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Images of masculinity as factor in war: New study reveals psychological roots of violence

A brutal childhood, glorified toughness, destructive images of masculinity: the recent scandal surrounding Elon Musk’s father Errol shows how abused power, violence and outdated notions of masculinity continue to have an impact today. According to […]

Text message reminders for court appearances can reduce warrants and pretrial incarceration

Have you ever forgotten about an upcoming doctor’s appointment—only to be reminded the day before by a text from your doctor’s office? People with legal obligations might also forget about upcoming court dates, but the […]

Violent acts in houses of worship are rare but deadly: Here’s what the data show

On Sept. 28, 2025, at least four people were killed and eight others injured during a Sunday service at a Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints chapel in Grand Blanc, Michigan. Just a month […]

Conventional anti-corruption tools often fail to address root causes—loss of US leadership could still spell trouble

For nearly half a century, the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act has made it illegal for U.S. citizens and companies to bribe foreign officials. Since 1998, that has been the case for foreign companies listed on […]

Trump primary source of US disinformation in POC media, finds study

The call is coming from within the house: Trump was the main source and distributor of disinformation in ethnic and Indigenous press in the US, according to a new study published today by the International […]

Call for psychological juror care after horror trials

Researchers say more needs to be done to protect the mental well-being of jurors required to sit through the harrowing evidence presented in some trials.This article is brought to you by Phys.Org.

A sense that they will be supported helps fuel children’s ambitions to become political leaders

Across the globe, many more men than women hold political office. One reason for this disparity is a seeming gender difference in political ambition: Girls start to show less interest in political activities and pursuits […]

This libertarian manifesto, loved by Peter Thiel, urges a ‘cognitive elite’ to see selfishness as a virtue

In Silicon Valley’s unofficial literary canon, few works loom as large as The Sovereign Individual. A kind of survival manual for 21st-century tech billionaires, it has been enthusiastically championed by Palantir and Paypal co-founder Peter […]

The eye in the sky: What Denmark’s drone sightings tell us about power and fear down the years

Red and blue lights blink in the Danish sky. Is it a plane, a satellite, or a drone hovering overhead? Over the past few weeks, more and more Danes have been scanning the skies for […]

Investigating how political campaigns use and abuse email addresses

Researchers at the Virginia Tech National Security Institute recently used active open-source intelligence techniques to gain a better understanding of how presidential campaigns use email addresses.This article is brought to you by Phys.Org.