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Statistical Numbing: Why Millions Can Die, and We Don’t Care


Mental health issues rise among US troops


Living in History: How Some Historical Events Shape Our Memory

If you are resident of New Orleans, how would you describe personal events that occurred shortly before August 2005? Would you refer to them as happening “back in July of ... More>


Study Suggests Collective Religious Rituals, Not Religious Devotion, Spur Support for Suicide Attacks

In a new study in Psychological Science, a journal of the Association for Psychological Science, psychologists Jeremy Ginges and Ian Hansen from the New School for Social Research along with psychologist Ara Norenzayan from the University of British Columbia conducted a series of experiments investigating the relationship between religion and support for acts of parochial altruism, including suicide attacks.... More>