Biographies

Friedrich Glauser was one of those tormented geniuses who went through his life suffering yet, after his death, became a…

Stanley Schachter was an American psychologist who became famous for his contributions to the theory of emotions. In fact, he…

Steve de Shazer is recognized worldwide as one of the pioneers of solution-focused brief therapy (SFBT). This is a modality…

Carl Rogers (1902-1987) is considered one of the most important psychotherapists of the 20th century. In fact, he equals luminaries…

David Eagleman is an American neuroscientist. In fact, he's considered to be one of today's leading experts on the brain.…

Richard Dawkins is one of the most popular thinkers in the world today. He's characterized by his radical skepticism and…

It's hardly surprising to learn that, in Hollywood, as in the world of music, all that glitters isn't gold. Indeed,…

Have you ever been given an IQ test? Have you had to complete a psychometric test in a selective process?…

Those who attended Sophie Freud's classes at Simmons College (now Simmons University) in Boston were surprised. That's because the former…

Psychologist and psychoanalyst, John Bowlby (February 26, 1907 - September 2, 1990) believed that early childhood attachments play a critical&helli...

Elisabeth Kübler-Ross changed the way the West viewed, treated, and understood death. She humanized it and introduced palliative care. She…

Edith Eger owes a good part of her fame to her book, The Choice: Embrace the Possible, published in 2017.…

Dora Maria Kalff was a Jungian psychologist who became world-famous for her famous sandplay therapy. This is a tool that's…

Marilyn Monroe had a traumatic childhood. In fact, it remains a dark and dramatic subject, about which we'll never know…

Carol Ryff is an American psychologist. She's dedicated her professional life to studying wellness and resilience. In fact, her wellness…

Susan Fiske has spent much of her life studying sexism, stereotypes, and prejudice. Her passion for social psychology means we…

If you're not a specialist in psychology, when psychoanalysis is mentioned, you'll probably only think of the figure of Sigmund…

Father of psychoanalysis, renowned neurologist and intellectual, and author of important works such as The Interpretation of Dreams... It's impossi...

This is the story of a woman who dreamed of things that came true. As humans, we've been captivated by…

Many of us heard of Alan Turing for the first time thanks to the success of the film, The Imitation…

Clair Cameron Patterson was the geophysicist who, in 1953, managed to calculate the age of the Earth. Beyond this enormous…