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Psychology

July 2024

  • A silhouette of a couple embracing at dusk as they looking out a window on to a cityscape

    The modern mind
    We often turn to loved ones for support but relationships can falter if our feelings are ignored

    Gaynor Parkin and Amanda Wallis
    Relationships, especially romantic ones, need to be based on mutual recognition and understanding of emotional experiences
  • Catherine Spencer

    Retiring was the toughest challenge of my sporting career. Here’s how Andy Murray can do it right

    Catherine Spencer
    I climbed a mountain and took up the French horn. If he can hold on to who he is away from the court, Murray can find joy after tennis, says former England rugby captain Catherine Spencer
    • Inheritance by Harvey Whitehouse review – the power of unity

    • ‘The teachers would refer to boys, girls – and you’: trans philosopher Paul B Preciado on reinventing Orlando

    • All the rage: women are furious – and repressing it can ruin our lives

June 2024

  • Solo writing retreat

    Self and wellbeing
    How a solo retreat helped relight my creative fire

  • From the series Zwischen den Jahren ( Between the Years) by Valentin Goppel. Published by Gost books £40 https://gostbooks.com/products/zwischen-den-jahren

    Observer book of the week
    Coming of Age: How Adolescence Shapes Us by Lucy Foulkes review – deep dive into the teenage mind

  • Tim Dowling leaning backwards, holding a giant magnet, against blue background

    Self and wellbeing
    ‘Clearly, I have no rizz’: can a 60-year-old misanthrope polish up his pulling power?

  • Keir Starmer

    Weekend
    Keir Starmer’s most personal interview yet, the woman who gave birth to her granddaughter, and why do we have the dreams we do?– podcast

  • A game of few laughs? Sports psychologist says joy is England’s missing ingredient

  • ‘Shaking it off’: the science of dad dancing – and why it’s good for you

  • Science Weekly
    The surprising psychology behind extremism, and how politics is driving it – podcast

  • Anxious about money? Five financial therapists share their advice

  • Eternal You review – death, download and digital afterlife in the age of the AI griefbot

  • The modern mind
    Our internal narratives can hold us back. Changing them is tough but rewarding work

    Gill Straker and Jacqui Winship
  • Self and wellbeing
    Feeling exhausted? Here’s how to fight the weariness

  • Notes and queries
    Readers reply: why is it easier to remember that I’ve forgotten something than to remember what I’ve forgotten?

  • Are you 80% angry and 2% sad? Why ‘emotional AI’ is fraught with problems

  • We’re not all alike in sensory awareness

  • One night I’m a murderer, the next my husband’s having an affair. Why do we have the dreams that we do?

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