Spiegeloog 424: Irrational

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Bacchus: Stream of Consciousness

Thoughts keep running through our brain, so many just make no sense at all when you look at it from the outside. Sometimes we recognise…

Nitya ShahMarch 17, 2023

Society Spiegeloog 424: Irrational

All in the Name of Love

Love shouldn't hurt. It can be painful to hold on though, and at times, it's dangerous to let go. How can we handle loving and…

Sara Fontecha MorganMarch 8, 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

Society Spiegeloog 424: Irrational

Blinded by Love

Love cannot exist without vulnerability which is based on a mutual sense of trust. But what about those of us to whom vulnerability became a…

Aline FontanelliMarch 2, 2023

Society Spiegeloog 424: Irrational

Same Substance, Different Realities: How People’s Thinking is Shaped by their Social Context

Growing up, the world may sometimes feel black and white: a right and wrong, a singular truth, a winner and a loser, with no space…

Ayla FarzaliFebruary 27, 2023

People Spiegeloog 424: Irrational

A Psychologist Meets a Philosopher

A fateful encounter between two men gives us reason to look at the world from different perspectives and shows us that the most mundane moments…

Vadim MartschenkoFebruary 23, 2023

Camera Obscura Spiegeloog 424: Irrational

Camera Obscura: The Patient

Maria MiklińskaFebruary 22, 2023

Society Spiegeloog 424: Irrational

Cognitive Dysfunctions Related to Trauma

I recently had a conversation with my former closest friend I have known since forever. She told me about her trauma rooted in adverse childhood…

Clara Pulido AlthausFebruary 22, 2023

Society Spiegeloog 424: Irrational

Breathe Easy – Somatic Therapies for Anxiety Disorders

What would you do if someone put a gun to your head? Realistically - you’d panic. And you shouldn’t feel bad about that reaction, because…

Jules KotowiczFebruary 20, 2023

Art Affairs Spiegeloog 424: Irrational

Art Affairs: Theatre of Broken Memories

Searching for truth and justice in politics and history is an excruciatingly frustrating endeavour, as can be experienced at a current FOAM exhibition. The visitor…

Ann-Kathrin AruiFebruary 17, 2023

Ask the Expert People Spiegeloog 424: Irrational

Ask the Expert: Investing in Youth Mental Health

Marija Maric’s (Developmental Psychopathology) question: Dear Bianca, We share the same passion for the conduct of youth intervention research. Can you tell us what the…

Spiegeloog EditorsFebruary 16, 2023

Spiegeloog 424: Irrational Words to Start

Words to Start: Turkey-Syria Earthquake

For this issue, we would like to dedicate our Words to Start to one of the deadliest earthquakes of the last century and ways you…

Laura SpringerFebruary 15, 2023

Spiegeloog 424: Irrational

Spiegeloog 424: ‘Irrational’ – Editorial

Dear readers, As psychologists, we more often than not recognise the unpredictability of human behaviour. We refer to it when we speak of individual differences…

Evita Egert and Anushka SabhanamFebruary 13, 2023