3D Printing Brain from MRI Scan
As part of my braining imaging research I scanned myself in an MRI. It's nice to have an image of your brain to look at on a computer screen, but wouldn't it be amazing to [...]
Affluenza, Identity and Materialism: Self-Congruence and Materialistic Values
I conducted this research to investigate the compensatory theory of consumption. This theory holds that insecurity about personal identity can lead to compensatory consumption of goods that align with the desired identity. Material goods take [...]
Mental Health and St John’s Wort, Valerian and Omega-3
What Psychologists Need to Know About Three Common Complementary Medicines This review will focus on the use, action and effects of three complementary treatments often used for mental disorders. St John’s Wort, Valerian and Omega-3 [...]
Chris Lilley’s Angry Boys Exposes Psychology of Powerlessness
Criticism has come thick and fast for Chris Lilley's Angry Boys on ABC TV: From morally outraged radio talk back callers to teachers concerned that 13-year-old students are emulating the antisocial behaviour depicted in the [...]