Search results for psychopath

Social Sciences Jul 21, 2023

Manipulative, distrustful, self-serving: How to deal with a Machiavellian boss

You've been pressured to work overtime to finish a project. You won't get paid for the extra hours but you've been assured there will be kudos from senior management. There is—but only for your boss, who takes the credit.

Social Sciences May 17, 2023

Exploring the psychopathic traits behind the rise and fall of Madoff

A new academic study examining the actions of Bernie Madoff, the New York banker behind the world's biggest Ponzi fraud, suggests companies do more to root out "corporate psychopaths" within their organizations to prevent ...

Social Sciences Apr 26, 2023

Dodging justice: Characteristics of repeat child sex offenders

Many crimes are obvious, with those responsible soon apprehended, but with most sexual abuse (including child sexual abuse) remaining unreported or undetected, Griffith University researchers have investigated the characteristics ...

Plants & Animals Mar 9, 2023

Toxic Twitter abuse could skew UK wildlife law

Wildlife conservation efforts could suffer because toxic online rows about trophy hunting are becoming increasingly abusive, ecologists have warned.

Social Sciences Feb 13, 2023

Psychopaths: why they've thrived through evolutionary history—and how that may change

When you start to notice them, psychopaths seem to be everywhere. This is especially true of people in powerful places. By one estimate, as many as 20% of business leaders have "clinically relevant levels" of psychopathic ...

Social Sciences Feb 8, 2023

Here's what to do when you encounter people with 'dark personality traits' at work

Have you ever suffered through tales of greatness from a self-absorbed "friend" who reminds you of Michael Scott from "The Office"—and not in a good way? Have you been betrayed by a colleague out of the blue, undermined on ...

Social Sciences Nov 1, 2022

How serial killers captured popular culture

Serial murderers aren't all the same. The FBI distinguishes between "disorganized" serial killers, who strike without planning or logic and often don't cover their tracks, and "organized" killers, who do plan and cover their ...

Social Sciences Aug 23, 2022

The world is getting exponentially more complex. Here's how we navigate it

Living organisms, our planet and even the entire universe are getting ever more complex with time. "Complex" doesn't just mean "complicated": it means that the parts of a system interact in ways that give rise to properties ...

Social Sciences May 31, 2022

The Johnny Depp-Amber Heard defamation trial shows the dangers of fan culture

It's difficult to scroll through social media right now without seeing at least one post mentioning Johnny Depp, Amber Heard and the defamation trial that began on April 11, 2022.

Social Sciences Apr 14, 2022

Targets of common insult are middle-aged, male and seen as uninterested in changing behavior

Everybody knows at least one.

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