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HOW CORRUPT IS ACADEMIC PSYCHOLOGY?

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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: […]

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“Psychology Gone Wrong” and “Psychology Led Astray” in the “SKEPTIKER”

October 19, 2017by Tomasz Witkowski Leave a comment

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 […]

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Psychology Gone Wrong: The Dark Sides of Science and Therapy

March 18, 2017by Tomasz Witkowski Leave a comment
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“Psychology Led Astray” launched!

August 11, 2016by Tomasz Witkowski 3 Comments

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: […]

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“Psychology‬ Led Astray” reviewed by Science-Based Medicine

March 1, 2016by Tomasz Witkowski 2 Comments

On March 15, 2016 a review of my new unpublished book “Psychology Led Astray: Cargo Cult in Science and Therapy” written by Harriet Hall was published at: Cargo Cult Psychology […]

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Prof. James E. Alcock about “Psychology Led Astray”

March 1, 2016by Tomasz Witkowski Leave a comment

Its my great pleasure to inform you that my new book have been highly evaluated by one of the most outstanding skeptics of the 20th Century – prof. James E. […]

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“Psychology Led Astray” – first review of my new book

February 19, 2016by Tomasz Witkowski Leave a comment

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, […]

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Psychology Led Astray: Cargo Cult in Science and Therapy

February 9, 2016by Tomasz Witkowski 4 Comments

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 […]

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“Psychology Gone Wrong” in “Skeptical Inquirer”

June 22, 2015by Tomasz Witkowski Leave a comment

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 […]

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What has Happened During the Decade of the Behavior?

May 29, 2015by Tomasz Witkowski 1 Comment

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 […]

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How has the Cargo Cult Spread Throughout the Social Sciences?

April 17, 2015by Tomasz Witkowski 3 Comments

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 […]

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“Psychology‬ Gone Wrong” reviewed by Science-Based Medicine

April 1, 2015by Tomasz Witkowski Leave a comment

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 […]

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Neuro-enthusiasm

March 1, 2015by Tomasz Witkowski 1 Comment

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 […]

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“Psychology Gone Wrong” launched!

February 8, 2015by Tomasz Witkowski 2 Comments

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 […]

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Believing in Stress Could be as Dangerous as Believing in Voodoo

December 19, 2014by Tomasz Witkowski 6 Comments

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 […]

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Prof. James E. Alcock about our forthcoming book

December 13, 2014by Tomasz Witkowski Leave a comment

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 […]

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Prof. Susan Blackmore about “Psychology Gone Wrong. The Dark Sides of Science and Therapy”

November 7, 2014by Tomasz Witkowski Leave a comment

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 […]

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Everything We Know Is Wrong

August 28, 2014by Tomasz Witkowski 1 Comment

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 […]

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First reviews of our book

August 14, 2014by Tomasz Witkowski 2 Comments

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 […]

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About “Forbidden Psychology” in The Mile High Sanity Project

August 4, 2014by Tomasz Witkowski Leave a comment

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, […]

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Why there are so pitifully little evidence for psychotherapy effectiveness? Part 2

July 17, 2014by Tomasz Witkowski 1 Comment

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 […]

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From the Archives of Scientific Fraud – Diederik Stapel

June 26, 2014by Tomasz Witkowski 2 Comments

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 […]

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From the Archives of Scientific Fraud – Milena Penkova

June 9, 2014by Tomasz Witkowski Leave a comment

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 […]

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Are Social Sciences Cargo Cult Science?

June 4, 2014by Tomasz Witkowski Leave a comment

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 […]

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Why there are so pitifully little evidence for psychotherapy effectiveness? Part 1

May 28, 2014by Tomasz Witkowski 3 Comments

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 […]

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From the Archives of Scientific Fraud – Christopher Gillberg

May 27, 2014by Tomasz Witkowski Leave a comment

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 […]

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About “Forbidden Psychology” in Truth Frequency Radio

May 12, 2014by Tomasz Witkowski 1 Comment

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 […]

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“Everybody should know, then, that to step into the office of a psychotherapist…”

April 25, 2014by Tomasz Witkowski 2 Comments

“… 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 […]

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