Archive

December 2012
The essence of the human condition?
Lorenzo Stafford on our ancient and under-appreciated sense of smell in the first of our special issue, 'An explosion of the senses'

November 2012
What doesn't kill us...
Stephen Joseph discusses the psychology of post-traumatic growth

October 2012
Mirror-writing
Robert D. McIntosh and Sergio Della Sala explore some intriguing phenomena

September 2012
Psychology on the road
John A. Groeger introduces a special issue with a look at how to manage the menaces and maximise the merits of mass motoring

August 2012
Experiencing time in daily life
Why does a watched pot never boil, or time fly when you’re having fun? Dan Zakay has some answers

July 2012
Faster, higher, stronger!
On the eve of the Olympics and Paralympics, Christian Jarrett dives into the psychology of competition

June 2012
Toilet psychology
Nick Haslam argues that psychologists should stop averting their eyes from the bathroom

May 2012
Replication, replication, replication
Stuart J. Ritchie, Richard Wiseman and Christopher C. French with the opening contribution to a special on one of the cornerstones of scientific progress. This is followed by a variety of perspectives on replication and possible ways forward, from: Daniel Simons; Dave Nussbaum; Henry L. Roediger, III; Gregory Mitchell; Daryl Bem; Claudia Hammond; Daniel Bor; Sam Gilbert; Joshua Hartshorne and Adena Schachner; Alex Holcombe and Hal Pashler; Jelte Wicherts; and Stephen Pilling

April 2012
Opinion: The person in psychological science
Alison Lee, from her perspective in neuropsychology, argues that psychologists need to get to know their participants

March 2012
Bridging psychological and physical health care
Konrad Jacobs, Penny Titman and Melinda Edwards open a special feature on paediatric clinical psychology

February 2012
Self-control – the moral muscle
Roy F. Baumeister outlines intriguing and important research into willpower and ego depletion

January 2012
When psychology came to my rescue
Christian Jarrett invited leading psychologists to share their stories