Pnewsology
The week's news with a dash of psychology!
recent posts
- Pnewsology – the one about how people respond to tragedy (and why some just want a fight!)
- Pnewsology – the one about what good parenting is in the modern world (and how on earth should we manage risk?)
- Pnewsology – the one about money and what happens when it gets into politics
- Pnewsology – the one about everybody changing jobs (and why we need to trust politicians!)
- Pnewsology – the one about the need for a bit of old fashioned class!
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The week’s news with a dash of psychology! Jane Ogden (Professor in Health Psychology, Emeritus; email janeogden509@gmail.com; based on a conversation with James Cannon at Radio Surrey; 8.40 am 05/06/2026) Week ending 05/06/2026 All opinions are those of Jane Ogden This week has been one of dreadful tragedy and sadness as the video of Henry…
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The week’s news with a dash of psychology! Jane Ogden (Professor in Health Psychology, Emeritus; email janeogden509@gmail.com; based on a conversation with James Cannon at Radio Surrey; 8.40 am 29/05/2026) Week ending 29/05/2026 All opinions are those of Jane Ogden Parenting is hard and this week the news has been filled with stories highlighting how…
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The week’s news with a dash of psychology! Jane Ogden (Professor in Health Psychology, Emeritus; email janeogden509@gmail.com; based on a conversation with James Cannon at Radio Surrey; 8.40 am 22/05/2026) Week ending 22/05/2026 All opinions are those of Jane Ogden The gap between the rich and poor is getting bigger and this week’s news has…
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The week’s news with a dash of psychology! Jane Ogden (Professor in Health Psychology, Emeritus; email janeogden509@gmail.com; based on a conversation with James Cannon at Radio Surrey; 8.40 am 15/05/2026) Week ending 15/05/2026 All opinions are those of Jane Ogden At the start of the week the internationally renowned cyclist Katie Archibald announced a change…
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The week’s news with a dash of psychology! Jane Ogden (Professor in Health Psychology, Emeritus; email janeogden509@gmail.com; based on a conversation with James Cannon at Radio Surrey; 8.40 am 01/05/2026) Week ending 01/05/2026 All opinions are those of Jane Ogden Yet again (and again) we have had a week of madness! Bombings, death, kidnapping, lies…
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The week’s news with a dash of psychology! Jane Ogden (Professor in Health Psychology, Emeritus; email janeogden509@gmail.com; based on a conversation with James Cannon at Radio Surrey; 8.40 am 17/04/2026) Week ending 17/04/2026 All opinions are those of Jane Ogden It’s been an odd week watching the same wars killing people rumbling on but with…
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The week’s news with a dash of psychology! Jane Ogden (Professor in Health Psychology, Emeritus; email janeogden509@gmail.com; based on a conversation with James Cannon at Radio Surrey; 8.40 am 12/04/2026) Week ending 12/04/2026 All opinions are those of Jane Ogden ‘Just world theory’ describes how important it is that we feel the world is just. …
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The week’s news with a dash of psychology! Jane Ogden (Professor in Health Psychology, Emeritus; email janeogden509@gmail.com; based on a conversation with Mark Carter at Radio Surrey; 8.40 am 20/03/2026) Week ending 20/03/2026 All opinions are those of Jane Ogden This week we had a terrifying outbreak of Meningitis B in Kent, with 2 people…
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The week’s news with a dash of psychology! Jane Ogden (Professor in Health Psychology, Emeritus; email janeogden509@gmail.com; based on a conversation with James Cannon at Radio Surrey; 8.40 am 13/03/2026) Week ending 13/03/2026 All opinions are those of Jane Ogden This week there has been lots of talk of allies. Who our friends are, who…