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Science Spiegeloog 400: Psychology & Writing

Demonenchirurgie

Hekserij, demonen, gekkenhuizen en hersenoperaties: denkbeelden over psychopathologie, hebben een dynamische en veranderlijke geschiedenis achter zich liggen, net als de bijbehorende behandelingen. Hoe werden de technieken vroeger…

Elise van GravenJanuary 17, 2020

Ivory Tower Science Spiegeloog 399: Attention

Ivory Tower: Neural networks

After the introduction of computers into scientific research in the late 1960s, a sizeable group of researchers thought intelligent robots were just around the corner.…

Denny BorsboomDecember 18, 2019

Ask the Expert People Science Spiegeloog 399: Attention

Ask the Expert: Addiction as a disease?

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

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Thinking Differently: Neurodiversity and entrepreneurship

While the neurodiversity movement seeks to overcome stigma by celebrating neurological differences between people, the internet prefers to speculate about diagnoses for society’s most successful.…

Paul CookOctober 16, 2019

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Ask the Expert: Climate Change

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

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Ivory Tower: The subjective basis of money

While the study of money is typically left to economists, it is actually a quintessential psychological phenomenon. If anyone should be able to explain how…

Denny BorsboomSeptember 11, 2019

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Een Ondraaglijk Groot Geluk? Ongelukkig door de loterij

Stel je voor: je hebt het winnende lot op zak. Feitelijk niets meer dan een stukje papier, maar nu onvoorstelbaar waardevol door de miljoenenprijs die…

Elise van GravenSeptember 4, 2019

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Tijd en Ruimte: Minder vatbaar dan we denken?

Mensenlevens worden sterk gestructureerd door tijd en ruimte. Je bent vaak bezig met waar je bent, en hoe laat het is. Met waar je was…

Julia ZegelingJuly 1, 2019

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Werkplek in Ontwikkeling

Door de digitalisering is werken en de plek waar we dit verrichten in ontwikkeling. Met de komst van het concept ‘Het Nieuwe Werken’ nam flexwerken…

Hannah FranssenJune 27, 2019

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De Trip is Terug. Wat hebben psychedelica de psychiatrie te bieden?

Psychedelica lijken weer helemaal terug van weggeweest. De eerste wetenschappelijke onderzoeken naar psychedelica in de jaren 50 en 60 waren veelbelovend, maar met de aftrap…

Wolter de BoerJune 26, 2019

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Opvoeding: Streng, vrij of allebei?

Ook voor de opvoeding geldt: een goed begin is het halve werk. Maar welke opvoedingsstijl werkt het beste? Florine bekijkt de theorieën en onderzoeken die…

Florine BothJune 25, 2019

People Science

Seks op z’n Duits

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

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Long Live Anarchy! What can we learn from primates?

Is there something we can learn from primates when it comes to humankind’s social order and individual life expectancy? Mees Diederik Egeler explores some of…

Spiegeloog EditorsJune 23, 2019

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Ask the Expert: Neuroscience and psychoanalysis

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

Ivory Tower People Science

Ivory Tower: Mental telescopes

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

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Ask the Expert: Limitation of science

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

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Digitale Communicatie: Medium of barrière?

Communicatie is een essentieel onderdeel voor het bouwen van vriendschappen, het overbrengen van kennis en voor het functioneren van de samenleving. Moderne technologie biedt de…

Julius DullaertMay 21, 2019

Ivory Tower People Science

Ivory Tower: The Hard Puzzle

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

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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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Ask the Expert: Replication crisis

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

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Ivory Tower: Psychiatric relativity

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

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Orgasms for Anxiety? The unusual suspects

When it comes to treating anxiety, few would argue with the need to reduce stress. However, when it comes to treatment, are the consequences of…

Paul CookMarch 11, 2019

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Ivory Tower: Psychological velocity

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

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The Need for Speed: Are humans fit to drive?

Given how much we love to drive, why is it that car companies seem so obsessed with making our cars drive themselves? In human hands,…

Paul CookJanuary 18, 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