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Science and Cruelty

How brains, beliefs, and being human give rise to the horrors of human cruelty.

by Kathleen Taylor

Kathleen Taylor is a freelance science writer and researcher affiliated with Oxford University. See full bio

May 4, 2009

The grammar of cruelty

The language of cruelty is fascinating. Here's a brief guide. Read More

April 28, 2009

Of mice and men? Not quite

"Cruelty's something other people do, isn't it?" I can't maintain that comfortable fiction any longer. Read More

April 27, 2009

On Male and Female: Reply to Taylor

Cruelty -- a male prerogative? Read More

April 27, 2009

On Love and Hate: Reply to Cindy

When love turns to hate, cruelty can follow. Read More

April 24, 2009

We've all experienced cruelty. Most of us are lucky; we've survived. Not everyone does, and some victims suffer incomprehensible agonies before they die. How could anyone inflict such tortures? Yet they do. As social neuroscience, driven by the rise of neuroimaging, gains confidence, the question of cruelty may at last begin to find an answer. Read More