The profession of “criminal profiler” is one shrouded in secrecy, even giving off a hint of danger. Yet when the American psychiatrist James A. Brussel began profiling a particular suspect […]
Thanks to Danny Whittaker, the author of the blog MY OWN WORST ENEMY, I invite you to listen to the podcast: or watch a video of my conversation with Danny: […]
Everybody talks about replication again. This is due to the results of Many Labs 2. You can read about it among others in NATURE, THE ATLANTIC, FUTURISM.COM, etc. Over the past few years, […]
Psychology as a scientific field enjoys a tremendous level of popularity throughout society, a fascination that could even be described as religious. This is likely the reason why it is […]
Is the principle of primum non nocere, to do no harm, applied by psychotherapists? First, do no harm – a rule that enjoys practically unconditional acceptance by all of human civilization, […]
Problems with following a diet, obesity, the inability to conquer addictions, the absence of a systematic approach to learning, insufficient physical activity, excessive drinking, narcotics dependency, risky sexual behaviours, uncontrolled […]
This is an English title of my new book published last month in Polish. It consists of fourteen interviews – seven of them are my conversations with patients who have […]
My next contribution to BPS Research Digest. Enjoy reading! Celebrities are people famous for being famous. Have you ever given any thought to how it happens that pop-culture figures become […]
This is a video material recorded during the 17th European Skeptics Congress in Poland, 2017 by Diego Fontanive from EOF project. Below you will find his description of this video. […]
My next contribution to Research Digest. Enjoy reading! It’s hard to imagine a crueller fate than when a child receives a diagnosis of an illness as difficult as cancer. A […]
This is a video recording of the lecture given by Scott Lilienfeld during the 17th European Skeptics Congress co-organized by the Polish Skeptics Club. Wroclaw, Poland, 22-24 September 2017. Enjoy! Abstract […]
During the 17th European Skeptic Congress which took place in Wroclaw, Poland, 22-24 September 2017 there was a panel discussion devoted to skeptical psychology. Susane Blackmore, Scott Lilienfeld, Zbynek Vybiral […]
My next contribution to Research Digest. Enjoy reading! Adjusting for actual physical activity, individuals who perceived themselves as less active than others were up to 71 per cent more likely to […]
For all of you who know German I’ve published reviews of my books written by Rouven Schäfer and published in the SKEPTIKER. To read them just click on the link below […]
My contribution to the discussion about raw data. Enjoy reading! Article.pdf
My next contribution to Research Digest. Enjoy reading! CANCER, GUEST BLOGGER, HEALTH, MENTAL HEALTH April 20, 2017 By guest blogger Tomasz Witkowski At least one in four readers of this post will die […]
Psychology Led Astray is a well-written, readable and thoroughly researched book. … The importance of its subject matter is difficult to overstate. Anyone who is concerned, however remotely, with the study […]
I am really happy to announce that from yesterday the first 10 people who read Psychology Gone Wrong and will send to the Fan Page on a FB a short unique review […]
Today, it’s been exactly five years since the “Psychology is Scence, Not Witchcraft” campaign was launched. I think it’s a very good occasion to remember it’s assumptions and goals. Below […]
Thanks to Andras G. Pinter, Jelena Levin and Pontus Bockman I have an honour to be a guest of the #60 episode of The European Skeptics Podcast. Below you will find original […]
Q&A – Tomasz Witkowski Rebecca Stack, Associate Editor for Books, speaks to Tomasz Witkowski, the author of Psychology Led Astray: Cargo Cult in Science and Therapy. Tell me a bit […]
My next contribution to Research Digest. As it is about huge failure of psychology, it would be inappropriately to say “enjoy reading”, but I encourage you to do it anyway. […]
One of the best known skeptical psychologists in the World, prof. Scott Lilienfeld wrote about Psychology Led Astray: Cargo Cult in Science and Therapy: An entertaining but extremely important […]
I have a pleasure to inform that this review listing appeared in January/February 2017 Skeptical Inquirer, “New & Notable” books column. PSYCHOLOGY LED ASTRAY: Cargo Cult in Science and Therapy. Tomasz […]
More than two months ago Christian Jarret, the editor of Research Digest asked me to become a guest writer. I took the challenge and this is my debut in Research Digest. Although only […]
Just few weeks ago on the occasion of the publication of my new book Psychology Led Astray: Cargo Cult in Science and Therapy, The Psychologist interviewed me (not published yet). They asked me several […]
Prof Martin Bier visited Poland this summer. He gave a very interesting lecture for Polish skeptics, but we were also discussing much about pseudoscience. One of the most preposterous examples we […]
I am really happy to inform you that my book “Psychology Led Astray: Cargo Cult in Science and Therapy” is already available at publishers web pages: http://www.brownwalker.com/book/1627346090 as well as at Amazon: […]
On March 15, 2016 a review of my new unpublished book “Psychology Led Astray: Cargo Cult in Science and Therapy” written by Harriet Hall was published at: Cargo Cult Psychology […]
