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Prof David Canter @ProfDavidCanter

David Canter, Emeritus Professor The University of Liverpool. Applied Social and Environmental Psychologist, creator of Investigative Psychology.

Joined May 2009
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Neuromania – Or Where Did the Person Go? socialsciencespace.com/2024/…

Neuromania – Or Where Did the Person Go?

David Canter bemoans how people are disappearing as ‘brains’ take over.

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The Cult of Donald Trump socialsciencespace.com/2024/…

The Cult of Donald Trump

David Canter considers the parallels between religious beliefs, and cults, with  those followers of  ex-President Trump who have a faith that he can be considered God-like.

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Read a free sample of my book on AllAuthor. #mybook #readasample #freechapters #mustread #ebooks #allauthor Read a Sample -> allauthor.com/preview/90486/
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#forensicpsychology, #offenderprofiling,#crimepsychology,#criminology,#studentprojects
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My new book is now available! Priced for students
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Check out my latest article: An Overview of Criminal Psychology through projects that are ready to carry out. linkedin.com/pulse/overview-… via @LinkedIn

An Overview of Criminal Psychology through projects that are ready to carry out.

An area of practical and theoretical richness is much better understood by collecting data and analysing it. But in the area of crimes, especially their psychology, it is not always easy to carry out...

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My latest blog on the destructiveness of lab experiments in psychology is available at How Social Science Can Hurt Those It Loves - Social Science Space
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The Investigative Psychology conference is about to happen. It is shaping up to be really interesting . All details at iaip2024.com
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Why Don’t Algorithms Agree With Each Other? socialsciencespace.com/2024/…

Why Don’t Algorithms Agree With Each Other?

David Canter reviews his experience of filling in automated forms online for the same thing but getting very different answers, revealing the value systems built into these supposedly neutral processe

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The #InvestigativePsychology association is up and running. It has become seriously international with a conference planned in June in Spain. The 19th Conference of The International Academy of Investigative Psychology 12 -14 June 2024 Santiago de Compostela. Details online.
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Looking forward to talking at #rethinkingjustice conference @ UCDublin 21st October . Presenting variety of #investgativepsychology studies showing how investigations fail
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My blog on the difference between doing social science and composing music was quite a challenge to write. I'd be really interested in reactions to it? It's at tinyurl.com/4r4eaux8 #Humanities, #Music, #MusicalComposition, #waysofknowing
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This has just arrived but I’m rather embarrassed to note it’s £130 on Amazon. I don’t know how the publishers justify that ? Or what sort of exploitive business model they have . It’s an interesting book though…
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There is an eBook version a lot cheaper and there should be a paperback eventually which should also not be crazily expensive.
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Polly Toynbee@pollytoynbee
20 Jun 2023
Searching rather harder for five millionaires' missing sub than for small boats sinking with hundreds of families and children on board?
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I've put the whole of my PhD music composition dissertation Resolving the Stravinsky Paradox on Research Gate. Scores available from me.
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Now available as an eBook, and hardback. Softback in a few months. Starts with earliest publications in the 1960's, shows development of Theory of Place over 50 years. Introductory summary available on ResearchGate.
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"Support for the United Kingdom rejoining the EU has now reached a significant milestone." thelondoneconomic.com/politi…

New poll shows surge in Brits wanting to REVERSE Brexit

Brexit's still going well, then? Support for the United Kingdom rejoining the EU has now reached a significant milestone.

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My talk to the Irish annual conference on ‘doing psychology that counts’ . Is now available youtu.be/6shoMSEaGd0. It’s not bad once I get warmed and work through the inevitable hangover from being at an Irish conference

Professor David Canter - Psychology that Counts

Prof. David Canter discusses how contributing to police investigati...

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