Ski accidents and random sampling “Dutch wounded through skiing: a remarkable increase of 14 percent” writes the The Dutch newspaper NRC. Is this really a noticeable increase or just random sampling? A quick statistical procedure provides the answer. Mark de Rooij • February 27, 2013
The pregnant brain: good or bad? Are pregnancy hormones detrimental to cognitive capacities, or do they make the brain resilient to stress and increase memory performance? Jiska Peper • February 25, 2013
Towards a new publication model in psychology The quality of psychological research as currently published in academic journals is questionable because of possible 'data dredging'. It is time for psychologists to decide on a new publication model that would certainly alleviate this problem. Mark de Rooij • February 19, 2013
Alcohol and adolescents: why do teens drink? Recently the Dutch government proposed to raise the legal drinking age from 16 to 18. High levels of alcohol use in adolescence are related to alcohol dependence later in life. Recent research shows that also pubertal hormones play a role. Barbara Braams • February 18, 2013
Carnival Carnival: three days for everybody to go crazy in large groups and silly costumes and indulge, before Lent starts. What are the effects of dressing up and gathering in large groups? This is where social psychology comes in. Marijke van Putten • February 11, 2013
How to be successful? How can we become more successful? How can we achieve more in our jobs? And how do we become more efficient in our daily lives? These are central questions, especially in professional life. But what is success? Marijke van Putten • February 02, 2013
Happiness and hormones: spring breaks, autumn falls Our mood can be affected by the changing of the seasons. What do we understand about seasonal affective disorder (a.k.a. winter depression)? Marc Molendijk • February 01, 2013
Publishing open access: good or bad idea? On Wednesday 6 February 2013 the KNAW and the Young Academy organized a debate with the theme: ‘Publish Open access or perish’. The central question in this debate concerned the future of open access publishing. Is it a great new development or not? Eveline Crone • February 01, 2013
Leveling as a difference maker in clinical psychology Income inequality has pernicious effects on well-being. Still, it does not seem to have had a tremendous backlash in the field of clinical psychology. Should it? Marc Molendijk • January 31, 2013
