The Science of Happy Design
In my MSc Thesis I looked at happiness and design with kids. I used the Pollyanna effect. That is, we remember experiences that are happy… Read More »The Science of Happy Design
In my MSc Thesis I looked at happiness and design with kids. I used the Pollyanna effect. That is, we remember experiences that are happy… Read More »The Science of Happy Design
In the book I talk about the detail of reading an academic psychology paper. The sections, the order to read it in and how to… Read More »How to read an academic paper like they do at Harvard
I’ve written here before about the huge problems with the Myers Briggs personality test. Vox have just published this article taking apart the test and… Read More »Why the Myers-Briggs test is totally meaningless
Neuroscientist Antonio Damasio Explains Emotions
From the The Boston Globe How amusement parks hijack your brain
I talk to Nathalie Nahai, the Web Psychologist on her podcast. We talk about The best way to research customers in a different culture or… Read More »Listen to me on the Web Psychologist Podcast
Some Upcoming UK Psych Events
A few short weeks ago I ran a day’s workshop on Psychology for Designers at the wonderful Smashing Conference in Oxford. I spoke about how… Read More »Psychology for Designers Workshop Resources
A great read on the track record and future of behavioural economics. (buy my book to learn about the different types of psychology) What next… Read More »What next for behavioural economics?
Really clever little study showing how anchoring works, useful for pricing on eCommerce sites. Anchoring or How many police officers are in France?