Here at Science Everywhere, we like to take time to reflect on the work of the great scientists of the past. Today, we’re recognizing Sigmund Freud. A lot of people know a few things about ol’ Sigmund, including a bunch of terms most people use incorrectly, like “ego”, “id”, “psychoanalysis”, “Oedipus Complex”, “penis envy”, and “Freudian slip”
For centuries, the pinnacle of success for women was to be a wife, a mother and a “nice lady”. Anything outside of those boundaries was a risky lifestyle choice. Most women couldn’t support themselves, and those who did make money were ridiculed for it. Either for leaving their children or for for stealing jobs from men.
Halloween is here, and as you may have noticed, we got pretty into the spirit this year. Let’s take a look at some of the scientists who ensured “mad scientist” isn’t just a clichéd Halloween costume.
Psychologists get a bit of a raw deal in the scientific community. However, there is one domain in which psychologists equal, and indeed, surpass their haughty scientific cousins: madness.