To be released in October 2019. Just when you thought it would be safe to get back into the water… … More
Category: Newspapers & Magazines
‘Psychology of Christmas’ media round-up
So this is Christmas; and what have you done? Well, this is what I’ve done: a whole lot of media, … More
‘Psychology in Crisis’ is now available
About the Author Imprint: 2018 Psychology in Crisis Author: Brian M. Hughes Publisher: Palgrave, London ISBN-10: 1352003007 ISBN-13: 978-1352003000 Click … More
Stephen Hawking RIP
Stephen Hawking is dead. Far be it from the likes of me to write him an obituary. You can see … More
No, no, no, no, no
I don’t want to be, well, argumentative. But this research does not show what the headline says it does. The … More
“Are psychics the new psychologists?”
The Sunday Independent ran a short piece on psychics the other week, in which I was quoted as referring to “unreliable … More
Political science
I have another post up over at Psychology Today, which has been included in a special feature on ‘The Science Behind … More
On alcohol guidelines and social desirability
I’ve posted a piece at Psychology Today on the methodological problems surrounding Britain’s new alcohol consumption guidelines: The UK government has published new … More
Who let the dogmas out?
Have you ever noticed how irrationalities (a) tend to cluster, (b) tend to offer hope to the desperate, and (c) … More
Why ‘Inside Out’ is kind of interesting
Metaphors are powerful tools. Similes are like tools. And tools are — well, tools are just tools. Now, of the … More
What’s the deal with that Swiss government homeopathy report?
A letter in today’s Irish Times bemoans a recent column on homeopathy. The column had drawn attention to a report by … More
Some pieces and bits
It’s early January. That time when other people’s New Year’s resolutions mean that you get lots of emails. About really … More
Forthcoming: “Adventures in Science Communication”
Interested in adventure? Well, then this public lecture is for you. It’s me again, this time at the invitation of … More
What ‘Science By Press Conference’ looks like
Exhibit A: 1989 and Pons and Fleischmann announce cold fusion — an “inexhaustible source of energy” — at a press briefing … More
Pareidolia special: “Farmer denies wrongdoing as goat born with human face” (Spoiler: Not really human face)
Ah, the good old Sunday Wurdled…. I should warn you that the picture included in the article is a little graphic, … More
I’m not saying Greenfield’s a pseudoscientist. I point to her pseudoscientific reasoning. That is all
Like a good sharknado, Susan Greenfield is (a) ridiculous and (b) back for more. We all remember this defence of … More
That story on sex differences in the brain, line by line
So, let’s take it from the top: Men’s and women’s brains really are different. No they’re not. This study did not … More
