When we catch ourselves or others acting strangely, our inner armchair analyst is often incredibly quick to leap up and offer a diagnosis. But the truth is, you probably don’t have a split personality, your ex is unlikely to be a “psycho” and – now this one is going to hurt – you’re probably not even neurotic. An actual expert in the field reveals the most commonly misused terms from psychology.

Now we’re at the height of summer, you may be heading off on holiday. But did it occur to you that your choice of destination is a political act? We’re becoming more aware of the impact we have when we visit some of the world’s most popular tourist destinations but we should also think about whether our presence is enabling cultural practices that we might not actually support. Brendan Canavan has some tips on how to be a thoughtful traveller.

If you’re travelling to Spain, you might crack open a bottle of Estrella lager in the evening. But then again, as the brand grows, you might do that if you’re holidaying anywhere. This Spanish beer brand is going from strength to strength thanks to smart marketing. Its latest play for your attention is particularly bold, taking a sassy swipe at rival Heineken with the help of everyone’s favourite Game of Thrones star.

Our colleagues at The Conversation US received a dispatch from the Mexico border this week, where sociologist Robert Lee Maril has been embedded with a team of immigration enforcement officers. And in Australia, the team have been wondering how the human imagination created giants – and why we needed to believe in such strange beings at all.

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