This post discusses polarisation, a theme that is covered in more depth in my book The Psychology of Sex. The last couple of days I’ve been...
The inevitability of treating partners as things? Romance in Ruby Sparks (and why I like the ending)
Recently I got round to watching last year’s Ruby Sparks on DVD. I’d been looking forward to watching this film for some time because it...
An important idea that I’ve come across in various contexts is that of embracing uncertainty. I liked it so much that I ended each chapter...
I came across a great example this morning in a paper by my friend and colleague Trevor Butt which I thought could be very usefully...
This is an article on conflict and compassion written by Jamie Heckert and myself which originally appeared over on The Sociological Imagination. The political project...
Yesterday I found myself reflecting on two different issues that I think about a lot: depression and conflict. I’m about to start writing a chapter...
This is a very interesting talk following up Brené Brown‘s presentation last year on vulnerability. We are vulnerable about things that risk exposing us in...
I was recently very flattered to be asked to write a guest post for the wonderful blog Treasury Islands, which is all about children’s literature....