UK Government to Ban Psychological Tricks in Casinos

7 March 2005

"They will be run according to British rules and we'll simply not allow any tricks which people are subjected to unawares and which increase the risk of problem gambling." One [...]

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Profile of Dr Oliver Sacks

6 March 2005

The neurologist Dr Oliver Sacks provided a window into a mystifying parallel world of mental dysfunction in his book, "The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat". The descriptions [...]

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Brit Smile More Genuine Than American

3 March 2005

The British smile is judged more genuine than the American in a new study from the Univeristy of California. There is impressive evidence to back up the difference. The psychology [...]

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The Psychology of Internet Dating

28 February 2005

→ More recent article: Internet dating: 10 psychological insights You're single, perhaps painfully so. The large pool of potential partners that school or university provided is starting to seem like [...]

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Left blind-spot ‘gives ADHD clue’

28 February 2005

"Children who "miss" things on their left field of vision may have attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, Medical Research Council scientists say." → From BBC News

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Panic Attacks and the Rise of CBT

26 February 2005

A panic attack is a frightening experience - your heart begins to race and you feel as if you are about to die. The sufferer does not usually have a [...]

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Leaving a Bitter Taste in the Mouth

25 February 2005

You know that old philosophical question: How do I know we both see the same colour when we look up at a blue sky? Some research just published asks the [...]

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