Link feast

Our editor’s pick the 10 best psychology and neuroscience links from the last week or so: How To Talk So That People Listen At the recent Latitude Festival Psychologist magazine editor Jon Sutton was in conversation with Elizabeth Stokoe, Professor of Social Interaction at Loughborough University – follow the link for a transcript of the event (a related podcast will be available soon). The Brain That Couldn’t Remember The untold story of the fight over the legacy of “H.M.” — the patient who revolutionized the science of memory. Why We Should Pity Attention-seeking Narcissists There are some surprising and unpleasant downsides to thinking you are the centre of the universe. When Will Neuroscience Blow Our Minds? The discipline has promised big advances in many areas, but is it failing to live up to the hype? Three neuroscientists consider the state of their field. The Stroop Test: How Colourful Is Your Language? The first article in a new series on classic psychology experiments, from the Guardian‘s Head Quarters blog. A Manifesto Against Parenting Caring for children shouldn’t be like carpentry, with a finished product in mind. We should grow our children, like gardeners. Peter Pan and Wendy: How J M Barrie Understood and Demonstrated Keys Aspects of Cognition “Barrie had an almost uncanny grasp of human cognitive development four to eight decades before psychologists began to work on similar questions about the way we develop thinking a...
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