It is one of the great ironies of modern politics that Donald Trump is associated with popularising the term “fake…
It’s ‘bogus argument’ time again, as Ireland’s right-wingers gear up for divorce referendum
A letter in today’s Irish Times: And — oh look! — basically the very same letter in today’s Irish Independent:…
If this is what the collapse of centrism looks like, then PLEASE give me more centrism
All the “worst people in Ireland” are running for election at the same time. We’re talking your racists, we’re talking…
If you spend 20 years gaslighting your patients, perhaps you should think twice before accusing *them* of trolling *you*
This week we learned that online activists are silencing scientists in the UK: Reuters contacted a dozen professors, doctors and…
Good news. Psychologists are not going anywhere. Ever
As we all know, the robots are coming. With the singularity all but a certainty (and not in any way…
The HRA report does not exonerate the PACE trial, it merely confirms that its Research Ethics approval was in order
Great news. The PACE Trial controversy has been resolved! Oh, wait…er, no it hasn’t. Rather, the spin cycle of eminence-based…
‘Psychology of Christmas’ media round-up
So this is Christmas; and what have you done? Well, this is what I’ve done: a whole lot of media,…
Here is a video of my lecture on the PACE Trial controversy
I am behind on posting it, but here we go. This video has already attracted a staggering number of worldwide…
The Psychology of Christmas
There is one. A Psychology of Christmas, that is. Here I am over at TheJournal.ie going on about it, as…
Psychology is (not?) fine
Today I will be doing a turn. Actually, two turns. (Three, if you include tomorrow.) This afternoon I have the…
The Triumph of Eminence-Based Medicine
Lines are drawn A quarter of a million Britons have been diagnosed with myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME), the condition also known…
Forty-one international scientists have signed a declaration supporting Cochrane’s decision to withdraw its controversial review of exercise therapy in ME/CFS
And I’m one of them. This is important not least because of claims appearing over the weekend that Cochrane pulled…
The government have ordered a forensic excavation of the #TuamBabies site
It was unexpected, but the announcement was made today. The Irish cabinet have approved a decision by Minister for Children…
Sometimes I feed the trolls
