Society

Domestic Harmony

Family is a central part of everyone’s life, they are the people we rely on and learn from in the first years of our lives…

Christine LastovkaMay 27, 2022

Society Spiegeloog 419: Harmony

Not Another Group Assignment!

Group projects can be frustrating. But they are often used to assess students and are argued to be good preparation for professional work. In this…

Magda Matetovici and Emanuela ZhechevaMay 16, 2022

Society Spiegeloog 419: Harmony

Do Social Norms Bring Harmony to Society?

As humans, we tend to expect others to follow rules, written or unwritten. There is something harmonious about agreement, and we can all agree that…

Samarth KambliMay 11, 2022

Society Spiegeloog 418: Time

The Best Time to Learn

Are there things you can only learn as a baby? Was your adolescent self a faster learner than you are now? This article will give…

Magda MatetoviciApril 18, 2022

Society Spiegeloog 418: Time

Is Time-Out a Good Idea?

Time-out is a very popular method for disciplining children. It has both advocates for and against it and this article will explore the possibility that…

Magda MatetoviciApril 4, 2022

Society Spiegeloog 417: Science

We Need More Effective Science Communication

Trust in science as an institution is in decline, and the Covid-19 pandemic and the climate change crisis show the necessity of more effective science…

Arda ErginMarch 17, 2022

Camera Obscura Society Spiegeloog 417: Science

Camera Obscura: Don’t Look Up

Don’t Look Up is a Netflix movie by Adam McKay, featuring quite popular actors like Leonardo DiCaprio and Jennifer Lawrence. The release date was during…

Esna Mualla GunayMarch 8, 2022

Society Spiegeloog 417: Science

Is cancel culture threatening universities?

What do J.K. Rowling, a professor of philosophy at the University of Sussex, and a psychologist invited to speak at UvA’s Room for Discussion have…

Rosa BreedFebruary 28, 2022

Society Spiegeloog 416: Language

Our Education System Needs a Change

The sole focus of our education on verbal language has huge repercussions on an individual’s engagement with the world as an adult. We can start…

Arda ErginFebruary 7, 2022

Society Spiegeloog 416: Language

The Silence of Sound

I observe silently as my uncle looks intently at the person talking, concentration evident on his face: eyes squinting, his mouth whispering the words he…

Avanti VijayJanuary 17, 2022

PSYCHsources Society Spiegeloog 415: Home

PSYCHsources: Forensic Psychology

PSYCHsources introduces a different topic from psychology every month. It offers a list of resources that are useful to anyone who wants to learn more…

Sophie HallDecember 6, 2021

Science Society Spiegeloog 415: Home

Can We Get Attached to Places?

Going through any social psychology textbook, we see that the need to belong is a fundamental need that every person has. We need to feel…

Milena KaprálováNovember 24, 2021

Camera Obscura Society Spiegeloog 415: Home

Camera Obscura: Instant Family

Photo by Film Affinity The best way to summarize the underlying message of the 2018 film Instant Family is with this quote: ‘It is not…

Avanti VijayNovember 22, 2021

Society Spiegeloog 415: Home

An Unspeakable Reality

Being pregnant and using drugs - that does not sound like a problem-free combination, right? And the stigmatization of people who use (illegal) drugs is…

Anne Sophie GiacobelloNovember 17, 2021

Bacchus News & opinion Society Spiegeloog 414: Rise

Bacchus: Rise Against What?

I feel like I always have the potential to rise against something. The feeling awaits within me like a flame that is ready to be…

Arda ErginNovember 12, 2021

Ivory Tower Society Spiegeloog 414: Rise

Ivory Tower: Rising Raises

This summer, I learned I am getting a 2% raise as a result of the new CAO. The 2% raise holds for everyone – professors…

Denny BorsboomNovember 10, 2021

Science Society Spiegeloog 414: Rise

Shy and Successful: What Empowers Timid Children

Parents of shy children might worry that they will have trouble making new friends, that they will fail to stand for themselves in unfair situations,…

Magda MatetoviciNovember 8, 2021

Culture Society Spiegeloog 414: Rise

Art Must Rise

In a conversation concerning the purpose of art, one might try to evoke several great aestheticians like Winkelman or Hegel while they try to dismember…

Tarik ManfrinatoOctober 29, 2021

News & opinion Society Spiegeloog 414: Rise Terra

Terra: The Eco-Anxious Youth

Among causing many physical damages to humans and their environment, the climate crisis is awfully influencing the mental health of many people as well. In…

Esna Mualla GunayOctober 25, 2021

Society Spiegeloog 414: Rise

Phoenix Rising from the Ashes: Do We Glamorize Adversity?

Rags-to-riches, a trope that has been infiltrating our lives for so long and leaves us hungry for more. A concept evident in the stories of…

Anushka SabhanamOctober 22, 2021

Athena Society Spiegeloog 414: Rise

Athena: Do Opposites Attract?

'Opposites attract.' People who differ from us are often perceived as interesting, which might be caused by the ‘mystery’ that comes with just not…

Anne Sophie GiacobelloOctober 20, 2021

Society Spiegeloog 414: Rise

Rising Above the Sufferings

If there is one thing we are sure about life, other than the fact that it ends at some point, it is that it’s filled…

Esna Mualla GunayOctober 18, 2021

Science Society Spiegeloog 414: Rise

How Can We Keep Dutch Science Afloat?

‘Such a nice Olympic summer,’ Marcel Levi, the new president of the Dutch science organization NWO must have thought (Levi, 2021). ‘Must be the perfect…

Rosa BreedOctober 15, 2021

Science Society Spiegeloog 414: Rise

To the Stars! The Psychology of Space Exploration

It is a technological world that we live in. Alongside smartphones, artificial intelligence and quantum computers, a new era is arising that might change the…

Emanuela ZhechevaOctober 12, 2021

Science Society Spiegeloog 413: Nature

Intricacies of Human Nature

Do your genes determine who you are, or is it the environment that shapes you the most? Given that you’re interested in psychology, I’m sure…

Valentin WeberSeptember 29, 2021