Editorial: Different views, different needs

How we are: News, views and information:
Governments and murder • "unbearable suffering" • where to sit in cinemas • how graphs affect decision making • affiliation and altruism • confirmation bias • empathy and the common cold • antidepressants and placebo • ENA in research • how we overestimate impulse control • sexual interest impairs performance • psychosis and skunk • and more

Being an insider is no joke
Pat Williams mischievously suggests how leaders could be helped to take themselves less seriously

Cultural differences in nonverbal communication
Lisa Aronson Fontes explains the subtle differences that can cause gross misunderstandings in cross-cultural interviews

Ends and means
Beate Smirek describes how the human givens approach has enhanced the help she gives as a social worker in a hospice

"Is it in the blood?"
Former EU Comissioner and Irish Finance Minister Charlie McCreevey discusses with Joe Griffin the different responses to the international recession and British feelings about the EU

The picture tells the story
Deborah Atkins shows how the graphic novel can help youngsters who struggle with life and traditional learning

Learning to say no
Chaotic familes at risk of eviction are being helped to reintegeate into the community

Why molar memory treatment works
Shona Adams explains the neurobiological findings that show why molar memory treatment is effective

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