The psychologist january 2016

Why demography needs psychologists Gillian Pepper, Lisa McAllister and Rebecca Sear look for psychological answers to questions about fertility and population dynamics. Welcome to the club Ella Rhodes reports on our efforts to crowdsource practical ideas for an after-school psychology club for primary school children. Reproductive health matters Olga van den Akker argues that psychological research and policy are surprisingly embryonic, struggling to keep pace with technological developments. How biases inflate scientific evidence Angela de Bruin and Sergio Della Sala consider the example of the cognitive benefits of bilingualism. The Psychologist guide to… you and your baby In the January print edition, we distributed the first of a series of evidence-based leaflets to be passed on to a wide audience. The enigma of testing Almuth McDowall and Céline Rojon caught up with John Rust, long recognised as one of the UK’s foremost experts on psychometrics. Opinion: King of the ghosts James Russell reflects on nearly half a century of doing psychology. Screwed up, little despots? Alice Violett turns to late 19th- and early 20th-century psychologists for the origins of stereotypes around only children. The unseen, unsung heroes Open science and trustworthy data Behaviour in schools Countering security threats PDA – is there another explanation? Digest Beyond the nuclear family Video games – research shortcomings 5 minutes with… Dr Zoey Malpus President’s letter All in the genes? Hate the player, hate the game? Memo to the President… Book reviews January 2016 Depression – more than the sum of its symptoms Plunging into some fascinating topics One on one… with Kitrina Douglas ‘There will always be a child whose story gets to you’ The mind in science