Psychology: Psychology in the News

News about Psychology and Psychologists, including commentary and archival articles published in The New York Times.

A popular source of psychology articles written at a more informal level --On this site, we have gathered a group of renowned psychologists, academics, psychiatrists and writers to contribute their thoughts and ideas on what makes us tick. We're a live stream of what's happening in 'psychology today'.

BPS digests at least one new psychology study for you every weekday. Published by the British Psychological Society since 2005, our aim is to showcase psychological science while also casting a critical eye over its methods.

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