Making Evil

False Memories

Why We Already Have False Memories of the COVID-19 Crisis

Julia Shaw Ph.D. on April 10, 2020

Research explains how the pandemic could be giving us false memories, and how to prevent it.

Research explains how the pandemic could be giving us false memories, and how to prevent it.

Cognition

Why Some People Are Still Not Staying at Home

Julia Shaw Ph.D. on March 24, 2020

In these uncertain times, the only thing that is certain is that we should all stay at home. So why do people still choose to go outside?

In these uncertain times, the only thing that is certain is that we should all stay at home. So why do people still choose to go outside?

Memory

15 Mind-Bending Movies You Need to Watch

Julia Shaw Ph.D. on January 15, 2020

What does it mean to be human? What futures await us? Watch and learn.

What does it mean to be human? What futures await us? Watch and learn.

Career

Harassed at Work? Everyone’s Talking About It—Just Not to HR

Julia Shaw Ph.D. on August 27, 2019

New survey results on witness reporting: Everyone’s talking about harassment—just not to HR.

New survey results on witness reporting: Everyone’s talking about harassment—just not to HR.

Media

Why We Watch Suffering Online, but Often Do Nothing to Help

Julia Shaw Ph.D. on May 22, 2019

We don’t necessarily want to be good, ethically consistent people. We just want to be perceived as such.

We don’t necessarily want to be good, ethically consistent people. We just want to be perceived as such.

Testosterone

Why Are We Not Outraged That Prisons Are Filled With Men?

Julia Shaw Ph.D. on February 20, 2019

The fact that we have to put so many men in cages to keep us safe is a symptom of a diseased society. We urgently need to do something about it.

The fact that we have to put so many men in cages to keep us safe is a symptom of a diseased society. We urgently need to do something about it.

Psychopathy

What We Get Wrong About Psychopaths

Julia Shaw Ph.D. on February 7, 2019

We have gone to great lengths to both mystify and monsterize psychopaths. It's time to dispel these six common misconceptions.

We have gone to great lengths to both mystify and monsterize psychopaths. It's time to dispel these six common misconceptions.

Ethics and Morality

Five Books on Evil Written by Incredible Women

Julia Shaw Ph.D. on January 31, 2019

It's about time we smash the stereotype that only men have interesting things to say about evil.

It's about time we smash the stereotype that only men have interesting things to say about evil.