How does Donald Trump get away with the type of campaign he’s running? Why, if he’s a narcissistic demagogue, has he found an audience who respond to his politics?
Academic rigour, journalistic flair
Articles on Conspiracy theories
Displaying 241 - 260 of 270 articles
Contrary to the claims of One Nation Senator-elect Malcolm Roberts’ that climate change is not happening, there is abundant evidence it is, but it might not be enough to persuade him.
Whether it’s Hillary Clinton’s courting the UFO vote or Donald Trump’s lending credibility to various conspiracy theories, the “triumph of reason” seems to have gone by the wayside.
Shortly after Glen MacPherson started hearing strange humming noises, he created the World Hum and Database Project so people around the world could document their own experiences with the Hum.
They may not be the Illuminati but there is a different kind of conspiracy at play at the secretive annual Bilderberg meeting of global elites.
We now have access to an Internet containing a vast store of information much bigger than any individual brain can carry - and that’s not always a good thing.
No laughing matter: privacy fears were stoked in the 19th century even as people relished the tale of a Nosy Parker.
How do rational people get sucked into believing conspiracies? According to research, we’re more susceptible than you’d think.
Kennedy’s murder has spawned countless books, films, television documentaries and websites, each devoted to solving the crime. And yet any agreement on the ‘truth’ seems as unlikely as ever.
It might seem crazy to believe the world is flat. But for some people it reinforces a narrative that gives their lives meaning.
We often hear that most people throughout history believed the world was flat. But that’s not entirely true.
No matter how much evidence scientists present in support of climate change there are those who refuse to believe it. They think it’s all part of the consprarcy theory.
In the post-9/11, post-Iraq television landscape we’re familiar with government and terrorist conspiracy shows. How will aliens hold up?
For a growing number of people, the truth will never be enough.
One of the biggest recent controversies in medicine involves the effectiveness of the antiviral drug Tamiflu. Governments have stockpiled the drug but many have raised doubts about its usefulness.
A rare super blood moon visible from parts of the Earth this month will delight those people lucky enough to see it. But why has this marvel of the solar system got some people so worried?
Polls show Americans have become less trusting and more suspicious.
The pseudoscience, conspiracy theory and woo spreading across the world wreaks havoc on those that buy into it.
When conspiracy theorists label games and literature “Satanic,” what does it say about their own imaginations and ability to engage in play?
Since the uptick in outbreaks of measles in the US, those arguing for the right not to vaccinate their children have come under increasing scrutiny. There is no journal of “anti-vax psychology” reporting…
Job Board
-
Executive Dean, Faculty of Health
-
Regional Engagement Officer - Shepparton
-
Lecturer/Senior Lecturer, Earth System Science (School of Science)
-
Sydney Horizon Educators (Identified)
-
Deputy Social Media Producer
Top contributors
-
Chair of Cognitive Psychology, University of Bristol
-
Senior Lecturer and Researcher in Cognitive and Parapsychology, Manchester Metropolitan University
-
Professor of Social Psychology, University of Kent
-
Assistant Professor in Social Psychology, University of Nottingham
-
Reader in Applied Cognitive Psychology, Manchester Metropolitan University
-
Host of The Anthill Podcast, The Conversation
-
Professor of American Studies, University of Manchester
-
PhD candidate Individualized Program, 2020-2021 Public Scholar, Concordia University
-
Senior Lecturer in Social Psychology, La Trobe University
-
Senior Lecturer in Psychology, The Open University
-
Senior Lecturer in Philosophy and Education; Curriculum Director, UQ Critical Thinking Project, The University of Queensland
-
Senior Research Fellow, Melbourne School of Psychological Sciences, The University of Melbourne
-
Department of Media & Culture, Faculty of Humanities, University of Amsterdam
-
Research Lead, Center on Terrorism, Extremism, and Counterterrorism, Middlebury
-
Professor of American Literary and Cultural History, University of Tübingen
