Psychology
Playing Video Games Makes Us Fully Human
No other media meets our emotional and social needs like electronic games.
Game of Thrones and the Evolutionary Significance of Storytelling
Why do we hate narratives that go wrong?
Can We Revive Empathy in Our Selfish World?
An experiment shows how to rebuild human compassion.
The Problem with the Way Scientists Study Reason
They overly rely on logic and philosophy, and neglect psychology’s more natural ally: biology.
A Magician Explains Why We See What’s Not There
Our brain is constantly picturing what the future should be.
The Case for Professors of Stupidity
The greatest problem facing the world today is a rule system.
