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Female Serial Killers

By Joni E. Johnston, Psy.D. on May 29, 2012 in The Human Equation

Just because female serial killers aren't as flashy as males doesn't mean they aren't as deadly. Read More

Matches Made in Hell

By Katherine Ramsland on May 28, 2012 in Shadow Boxing

Females who participate in violent criminal acts often get a pass, as if they were less complicit. However, some have been equally as vile as their male partner. Read More

Harvard's Experiment on the Unabomber, Class of '62

By Jonathan D. Moreno, Ph.D on May 25, 2012 in Mind Wars

Ted Kaczynski was part of a humiliation experiment as a Harvard undergrad. Read More

The Pathological Liar's Club

By Joni E. Johnston, Psy.D. on May 24, 2012 in The Human Equation

Pathological lying may be one of the first clues female serial killers leave before they kill. Read More

The Dangerous Fallacy of Ceremonial Deism

By David Niose on May 24, 2012 in Our Humanity, Naturally

Ceremonial deism is a doctrine that says certain governmental religious expressions are harmless. But are they? Read More

Marriage Fraud

By Bella DePaulo, Ph.D. on May 23, 2012 in Living Single

In the law, marriage fraud includes faking a marriage in order to get benefits such as health insurance or immigration status or tax breaks. Maybe the real fraud is that you need to be married at all (“legitimately” or otherwise) in order to qualify for some fundamental human dignities. Read More

Injustice Collectors and Leakage

By Mary Ellen O'Toole, Ph.D. on May 22, 2012 in Criminal Minds

Some crimes truly do shock our conscience and one such crime occurred in Oakland, California recently when a lone gunman entered a small private Christian University and shot and killed seven people, some of them reportedly execution style. Read More

Sex Differences Driven By Impulse

By Christopher Badcock, Ph.D. on May 22, 2012 in The Imprinted Brain

A major meta-analysis highlights differences between the sexes where impulsiveness is concerned. Read More

How to Catch a Serial Killer

By Katherine Ramsland on May 21, 2012 in Shadow Boxing

Do serial killers want to get caught? Some experts say their errors show a subconscious desire to stop. Regardless of what motivates it, we've seen a wide range of surprising mistakes. Read More

Child Serial Killing

By Joni E. Johnston, Psy.D. on May 21, 2012 in The Human Equation

Is there a link between multiple infant deaths in the same family and murder? It depends on who you ask. Read More

May: Psychopath Month

By Ronald Schouten, M.D., J.D. on May 20, 2012 in Almost a Psychopath

April may be the cruelest month, but May 2012 appears to be psychopathy month. Read More

Soldiers, Jocks, and Victims of Domestic Violence: Brain Damage Comes to Our Attention

By Lynn E. O’Connor, Ph.D. on May 19, 2012 in Our Empathic Nature

A few days ago a Scientific American blog post directed our attention to yet more information about the kind of debilitating brain trauma /brain damage that a single blast from a bomb can inflict upon our soldiers in active duty. Read More

The Nurturing Ruse

By Joni E. Johnston, Psy.D. on May 17, 2012 in The Human Equation

While both male and female serial killers use deception to lure their prey, women are especially gifted at keeping up a facade over time. Read More

The Illusions of Memory

By Leonard Mlodinow on May 15, 2012 in Subliminal

Our memories may seem clear and real, and yet be in error—something to keep in mind next time you remember something differently than a friend, spouse, or business associate. Read More

Religious Rituals and Dog Abuse

By Stanley Coren, Ph.D., F.R.S.C. on May 15, 2012 in Canine Corner

In antiquity dogs were sacrificed to appease the goddess Hecate, and despite the rise of Christianity similar abusive rituals are still in practice in some places today. Read More

Missing the Point on Prostitution

By Christopher Ryan on May 14, 2012 in Sex at Dawn

Sex is legal, and selling stuff is legal, so how can it be illegal to sell sex? Read More

"Sure, I Regret It . . .But He Started It"

By Joni E. Johnston, Psy.D. on May 14, 2012 in The Human Equation

One clue to the psychopathic killer's mind is how he explains the murder. Read More

Research: Romney's Anti-Gay Assault Fits Typical Pattern

By Karen Franklin, Ph.D. on May 14, 2012 in Witness

Romney's claims are precisely what most gay-bashers think and say, according to research on the motivations of antigay violence perpetrators. Read More

Dying Inside

By Deborah Schurman-Kauflin, Ph.D. on May 14, 2012 in Disturbed

I am sorry you have found your way to this article because more than likely, you are reading it because you are suffering. In an instant, your life changed forever. Read More

Jill vs. Jack the Ripper

By Katherine Ramsland on May 13, 2012 in Shadow Boxing

Every year, there's a new theory about Jack the Ripper's identity. Could he have been a she? Can we even know? Read More

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