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The Trump Conundrum
As a psychologist the most challenging aspect of the recent presidential election, for me, is understanding why 70 million U.S. citizens voted for Donald Trump. Many…
How Dangerous is Donald Trump?
As a British academic schooled, from an early age, in the niceties of public debate, I’m struggling to understand the acceptability of a president behaving…
Race is a Racist Concept
Race only became a term that implied a radical difference in the nature of people in the 18th century (this illustration of the ‘types of…
Can Social Science Save Lives in a Pandemic?
Is this an example of a government following the science? Some years ago, as a way of showing the impotence of social science, especially psychology,…
Emergencies: Why Do We Leave It So Late?
When the levee breaks … An example of Newton’s First Law of Motion as it applies to human behavior? (Image: Lt. Cmdr. Mark Moran, NOAA…
Don’t Tell Me ‘Don’t Panic …’
The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy had it right Pictures of supermarket shoppers filling their .trolleys to overflowing with large packets of toilet paper is…
When Is a Terrorist Not a Terrorist?
A group of of young refugees known as Youth Aliyah head out to train within the framework of the Haganah in 1948 Israel. (Photo: Government…
The Polygraph as Propaganda
Usman Khan had been let out of prison having served a sentence for plotting to blow up the London Stock Exchange. On his release he…
The Politician in the Pocket
McMafia : A Journey through the Criminal Underworld, is a remarkable piece of journalism by Misha Glenny. He follows corruption and organised crime around the…