Uncategorized Your Mind’s Eye 18 Jun 201716 May 2017 This column originally appeared in The Observer magazine/Guardian online Do you have a good imagination? When you picture something with your “mind’s eye”, is it as clear as day, or…
Uncategorized Your Mind’s Eye 18 Jun 2017 This column originally appeared in The Observer magazine/Guardian online Do you have a good imagination? When you picture something with your “mind’s eye”, is it as clear as day,…
Uncategorized Computer says “go” 11 Jun 201716 May 2017 This column originally appeared in The Observer magazine/Guardian online Your personality predicts a great deal about your prospects in life, including something that would have seemed barely comprehensible to members…
Uncategorized Yuck, right 4 Jun 201716 May 2017 This column originally appeared in The Observer magazine/Guardian online We might say that we find opponents’ political views “disgusting”, but did you know that your sensitivity to various forms of…
Uncategorized Everyday People 28 May 201716 May 2017 This column originally appeared in The Observer magazine/Guardian online Psychologists have explored personality from every conceivable angle except one: What do people with particular personality traits actually do, in terms…
Uncategorized Humble Pie 21 May 201716 May 2017 This column originally appeared in The Observer magazine/Guardian online “The meek shall inherit the earth”. At least that’s how the saying goes; but in these days of Trump and Brexit,…
Uncategorized It’s not easy being green 14 May 20175 May 2017 This column originally appeared in The Observer magazine/Guardian online “It’s not easy being green” sang Kermit The Frog, but was he right? How hard do you try to lead an…
Uncategorized What makes you “you”? 7 May 20175 May 2017 This column originally appeared in The Observer magazine/Guardian online Our personalities are made up of hundreds of individual traits, but which are shared by most people, and which are the…
Uncategorized I’m Alright, Jack 30 Apr 201730 Apr 2017 This column originally appeared in The Observer magazine/Guardian online A very common finding in psychological research is that we tend to like other people who are like us. But is…
