Fox and ladders


This is the website of Alex Fradera, and a place where I take a walk through systems, structures – most especially those of psychological science. Looking at published research, methods of investigation, what we know and don’t know. That’s the ladder; we’ll use it, and try to improve it.

Foxes aren’t restricted to a single field, and are my reminder to use this space in any way I like. There’s a page dedicated to improvisation, and if it takes my fancy I may drop in photography, fiction, games or music.

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  • Object lessons

    One of the ways improvisers can develop their scene is to conjure up objects and aspects of the space they inhabit. It’s something easy to neglect, our mind on other things; some good, like responding authentically to our scene partner, and some less so (planning ahead, searching for a killer line). On stage, faced with…

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  • Who’s it for?

    When I worked as an assistant psychologist I found there were many dry things I had to do. Lots of interesting things, too – I was blessed with some great managers who found activities that tallied with my needs and interest. But I had to complete a lot of documents, validate bits of basic but…

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