Psychology
This WWII Story Made Us Better Thinkers
Bullet-ridden B-17 bombers taught us to look for what’s missing.
The 5 Most Common Delusions Worldwide
These bizarre beliefs are strikingly prevalent across a diversity of cultures. Why?
Why We Hallucinate Supernatural Explanations
We’re not so different from an error-prone chatbot.
The Original Psychotherapists Were Shamans and Priests
Confession is the key to mental healing.
Is Morality in Decline?
One question for Adam Mastroianni, a psychologist at Columbia University.
Our Super Malleable Sense of Self
Why is it possible to mistake parts of someone else’s face for your own?
Why Scientists Need to Get High
Psychoactive drugs have long been hailed as miracle cures. But you can only understand the paths they blaze through the mind if you’ve traveled them.
Why Do People Believe the Earth Is Flat?
One question for José Arroyo-Barrigüete, an economist at Comillas Pontifical University in Spain.
When Are We OK with Getting Bribed?
One question for Nils Köbis, a social psychologist at the Max Planck Institute for Human Development.
What Makes Someone Forgettable?
One question for Michèle Belot, an economist at Cornell University.











