Exploring bleeding edge experiments, oddities, new and bizarre dicoveries, and fact-checking conspiracy theories since 2008. No question is out of bounds and no topic is too strange for a deep dive.
# sex
Those caught with their pants down often seek treatment for sex addiction. But is sex addiction real, and does it mean they weren't responsible for their actions?
# sex
For years there's been a debate about whether sexual addiction should be included in the DSM V and we don't seem to be any closer to an answer.
# oddities
We figured out the recipe for conspiracy theorists. And, unwittingly, so has social media...
# science
There is a cure for Dunning Kruger according to one of its discoverers. Unfortunately, there's a risk of collateral damage when it's applied.
# tech
The idea that just giving people more data to make the right choices flies in the face of how humans typically work.
# sex
Science confirms that the "friendzone" is very real and shows how not to get trapped in it.
# politics
While it seems we can't even talk to anyone on the other side of the political divide, psychology offers a roadmap for a productive conversation with almost anyone.
# oddities
Remember the Satanic Panic of the 1990s and the various cranks promoting it? It turns out they never quite moved on to something else...
# science
Quantification and tracking gets people to do more of what you want them to do, but makes doing it a lot less fun.
# science
A modern twist on a classic experiment shows how we mentally disassociate from ourselves when carrying out orders.