New research into the psychological roots of greed shows that greed may mean access to more money and luxuries, but at the cost of damaging literally everything else.

Debunking scams and disinformation has become exponentially harder. We need to dig deep into why people believe what they do, and how social media exploits their fear and anger.

Politicians need to keep their voters happy and voters don't like to be offended. But it turns out, dishing out a little offense once in a while gives politicians a real edge.

Interaction with robots on a regular basis has the potential to blur some important lines when it comes to dealing with the world around us. But the good news is that our machines can still enforce them.

Wealth and power don't just change how you live and your priorities. They also change how your mind works in disconcerting ways.

Moral crusaders insist that porn is the mother of all modern social ills, but every scrap of data we have suggests they couldn't be more wrong.

Dinesh D'Souza, the kind of offensive and intellectually lazy statements has somehow gotten even lazier and more offensive.

The bigger the crime, the less inclined we seem to emphasize with each victim.

Culture, not genetics, plays the key role in how much you gossip or how willing you are to talk about your problems.

Turns out that most people really do get promoted to their level of incompetence thanks to corporate cultures based on bad assumptions.

Game theory assumes that all humans are hyper-rational actors at all times. And that's exactly what undermines its use in the real world...

First rule of porn club: do not talk about your porn watching habits.