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We All Believe in Conspiracies a Little, But Here's When It Gets Out of Control 16 FEBRUARY 2021 Do you think the referee always has it in for your team? What about a sneaking suspicion that aliens have already visited Earth?   "Everyone believes at least one conspiracy theory," says sociologist Asbjørn Dyrendal from the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU).   "These examples activate the same mechanisms that come into play when our thoughts build on themselves and turn into more entrenched conspiracy beliefs." In fact, the researchers of the new study - which looked a...

As my friend and I caught up over cocktails (via video of course), we realized it’d been months since we’d seen each other. We’ve sent texts back and forth, but last week was the first time I’ve seen her face in forever.  We met in junior high and were college roommates, so our history runs deep, meaning that when we do get together (even if it’s months after our last meeting and through a screen) it’s like no time has passed. We both commented that we were thankful to have that type of friendship. The rest of the catch up included a lot of what we’re a...

Header I tried to report scientific misconduct. How did it go? This is the story of how I found what I believe to be scientific misconduct and what happened when I reported it. Science is supposed to be self-correcting. To test whether science is indeed self-correcting, I tried reporting this misconduct via several mechanisms of scientific self-correction. The results have shown me that psychological science is largely defenseless against unreliable data. I want to share this story with you so that you understand a few things. You should understand that there are probably a few people in you...

Do you enjoy watching the Walking Dead or any of the wide array of zombie movies? My daughter was for a couple of years and even prepared for the impending doom...she since come to her senses. But there is a study around the pandemic threatening the world that says that zombie movies helped to prepare…

Why you should watch Zombie movies amid a pandemic According to a study, people who watch horror flicks can prepare themselves better for traumatic and challenging circumstances. It serves as a ‘mental exercise’ for actual events. New Delhi: While many enjoy Zombie and horror movies, thinking of them as nothing but a guilty pleasure, they may not realise that immersing themselves in such fiction actually prepared them for the reality of 2020, a fascinating research has revealed. Tales of post-apocalyptic landscapes in which few survivors emerge into a new and much different world ha...