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People tend to stick with their stated beliefs. But here’s how external forces like vaccine mandates can push people to do something they don’t want to do – and provide some face-saving cover.
Cognitive shortcuts help you efficiently move through a complicated world. But they come with an unwelcome side effect: Facts aren’t necessarily enough to change your mind.
New research could help you win an argument.
If you’re committed to a belief, it’s hard to let go. Psychology and philosophy provide different ways to think about how skeptics respond to counterevidence.
If you’re a non-believer, then staying away from Church may be the best thing for your psychological health this Christmas.
The research community tends to assume advocacy doesn’t mix with objectivity. One study suggests there’s room for scientists to make real-world recommendations without compromising their trusted status.
The year is 2067. The world has gone vegan and ‘meat’ is only a horrific memory.
Quirks of human psychology can pose problems for science communicators trying to cover controversial topics. Recognizing what cognitive science knows about how we deal with new information could help.
Packaging and pricing have their own healing properties says an expert on the psychology of advertising.
We go to great lengths to avoid the mental conflict between our desire not to harm animals and our love of sausages.
The government wants to see more older workers in the workforce, but first we need to overcome the ageist attitudes held my many employers.
According to recent research, music is an evolutionary adaptation that helps us navigate a world rife with contradictions.
Most people believe that they are moral and good. They also believe cheating on a partner is wrong. So how do cheaters live with themselves after their infidelity? Understanding how they reconcile their…
About one in seven people diagnosed with lung cancer report that they keep smoking, as do one in 11 colorectal cancer patients, despite smoking reducing the effectiveness of their treatment and significantly…
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