It's Catching Social panics, popular delusions and mass suggestion Forgiveness The Great Breakfast Cereal Scare Robert Bartholomew Ph.D. on December 12, 2022 Can your breakfast cereal make you sick? Yes—if you believe it can. Can your breakfast cereal make you sick? Yes—if you believe it can. Anxiety Moral Panic and The Raglan Cat Killer Robert Bartholomew Ph.D. on July 16, 2022 What is the deeper psychological significance of the Croydon and Raglan Cat Killer scares? What is the deeper psychological significance of the Croydon and Raglan Cat Killer scares? Anxiety 'Havana Syndrome' Sufferers Deserve Compensation Robert Bartholomew Ph.D. on June 28, 2022 Do 'Havana Syndrome' victims deserve compensation? Yes. But not for the reason you think. Do 'Havana Syndrome' victims deserve compensation? Yes. But not for the reason you think. Relationships New TikTok Challenge Highlights the Dangers of Bad Fads Robert Bartholomew Ph.D. on March 29, 2022 Why do adolescents fall for risky fads? Why do adolescents fall for risky fads? Forgiveness New Zealand Protestors in Tinfoil Hats Blame Sickness on Radiation Rays Robert Bartholomew Ph.D. on March 1, 2022 Is the New Zealand government really targeting citizens with an energy ray? Probably not. Is the New Zealand government really targeting citizens with an energy ray? Probably not. Anxiety The British Needle-Spiking Panic Robert Bartholomew Ph.D. on February 20, 2022 Is the British wave of jabbing women with needles an urban myth? Is the British wave of jabbing women with needles an urban myth? Anxiety The Real Danger 'Havana Syndrome' Poses to Society Robert Bartholomew Ph.D. on February 3, 2022 'Havana Syndrome' is most likely an imaginary condition created by politics. 'Havana Syndrome' is most likely an imaginary condition created by politics. Anxiety CIA Skeptical of ‘Havana Syndrome’ Robert Bartholomew Ph.D. on January 20, 2022 CIA finds no evidence of foreign involvement in 'Havana Syndrome.' CIA finds no evidence of foreign involvement in 'Havana Syndrome.' Stress An Open Letter to the U.S Congress on ‘Havana Syndrome’ Robert Bartholomew Ph.D. on November 2, 2021 Why the science of the ‘Havana Syndrome’ doesn't add up. Why the science of the ‘Havana Syndrome’ doesn't add up. Stress Evidence Mounts that Mass Suggestion Caused "Havana Syndrome" Robert Bartholomew Ph.D. on October 11, 2021 The FBI reports psychogenic illness is responsible for ‘Havana Syndrome.’ The FBI reports psychogenic illness is responsible for ‘Havana Syndrome.’ Stress The Girls Who Caught Tourette's from TikTok Robert Bartholomew Ph.D. on October 6, 2021 The strange case of the TikTok tics. The strange case of the TikTok tics. Fear Asian Americans and the Social Psychology of Xenophobia Robert Bartholomew Ph.D. on March 23, 2021 Attacks on Asian Americans have a long history. Attacks on Asian Americans have a long history. Mania Monolith Mania Continues on in 2021 Robert Bartholomew Ph.D. on March 12, 2021 Why monoliths continue to spring up around the world Why monoliths continue to spring up around the world Anxiety Don't Let Psychogenic Illness Undermine the COVID Vaccine Robert Bartholomew Ph.D. on December 8, 2020 Mass psychogenic illness and COVID-19: A cautionary tale Mass psychogenic illness and COVID-19: A cautionary tale Anxiety Study Links ‘Havana Syndrome’ to Radio Frequency Energy Robert Bartholomew Ph.D. on December 7, 2020 A new study on "Havana Syndrome" omits key information. A new study on "Havana Syndrome" omits key information. Anxiety A Popular Website Is Reportedly Making People Sick Robert Bartholomew Ph.D. on July 6, 2020 Can a website make you unwell? Can a website make you unwell? Education New Zealand: A Nation Grappling with Its Racist Past Robert Bartholomew Ph.D. on June 14, 2020 A country can best heal when it acknowledges past injustices. A country can best heal when it acknowledges past injustices. Coronavirus Disease 2019 What’s Driving the Lockdown Protests Over COVID-19? Robert Bartholomew Ph.D. on April 24, 2020 Epidemic unrest, as seen in the recent COVID-19 protests, is no stranger to history. Epidemic unrest, as seen in the recent COVID-19 protests, is no stranger to history. Fear 5G Conspiracy Theories Are Sweeping the Planet. Why? Robert Bartholomew Ph.D. on April 9, 2020 There's no evidence linking 5G to the virus—but new technologies have a history of rousing health-related fears. There's no evidence linking 5G to the virus—but new technologies have a history of rousing health-related fears. Coronavirus Disease 2019 Deciphering New Zealand's COVID-19 Numbers Robert Bartholomew Ph.D. on April 1, 2020 Why do New Zealand's COVID-19 models vary so dramatically? Why do New Zealand's COVID-19 models vary so dramatically? 1 2 Next
Forgiveness The Great Breakfast Cereal Scare Robert Bartholomew Ph.D. on December 12, 2022 Can your breakfast cereal make you sick? Yes—if you believe it can. Can your breakfast cereal make you sick? Yes—if you believe it can.
