Archive

December 2008
New horizons
Christian Jarrett takes psychology into space, discovering how astronauts are selected and supported.

November 2008
Can psychology change the world?
Tommy MacKay, winner of the Society’s Award for Distinguished Contributions to Professional Psychology, on applied psychology and the human welfare agenda

October 2008
Stepping up primary care
Jim White on a radical approach to mental health, which looks beyond individual therapy to offer something more creative and relevant

September 2008
Phineas Gage – Unravelling the myth
Malcolm Macmillan updates a familiar tale, 160 years after its inception.

August 2008
Running the world-class programme in athletics
Dave Collins, Performance Director at UK Athletics, on how he will be putting his background in psychology to use in pursuit of medals this month

July 2008
Running to catch the sun
We are all heading for the grave in an indifferent universe. How do we cope with such existential concerns? Dan Jones investigates

June 2008
Psychology and visible difference
Diana Harcourt and Nichola Rumsey introduce the special issue

May 2008
On vines and minds
Miles Thomas with a call to professional arms on a topic that many of us find of personal interest.

April 2008
The great baby signing debate
Gwyneth Doherty-Sneddon on an area where academia meets public interest

March 2008
The name game
We all have one, and it might determine our fate in a number of intriguing and bizarre ways. Nicholas Christenfeld and Britta Larsen investigate.

February 2008
Orgasm
Barry R. Komisaruk, Carlos Beyer and Beverly Whipple view the subject of orgasms as an experience that is an integration of body, nervous system and the mind.

January 2008
Questioning the banality of evil
S. Alexander Haslam and Stephen D. Reicher re-examine the established view, in an article based on the 2007 Argyle Lecture