psychology

Sigmund Freud may have laid the groundwork for a science of the unconscious, but didn’t he get most of it wrong?Although the concept that we can have…

If humans are so rational, then how come we're subject to so much unconscious bias and error?Aristotle thought that rationality was the faculty that…

What could we possibly still say to people who don't believe the climate is changing?There is consensus among scientists that global warming is real and…

Wouldn't it be nice if wanting something to be so made it so?Have you ever avoided stepping on a crack, just in case you might break your mother’s back?…

How should psychological science be used to improve our criminal justice system? The criminal justice system often relies on the testimony of eyewitnesses…

What's wrong with a little torture between sworn enemies?Audio FileEdit | Remove Torture is prohibited under international law and is widely considered a…

Could thinking philosophically actually be therapeutic?From Plato and Sextus Empiricus to Wittgenstein, many important thinkers have thought of philosophy…

Are terrorists just ordinary people driven to commit extraordinary acts?Since George W. Bush first declared a "war on terror," the US has been engaged in…

Did you really want to eat that last piece of cake, or were you secretly thinking about your mother? Sigmund Freud, who might have suggested the latter,…

Why repeating experiments in psychology is not the norm, and why it should be.