Anxiety Moral Panic and The Raglan Cat Killer Robert Bartholomew Ph.D. on July 16, 2022 What is the deeper psychological significance of the Croydon and Raglan Cat Killer scares? What is the deeper psychological significance of the Croydon and Raglan Cat Killer scares?
Anxiety 'Havana Syndrome' Sufferers Deserve Compensation Robert Bartholomew Ph.D. on June 28, 2022 Do 'Havana Syndrome' victims deserve compensation? Yes. But not for the reason you think. Do 'Havana Syndrome' victims deserve compensation? Yes. But not for the reason you think.
Relationships New TikTok Challenge Highlights the Dangers of Bad Fads Robert Bartholomew Ph.D. on March 29, 2022 Why do adolescents fall for risky fads? Why do adolescents fall for risky fads?
Forgiveness New Zealand Protestors in Tinfoil Hats Blame Sickness on Radiation Rays Robert Bartholomew Ph.D. on March 1, 2022 Is the New Zealand government really targeting citizens with an energy ray? Probably not. Is the New Zealand government really targeting citizens with an energy ray? Probably not.
Anxiety The British Needle-Spiking Panic Robert Bartholomew Ph.D. on February 20, 2022 Is the British wave of jabbing women with needles an urban myth? Is the British wave of jabbing women with needles an urban myth?
Anxiety The Real Danger 'Havana Syndrome' Poses to Society Robert Bartholomew Ph.D. on February 3, 2022 'Havana Syndrome' is most likely an imaginary condition created by politics. 'Havana Syndrome' is most likely an imaginary condition created by politics.
Anxiety CIA Skeptical of ‘Havana Syndrome’ Robert Bartholomew Ph.D. on January 20, 2022 CIA finds no evidence of foreign involvement in 'Havana Syndrome.' CIA finds no evidence of foreign involvement in 'Havana Syndrome.'
Stress An Open Letter to the U.S Congress on ‘Havana Syndrome’ Robert Bartholomew Ph.D. on November 2, 2021 Why the science of the ‘Havana Syndrome’ doesn't add up. Why the science of the ‘Havana Syndrome’ doesn't add up.
Stress Evidence Mounts that Mass Suggestion Caused "Havana Syndrome" Robert Bartholomew Ph.D. on October 11, 2021 The FBI reports psychogenic illness is responsible for ‘Havana Syndrome.’ The FBI reports psychogenic illness is responsible for ‘Havana Syndrome.’
Stress The Girls Who Caught Tourette's from TikTok Robert Bartholomew Ph.D. on October 6, 2021 The strange case of the TikTok tics. The strange case of the TikTok tics.
Fear Asian Americans and the Social Psychology of Xenophobia Robert Bartholomew Ph.D. on March 23, 2021 Attacks on Asian Americans have a long history. Attacks on Asian Americans have a long history.
Mania Monolith Mania Continues on in 2021 Robert Bartholomew Ph.D. on March 12, 2021 Why monoliths continue to spring up around the world Why monoliths continue to spring up around the world
Anxiety Don't Let Psychogenic Illness Undermine the COVID Vaccine Robert Bartholomew Ph.D. on December 8, 2020 Mass psychogenic illness and COVID-19: A cautionary tale Mass psychogenic illness and COVID-19: A cautionary tale
Anxiety Study Links ‘Havana Syndrome’ to Radio Frequency Energy Robert Bartholomew Ph.D. on December 7, 2020 A new study on "Havana Syndrome" omits key information. A new study on "Havana Syndrome" omits key information.
Anxiety A Popular Website Is Reportedly Making People Sick Robert Bartholomew Ph.D. on July 6, 2020 Can a website make you unwell? Can a website make you unwell?
Education New Zealand: A Nation Grappling with Its Racist Past Robert Bartholomew Ph.D. on June 14, 2020 A country can best heal when it acknowledges past injustices. A country can best heal when it acknowledges past injustices.
Coronavirus Disease 2019 What’s Driving the Lockdown Protests Over COVID-19? Robert Bartholomew Ph.D. on April 24, 2020 Epidemic unrest, as seen in the recent COVID-19 protests, is no stranger to history. Epidemic unrest, as seen in the recent COVID-19 protests, is no stranger to history.
Fear 5G Conspiracy Theories Are Sweeping the Planet. Why? Robert Bartholomew Ph.D. on April 9, 2020 There's no evidence linking 5G to the virus—but new technologies have a history of rousing health-related fears. There's no evidence linking 5G to the virus—but new technologies have a history of rousing health-related fears.
Coronavirus Disease 2019 Deciphering New Zealand's COVID-19 Numbers Robert Bartholomew Ph.D. on April 1, 2020 Why do New Zealand's COVID-19 models vary so dramatically? Why do New Zealand's COVID-19 models vary so dramatically?