“Psychology Led Astray” – first review of my new book
There is still not known the date of the publishing of my new book but I am happy to write that I’ve already got first review. Prof. Elisabeth F. Loftus, […]
Psychology Led Astray: Cargo Cult in Science and Therapy
This is a title of my new book which was accepted for the publication by Brown Walker Press – American publisher specialized in non fiction. The book shows how scientific and psychotherapeutic […]
About “Psychology Gone Wrong” in “The Skeptical Intelligencer”
Prof. Michael Heap who is the Editor of Quarterly Magazine of the Association for Skeptical Inquiry Skeptical Intelligencer in Vol 18, 2015, Number 3, (Autumn) published his impressions entitled What’s wrong with Psychology? Among […]
“Psychology Gone Wrong” in “Skeptical Inquirer”
I have the honor to inform, that the review of Psychology Gone Wrong. The Dark Sides of Science and Therapy has been published in the print edition of the flagship […]
Psychology of the Wierdest People in the World
This post is a continuation of the three previous posts: HOW HAS THE CARGO CULT SPREAD THROUGHOUT THE SOCIAL SCIENCES? ABOUT THE MISERY OF PSYCHOLOGY, CARGO CULT, AND THE DECADE […]
What has Happened During the Decade of the Behavior?
This post is a continuation of the previous posts: HOW HAS THE CARGO CULT SPREAD THROUGHOUT THE SOCIAL SCIENCES? and: ABOUT THE MISERY OF PSYCHOLOGY, CARGO CULT, AND THE DECADE […]
About the Misery of Psychology, Cargo Cult, and the Decade of Behavior
In my last post I tried to explain How has the Cargo Cult Spread Throughout the Social Sciences. Today more details about the way of cargo cult into psychology. Cargo […]
How has the Cargo Cult Spread Throughout the Social Sciences?
In 1974, during a graduation ceremony (Caltech’s 1974 commencement address) held in the California Institute of Technology, Richard Feynman, a physics genius and Nobel prize winner, gave an exquisite speech […]
“Psychology Gone Wrong” reviewed by Science-Based Medicine
On March 31, 2015 a review of “Psychology Gone Wrong. The Dark Sides of Science and Therapy” written by Harriet Hall was published at: Psychology and Psychotherapy: How Much Is […]
Neuro-enthusiasm
What the author can do after his book launching? Well, he can write another one! So I do. In my new book I would like to take a closer look […]
“Psychology Gone Wrong” launched!
I am really happy to inform you that our book “Psychology Gone Wrong: The Dark Sides of Science and Therapy” is already available at publishers web pages: http://www.brownwalker.com/book/1627345280 as well as […]
White Wine in the Sun for Christmas Time
I dedicate this song to all the readers of my blog on Christmas time.
Believing in Stress Could be as Dangerous as Believing in Voodoo
Photo by Danilo Rizzuti Stress is probably the most commonly used psychological term. We talk about stress in the working place, about managerial stress, school stress, we read about influence […]
Prof. James E. Alcock about our forthcoming book
Its our pleasure to inform that we have been highly evaluated by one of the most outstanding skeptics of the 20th Century – prof. James E. Alcock who wrote a […]
How to Market Psychotherapy?
The World Health Organization estimated that today over 350 million people worldwide suffer from depression alone which is about 5% of the global population. At its worst, depression can lead […]
Prof. Susan Blackmore about “Psychology Gone Wrong. The Dark Sides of Science and Therapy”
We have the honor to get an opinion about our book from one of the 30 most influential psychologists working today – prof. Susane Blackmore. She wrote: Are you convinced […]
Everything We Know Is Wrong
A few days ago a friend of mine sent me a link to the BBC brodcast which is entirely devoted to the problems described in Part I of our book Forbidden […]
First reviews of our book
I am happy to announce that it has been already fixed the date of the publishing of our book. It will be launched in January 2015 by Brown Walker Press – American publisher […]
About “Forbidden Psychology” in The Mile High Sanity Project
Due to Chalmer Wren, about “Forbidden psychology” in “The Mile High Sanity Project”. Thank you Chalmer for your invitation! Episode 45: Forbidden Psychology with Tomasz Witowski Alternatives to Thought, […]
Why there are so pitifully little evidence for psychotherapy effectiveness? Part 2
The neuroses are ‘cured’ by Christian Science, osteopathy, chiropractic, nux vomica and bromides, benzedrine sulfate, change of scene, a blow on the head and psychoanalysis which probably means that none […]
The Virtuoso and his Snake Oil Salesman
Today’s post is not about psychology, but I hope you will find it interesting and worth reading. Just a few days ago, I’ve got an email from my friend – Duch […]
From the Archives of Scientific Fraud – Diederik Stapel
It is difficult to make a fast and spectacular career in the world of science. This truism does not apply to Dutch social psychologist Diedrick Stapel. “Wunderkind,” “bright, thrusting young […]
Prof. Christopher French in Warsaw
Weird Science: An Introduction to Anomalistic Psychology – this is a title of the lecture by prof. Christopher French which will take place in Warsaw, 24th of June. I have an honour […]
When the patient wants to leave…
Today morning a friend of mine sent me a photo of the article from the British newspaper. The quality is low, but still readable, so I decided to publish it. […]
From the Archives of Scientific Fraud – Milena Penkova
Photo by Stuart Miles, http://www.freedigitalphotos.net/ Neuroscientist from Denmark – Milena Penkova is the hero of another particularly adventurous story. She made a brilliant and rapid academic career, starting with doctorate in […]
Are Social Sciences Cargo Cult Science?
What is cargo cult science? What is wrong with the DSM 5? How common is fabricating data in psychology? What are differences between hot science and cold science? What is […]
Why there are so pitifully little evidence for psychotherapy effectiveness? Part 1
Some readers of my blog complained about the disproportion in describing problems of academic psychology and psychotherapy. So, I take a break in presenting scientific frauds. Today’s post is the first […]
From the Archives of Scientific Fraud – Christopher Gillberg
Photo by Danilo Rizzuti, http://www.freedigitalphotos.net/ Christopher Gillberg, the psychiatrist at the center of a dispute about granting access to research data in Sweden, has been given a conditional sentence and fined […]
From the Archives of Scientific Fraud – Karen M. Ruggiero
Photo by winnond, http://www.freedigitalphotos.net/ A psychology professor recruited by the University of Texas in Austin last year has resigned amid charges that she falsified research data when she worked for her […]
From the Archives of Scientific Fraud – Stephen Breuning
Photo by David Castillo Dominici, freedigitalphotos.net Last week I promised to present several stories about scientific fraudsters. This is the first story… An average client, who entered a new electronics store in […]
