Once maligned by philosophers, metaphors are a key communication tool for extending the power of literal speech ...

We used an electric-shock dilemma to test the strength of people’s moral principles when faced with real-world complexities ...

A lifetime of pleasure and pain, beauty and misery, collapsed into a single scene in this sprawling animated artwork ...

is a detective chief superintendent and associate professor at the Norwegian Police University College in Oslo, and has 15 years’ experience as a senior detective in the Oslo Police department and at ...

Psychology studies cast doubt on old assumptions about legal objectivity. Lawyers and laypeople alike should take notice ...

A psychedelic experience can be deeply rewarding, but also carries real risks. Here’s how to avoid a bad trip Photo by Gravity Images/Getty Images ...

is completing an MPhil in philosophy at the University of Sydney in Australia. His research considers how equality and inequality are reflected in everyday interactions between people.

is a psychologist and personality researcher at Witten/Herdecke University in Germany. His work focuses on motivated (self-)perception, specifically examining individual differences in self-knowledge ...

is a recent graduate from the University of Cambridge in human, social and political sciences.

Family lore smashes into reality in this clever, cutting short about a little girl’s take on her grandparents’ grand love ...