Have you ever had the feeling that something could be wrong — really wrong — with our understanding of human nature and the insights offered into it by psychology research?

There’s a trio of updates for today: we review Leap for Mac, offering tagging superpowers; we review Versions for Mac, which can connect you up to the time machine that is Subversion; and we reveal a few funky facts about the site’s founder and editor.

DEVONthink, our favourite information manager for Mac OS X, and arguably the most powerful software of its kind on any platform, has reached version 2.0. With new features and significant usability improvements, this is a solid update. So why am I feeling a bit pessimistic about the market for software of this type?

Congratulations, Sarah! Readers who have enjoyed the blog articles by British poet, translator and psychotherapist Sarah Luczaj might like to check out her new book of poetry, An Urgent Request.

Sue Wiggins, a PhD student in counselling and psychotherapy, sent along some details about her current research. Can you help her understand what clients find helpful in therapy?

Thank you for bearing with us during a few technical hitches we experienced last week. One of our stories wound up on the front page of a popular social bookmarking site, and with tens of thousands of additional visitors arriving by the hour, our systems had a tough time keeping up.

Our Consulting Clinical Psychologist’s guide to Understanding Depression is now available in our section on symptoms — both in the original English and in a new professionally translated Spanish version.