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Editorial
A former pupil of William James, the philosopher George Santayana, once said: 'those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it'. As someone fully immersed in the history of psychology I am in no doubt as to its importance. Yet there's more: the history of psychology is fascinating, fresh, funny even. I hope you have enjoyed 'Looking back' (collated at www.bps.org.uk/lookback), and that you will find more to educate and engage in this issue marking 150 years of experimental psychology.
Throughout, we offer a new look at the innovators of change, and insights into some unusual and unsung aspects of the discipline's past. Also, for the first time in The Psychologist's history, you get a free poster. We hope this will be a useful addition to your department or office wall, to inspire a future generation to create their own legacy.
Julie Perks (Associate Editor)
Contents
A special issue marking the anniversary of Gustav Fechner's Elements of Psychophysics. Introduced by Geoff Bunn
Daniel N. Robinson on Fechner's tome
Elizabeth Valentine profiles three women in early 20th-century experimental psychology
David K. Robinson on an important meeting of minds at Leipzig University
Peter Lamont on how early psychologists turned to grand wizards
Graham Richards on loss of innocence in the Torres Straits
Philip Barnard on the work of the APU
Frederic Bartlett speaking in 1959 on what makes a good experimental psychologist
Forum
Including William James; Gustav Fechner; occupational debate; gender and more
News, digest and media
Spending review; Alzheimer's; magic and autism; graduate employment; tasty morsels from the Research Digest; and Sinéad Rhodes on ADHD in the news
Book reviews
Diary drawings of mental illness; forensic psychology; 'Aspergirls' and more
Society
President's column; new Community Psychology Section, and a call to support the formation of a Disaster, Crisis and Trauma Section; improving work-life balance; preserving our history; and psychology at the Science Museum
Careers
We talk to Adrian Owen about the 'brain drain' and more; career opportunities in the history of psychology; the latest jobs, and how to advertise
Looking ahead
Some presentist futurology on experimental psychology, with Alan Costall
One on one
...with Chris Green
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