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New research digs into why people blame victims for their own misfortune. "It's a pervasive phenomenon, but it has barely been studied."

When or even whether police arrest Russell Brand...

Carlton Patrick (University of Central Florida) has posted The Origins of Property Law (Behavioral and Brain Sciences (commentary on Pascal Boyer, Ownership psychology as a cognitive adaptation: A minimalist model), Forthcoming) on SSRN. Here is the abstract: Research is increasingly...

From the archives in 2011, Jon Wainwright reflects on whether a paradigm shift within physics could explain psi and psychic experiences

Dr. Shah becomes fourth sitting President of The Rockefeller Foundation to be inducted NEW YORK | September 9, 2022 — Today, Dr. Rajiv J. Shah, President

The best path forward for humankind involves consigning as much of our religious heritage as possible to history’s proverbial dustbin.

In a world of scientific miracles, what does faith have to offer us?

My engagement in both the tough world of professional philosophy and the even-tougher world of literary fiction has afforded me an ideal vantage point for viewing the many subtle ways in which gender biases undermine women.

We all know that gods don’t actually have to exist for religions to spring up around them, so mostly we filter out the miracles and god-talk as mere mythology and tend to think of any so called “prophets” as simply human beings who were unusually wise, unusually deluded, or excellent liars. That sai...

Press release content from PR Newswire. The AP news staff was not involved in its creation. Honoring Excellence, Electing New Members: Announcement from the American Academy of Arts & Sciences April 22, 2021 GMT American Academy of Arts and Sciences (PRNewsFoto/American Academy of Arts & Scie) CAMBRIDGE, Mass., April 22, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- The American Academy of Arts & Sciences announces today the election of 252 new members. The Academy was established in 1780 by the country’s founders to...