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Meet 'Norman,' the Darkest, Most Disturbed AI the World Has Ever Seen
By Mindy Weisberger published
A team of computer programmers trained a neural network to be a "psychopath." What could possibly go wrong?
Why It's So Hard to #DeleteFacebook
By S. Shyam Sundar published
Here we go again: another Facebook controversy, yet again violating our sense of privacy by letting others harvest our personal information.
Psychologists Have a Plan to Fix the Broken Science of Psychology
By Rafi Letzter published
Psychologists have known that something was wrong with their field since at least 2011. Now, there's a real plan to fix things, and it seems to be working.
These Personality Traits Could Put You At Risk for Social Media Addiction
By Rachael Rettner published
Whether it's scrolling through Instagram or constantly refreshing your Facebook feed, social media can eat up hours of your day.
How Much Money Would It Take to Make You Happy? Scientists Calculate
By Samantha Mathewson published
Money may not buy you love, but it turns out that the green stuff can bring happiness, to a point.
Could a 19th-Century 'Alienist' Understand the Criminal Mind?
By Mindy Weisberger published
In the earliest years of psychology, what did medical experts really know about criminal behavior and thinking?
Brain Scans Can Reveal Who Your True Friends Are
By Brandon Specktor published
Great minds really do think alike (and fools seldom differ).
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