While you can’t travel the world physically, you can still travel it in your mind. With the pandemic exercising a lot of power on our…
Julius DullaertMay 14, 2021
How do we pick what we are going to wear in the morning? What influences our clothing style? These questions seem to be quite complicated,…
Emanuela ZhechevaMay 7, 2021
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…
Magda MatetoviciMay 5, 2021
Judges play a critical role in our society. Their decisions hold the power to commit someone to prison for the rest of their lives, to…
Esna Mualla GunayMay 3, 2021
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
Menstruation is still surrounded by a rather negative view in society. How can this be explained in evolutionary terms? What is the effect of this…
Lisanne van der VeldenApril 26, 2021
One could argue that psychology – like many other sciences – is underappreciated by the public. Policymakers could improve their decision-making, students could learn better,…
Valentin WeberApril 23, 2021
‘Speak a new language so that the world will be a new world.’, says Rumi. Just like he says, the languages we speak seem to…
Esna Mualla GunayApril 21, 2021
Photo by Sandra SchönAlmost a year ago, I was forced to take a lunch break as my unstable internet connection made it impossible to watch…
Anne Sophie GiacobelloApril 19, 2021
Human beings are great storytellers. We share what we like, what we care about, and what we want through stories. Who we are shapes our…
Arda ErginApril 16, 2021
In 'Let's Mingle', Lucie and Marie aim to build more cohesion in the University of Amsterdam through cross-faculty interactions and exchanges of ideas. For each…
Lucie Pressl and Marie GaebelApril 14, 2021
‘The disappearance of responsibility is the most far-reaching consequence of submission to authority’, said Stanley Milgram once. In this article, I will compare different studies…
Elise van GravenApril 14, 2021
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
‘Nostalgia sells better and better now.’, chimes in a chap at the beginning of La Belle Époque. Indeed, the lure of nostalgia is certainly something…
Nitya ShahApril 8, 2021
Since February, UvA students who would like to meet new people or who feel lonely during the pandemic can go for a walk with another…
Milena KaprálováApril 6, 2021