Modafinil. The caffeine of the future?

18 January 2005

Some interesting developments are on the horizon in psychopharmacology - the study of drugs that affect our psychological state. Caffeine, alcohol and nicotine are the culturally (fairly) accepted methods of [...]

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Kinsey’s sex surveys – prepare to repel misinformation

17 January 2005

Half a century ago the sex researcher Alfred Kinsey redefined what was considered normal sexual behaviour. A Hollywood film of his life is already garnering rave reviews in the US, [...]

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Learning by example

16 January 2005

On a similar theme to yesterday's post comes this article by well-known psychologist Alison Gopnick. Its kernal is that kids learn better by imitating and refining what someone is showing [...]

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Do you have a secret life?

11 January 2005

So, how exactly do you separate your day-job at coporate HQ from your turns at the strip-joint? What types of mental strategies do you employ to avoid getting confused and [...]

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Long working hours culture in UK

7 January 2005

Britain's culture of long working hours is definitely alive and well - although I wouldn't call is 'slave labour'. This perennial article points out how much unpaid overtime we do [...]

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Mental impact of the tsunami

2 January 2005

"It is feared the disaster could leave a mental "time bomb" if those caught up in it are not given counselling over the coming months. Mental health charity Sane is [...]

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Academic turns city into a social experiment

25 December 2004

The outgoing mayor of Bogota - Antanas Mockus - has been running some fascinating social psychology experiments with the 6.5 million inhabitants of the city. His unusual methods of instilling [...]

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