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 […]
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 […]
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. […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Due to Susan Lindauer, about “Forbidden psychology” in “Truth Frequency Radio”. Thank you Susan for your invitation! FORBIDDEN PSYCHOLOGY: Covert Report w/ Dr. Zatonski In an exhilerating interview, my guest […]
In 1976 New Scientist asked their readers, what do they know about scientific fraud or if they suspect someone of intentional manipulations.[1] The journal received 204 questionnaires, and among those who […]
The word ART has mainly positive connotations and that is why so manypeople (especially psychotherapists) would like to see psychotherapy as an art. (…) I have repeatedly sought to understand […]
“… is to enter a world where great harm is possible”. This warning was given by Jeffrey Masson in his book Against Therapy, based on years of observations and analyses […]
It will soon be nearly half a century since Leroy Wolins authorized one of his students to write to thirty-seven authors of research studies requesting them to submit theraw data […]
Dear Sirs,In 2011, the number two of Polish Psychological Bulletin, published my article entitled“Thirty-Five Years of Research on Neuro-Linguistic Programming. NLP Research Data Base. State of the Art or Pseudoscientific […]
Just click on the picture to watch my lecture given at 15th European Skeptics Congress in Stockholm, Sweden, August 2013. ABSTRACT Islanders from the Pacific Ocean make natural sized planes […]
The expansion of information technologies resulted in an „arms race” between pseudoscientists and skeptics trying to expose false claims. Internet, Facebook, Twitter and other social media and mobile technologies help […]
Pseudoscience in teaching of psychology. The most dangerous myths, frauds and urban legends. Psychology is full of excellent discoveries but also dangerous myths, frauds and urban legends. Many of the latter […]
Article published in The scientific review of mental health practice, 2011, (vol. 8 nr 1, s. 50-60). Article in pdf file.
In its official Classification of Occupations and Specializations The Polish Ministry of Labour and Social Policy included, among others, the professions of fortune-teller, astrologer and dowser. Polish scientists from all […]
In 2010, people in Poland spent over 2 billion PLN (about US$700 million) for esoteric services. There are about forty million people living in Poland, which means that the average […]
Psychology Gone Wrong 