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Conspiracy Beliefs Linked With Search for Certainty and Social Connection
Research shows that conspiracy theories may appeal to people looking to make sense of random events and to alleviate social alienation. But those beliefs may reinforce those motives instead of fulfilling them.
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Inspired to Believe: The Connection between Inspirational Experiences and Belief in God
Thomas Alva Edison famously opined that genius is “one percent inspiration, ninety-nine percent perspiration.” Though the inventor and businessman fell short of self-identifying as an atheist, he also asserted, in a 1910 New York Times
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Republicans and Democrats Generally Agree on Climate Change – But Not With Each Other
People from opposing political parties may agree on the existence and causes of climate change more than they think, a study shows.
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New Research From Psychological Science
A sample of research exploring inspiration and belief in God, replicability of implicit theory of mind paradigms, and memory distortion resulting from context reinstatement.
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The Psychology Of Fake News
During the past two years, fake news has been a frequent topic of real news, with articles considering the role of social media in spreading fake news, the advent of fake videos and the role these play in
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Fine-Tune Your B.S. Detector: You’ll Need It
Do you have a good B.S. detector? You need one in our digital age. The skill of spotting false information—rubbish, nonsense and, yes, fake news—is so important these days that scientists have begun serious research
