This article is right up the Psy’s alley: it uses psychology — although without explicitly identifying the tendencies as such — to explain our inexplicable
Tag: Vox
Trump-Putin press conference: the Russia scandal is about elite impunity – Vox
Few things feel as good as righteous indignation, moral condemnation, and schadenfreude as an opponent gets her well deserved comeuppance. And, this story certainly feels
Trump “animals” comment: the disturbing power of dehumanizing language – Vox
The trends that I’ve been seeing have me even more alarmed than I ever have been before. As a whole, as a country, as an
Incels’ Delusions of Inadequacy
Alek Minassian claimed to be inspired by Elliot Rodgers and part of the Incel Rebellion. Incels apparently think they can force women to have sex with them if they can terrorize them enough? Find out how it all works in this psysplainer!
Racism in the Police Use of Force: the Implicit Bias Shoot-Don’t Shoot Game
With so many proposals for arming teachers and suggestions that good guys with guns can stop bad guys with guns and then actual mass shootings where unarmed good guys stop the armed bad guys and violent arrests of young women because of plastic cutlery, you gotta wonder, would I shoot an unarmed black man if I had the chance? This implicit bias game helps you figure it all out.
Gun Safety and Auto Safety
Why why why can’t we do anything about gun violence? Minority influence, dopamine, and traffic safety may hold the answers!
