spiegeloog 425: Vision

Is Neuroscience at a Standstill?

The human brain, the most enigmatic of machines, has escaped the grasps of our understanding for the longest time. Is this the century when we…

Ayla FarzaliApril 14, 2023

Science Spiegeloog 425: Vision

Overriding the Brain

What if, in the future, our brain was more capable of what it could achieve now? We are closer to the future than we ever…

Tan EmciApril 12, 2023

Science Spiegeloog 425: Vision

Beyond Human

“When we extend our senses, we extend our knowledge.” (Harbisson, 2012) What would life be like if we were not limited by our physical anatomy? What…

Hanna NiedlApril 7, 2023

Science Spiegeloog 425: Vision

What even is the box? Inside the ADHD mind.

Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). Inattentive, hyperactive, impulsive. What if I told you that all the problems of the disorder are actually extraordinary potential for…

Sara Fontecha Morgan and Áron VerkerleMarch 31, 2023

Science Spiegeloog 425: Vision

Unlocking the Secrets of Consumer Attention: How AI is Revolutionising Marketing with Predict?

Imagine a tool that can predict where your eyes will look before you even see an image. Sounds like something out of a sci-fi movie,…

Shriya BangMarch 22, 2023

Science Spiegeloog 424: Irrational

Thinking Outside the Right-Angled Triangle: How Irrational Numbers Changed a Paradigm

In mathematics, the term “irrational” is used to denote a peculiar class of numbers whose mere existence once stirred up an entire scientific worldview. For…

Anika KorobkovMarch 6, 2023

Science Spiegeloog 423: Pride

Pride and Prejudice in Academia

In its purpose to further knowledge, the scientific community has gone astray: It is lacking transparency, openness, and reproducibility. Why is that, and how do…

Ann-Kathrin AruiFebruary 6, 2023

Science Spiegeloog 422: Solace

What Can We Do to Reduce Children’s Anxiety?

Growing up is not easy, and children can experience anxiety during the many challenges they face. Making friends, going to school or participating in household…

Magda MatetoviciNovember 29, 2022

Science Spiegeloog 422: Solace

Cuddly Toys: Why do we like them so much?

Many of us remember cuddling with stuffed animals as children. Some of us could not say goodbye to our favorite teddy bear (or to an…

Nicole Haver and Magda MatetoviciNovember 22, 2022

Science Spiegeloog 420: Taboo

Christiaan Hamaker Prize – Winning Thesis: Humor and Academic Learning

The Christiaan Hamaker prize is awarded to the best propaedeutic thesis in the psychology bachelor at the University of Amsterdam every year. Last academic year,…

Spiegeloog EditorsOctober 3, 2022

Science Spiegeloog 420: Taboo

Fifty Shades of Fetishes

Pedophilia, masochism, voyeurism or asphyxiophilia, fetishes come in all forms and sizes. Still, many of them are taboo and fetishists are judged as creeps. Rightly…

Vadim MartschenkoSeptember 9, 2022

Science Spiegeloog 419: Harmony

The Lure of Sad Music

Presenting to you yet another case of how something sad paradoxically lures us and appeals to us. Philosophers have long been riddled by why we…

Nitya ShahJune 15, 2022

Science Spiegeloog 419: Harmony

A Scientific and Buddhistic Take on Dichotomies

When discussions turn into “either/or”-debates, when arguments are oversimplified into dichotomies and when “being in favour” of something equals “being against” another thing – should…

Anika KorobkovJune 3, 2022

Science Spiegeloog 419: Harmony

Emotional Connection: The Relationship Within Yourself

Illustration by Arianna Cavalli In psychology, various theories of emotion propose the workings of this relationship. Surprisingly, the James-Lange theory (1884) states that we experience…

Sara Fontecha MorganMay 30, 2022

Science Spiegeloog 419: Harmony

Love and Other Drugs

“When we are in love with someone to the point that our worlds have been turned upside down and inside out, to the point that…

Vadim MartschenkoMay 23, 2022

Science SIOS Spiegeloog 418: Time

Misused Metrics and the Quest to Quantify Good Science

Humans have an innate need to quantify success in an objective and simple manner. We operationalize our achievements in order to estimate our position in…

SIOS EditorsApril 15, 2022

Science Spiegeloog 417: Science

Psychology’s Unending Crises

The field of Psychology has long been taunted about the our grand replication crisis as the biggest scam of our lives; but there’s another fire…

Nitya ShahMarch 21, 2022

Science Spiegeloog 417: Science

Metaphors and Science: Are Brains like Computers?

Brains process information and no one knows exactly how. They solve problems, keep our memories and they are quite complex. Is it useful to say…

Magda Matetovici and Sjoerd TerpstraMarch 10, 2022

Science SIOS Spiegeloog 417: Science

Open Science While Everything Else is Closed: Transparent Research and the Fight Against COVID-19

About the Author Julius is a final-year Research Master student at the UvA. Specializing in clinical and social psychology, his main interests are schizotypy research,…

SIOS EditorsMarch 2, 2022