Brain scars Abuse or neglect as a child may lead to the development of anxiety or depression related symptoms years later. Are traces of childhood adversities also visible in our brain? And if so, what does this mean? Bernet Elzinga • April 16, 2013
Cannabis use: doorway to creativity or to delusions? Cannabis is the most commonly used illicit drug in the world and it has been used for centuries. Many acclaimed artists from a variety of disciplines, maintain its usefulness in the enhancement of creativity. However, is there any truth in their claims? Meriem Manaï • April 10, 2013
About polite Moroccans and rude Dutch You may think that honor and aggression are closely linked. In this contribution I will paint a more nuanced picture, and show that honor is also linked to politeness and constructive conflict management. Fieke Harinck • April 08, 2013
A matter of taste Why can’t we rely on our taste buds? Why has our food become saltier, sweeter and fatter? And why is it a bad idea to have lunch behind our computer? Lotte van Dillen • March 20, 2013
Where on earth did the effect go? One replication is worth at least a thousand t-tests, indeed, but several replications (let’s say about twenty) and well-powered studies are worth at least a million t-tests. Marc Molendijk • March 19, 2013
Why we eat cows (and sometimes horses), but not dogs Most people in Western culture have no problem with eating cows, pigs and chickens. However, the idea of eating dogs tends to disgust us. Why do we make such mental distinctions between ‘animals for eating’ and ‘animals not for eating’? Sabine Peters • March 14, 2013
Measuring the unconscious mind People are unaware of much of the knowledge they possess, making it hard for psychologists to study this knowledge. We need ways to investigate the unconscious mind, and perhaps making use of people’s greediness is one of the ways to do this. Roy de Kleijn • March 12, 2013
Women in high places Having more women in top positions does not as a matter of fact improve career opportunities for other women. On the contrary, successful women who display 'modern sexism' to cope with a masculine work environment can undermine the ambitions of other women Naomi Ellemers • March 07, 2013
Perceptions of pseudovoice Since last week citizens in the Netherlands can start a referendum on any issue that matters to them. However, the outcome can easily be ignored by the government. This is an example of ‘pseudovoice’, and therefore mostly ineffective. Gerdien de Vries • March 04, 2013
