Joffrey Baratheon: King Or Psychopathic Deviate
Tyrone lannister – “We’ve had vicious kings, and we’ve had idiot kings…but I don’t know if we’ve ever been cursed with a vicious idiot for a king!” Jack Gleeson plays…
Psychology News
Is Your Boss A Psychopath?
So you think that psychopaths are murderous, axe-wielding maniacs, as depicted in films such as American Psycho and Silence of the Lambs? Think again. According to personality psychology research, psychopathy…
The Orca Documentary That Seaworld Doesn’t Want You To See
This documentary / film depicts how nature shouldn’t always be interfered with and the consequences of pushing animals over their natural limit. The 2013 documentary tells the tragic story of…
The Psychological Problems Of Our Favourite Childhood Characters
It is debatable as to whether A.A. Milne intended, or realised that the Winnie-the-Pooh characters showed symptoms of psychological disorders, but they have been diagnosed by the Canadian Medical Association…
Rethink Mental Illness
1 in 4 people are affected by mental illness…Mental illness affects people in different ways – sometimes its more obvious, and sometimes people can suffer from it without anyone knowing….
12 Year Old Lifer
The documentary of the 12 year old lifer is available on 4oD. Below is a brief overview. “April 2010, in Indiana, USA, 12-year-old Paul Gingerich helped his friend, 15-year-old Colt Lundy,…
Deferred Gratification: An Indicator Of Future Success
The 1972 Marshmallow Experiment; You may think this experiment sounds familiar, and that’s probably because they use a similar idea on one of the Haribo adverts… Children between the ages…
Stop And Hear The Music
On Friday 12th January, 2007, Joshua Bell – a world famous violinist, scheduled to play at a sold out concert in Boston that night, played 6 classical pieces on a…
The Criminal Profiling Illusion
How much can a criminal profiler really tell us about a criminals thoughts and what they’re thinking before they commit a crime? According to Snook et al, not a lot!…
To Race Or Not To Race
I’ve just discovered a new sport. They strap monkeys to the backs of deer and race them round a track. The deer are clearly showing a flight response, and the…