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The power of authority: how easily we do what we’re told
Milgram's experiment is rightly famous, but does it show what we think it does?
What did Hannah Arendt really mean by the banality of evil?
The banality-of-evil thesis was a flashpoint for controversy.
Why are some psychopaths ‘successful’? It may depend on one personality trait
What makes some psychopaths better able to control their antisocial tendencies?
What are the chances that God is actually good?
Philosophy professor James Sterba revives a very old argument.
10 quotes that prove humanity is absurd
We live in contradiction. How we confront that fact matters.
The Nazis’ love affair with the occult
Why were the Nazis so enamored with the occult, pseudoscience, and magic?
Schadenfreude turns us into temporary psychopaths, according to a new model of the emotion
Ever taken pleasure in someone else's misfortune?
The origins of Satanism: A humanist history?
From religious wars to French poison conspiracies to the counterculture, we look at the origins of Satanism.
7 most important horror movies: Double-feature edition
Feeling the urge to scare yourself this Halloween? Here are seven important horror films you have to see.
How to See Star Wars For What It Really Is
Science fiction author David Brin analyses the moral within the Star Wars films – and it might not be one that you like.