psychology

PEOPLE

The idea that one percent of the human population are psychopaths is both intriguing and unsettling. Should we be worried, or is there more to the story?

PEOPLE

You shouldn't be able to walk in off the street and get a job as a psychiatrist in a mental institution, but that's exactly what legendary imposter Gert Postel did with one frighteningly simple move.

EDITORIAL

How To Tell If You're Being Lied To. It's a timeless problem: how can I be sure this person is truthful? Luckily, modern science is here to help...

THINGS

Believe it or not, not all psychopaths are violent or murderous. In fact, someone you know and love could technically be a psychopath. If all you watch are crime dramas (not that there’s anything wrong...

THINGS

Believe it or not, not all psychopaths are violent or murderous. In fact, someone you know and love could technically be a psychopath. If all you watch are crime dramas (not that there’s anything wrong...

THINGS

Anyone who's spent enough time reading about psychology knows that the biggest danger of the subject is what it does to your own mind. After all, the mysteries of human thought are still, for the...



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