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Is positive thinking the route to happiness? and Busting the 21 days habit forming myth - just two of the articles we are offering up in our research digest.
13 July 2012
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Hear hear! Stop bullying the social sciences – LA Times Op-Ed.
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Why I am always unlucky but you are always careless – Tom Stafford of Mind Hacks explains.
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New book that’s worth a look, Pieces of Light: The New Science of Memory by psychologist Charles Fernyhough (New Scientist described it as “an immense pleasure“). Fernyhough used his blog to reflect on how the book came about.
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BBC Four broadcast a trio of excellent documentaries this week, all of which are now available on iPlayer for a limited time: Rupture: Living With a Broken Brain; Blink: A Horizon Guide To The Senses; Heart vs. Mind: What Makes Us Human.
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A consummate story teller – check out this video of Jonah Lehrer’s talk at this year’s 99% conference about the importance of grit for creative success.
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Also on the 99%, How your goals and good intentions could be holding you back.
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Can you learn to be synaesthetic? asks Neuroskeptic.
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Busting the 21 days habit formation myth – great blog post from the UCL Health Behaviour Research Centre.
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Crimes and Misdemeanors: Reforming Social Psychology – Dave Nussbaum with intelligent reflections and recommendations in the wake of the scandals that have rocked social psychology lately.
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Another social psychologist has resigned after questions were raised about the honesty of his data.