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Dr Belén López-Pérez studies how we shape each other's emotions. Her own career story, full of accidental discoveries, near-misses, and hard-won resilience, turns out to be a brilliant illustration of her own research.   Most people who become academic psychologists will tell you they always wanted to understand the human mind. Belén López-Pérez is not most people. "I ended up doing psychology accidentally," she says. The now-lecturer at the University of Manchester had spent

In this interview, personality psychologist Will Fleeson discusses his extensive career and his motivation to use scientific research as a tool for long-term social improvement. He explains his development of Whole Trait Theory, which reconciles the historical debate over whether personality is defined by internal structures or observable actions. This framework suggests that traits are inherently dynamic, as individuals constantly adjust their behaviors to align with specifi