Search results for psychopath

Computer Sciences Jun 12, 2018

'Norman,' when artificial intelligence goes psycho

No, it's not a new horror film. It's Norman: also known as the first psychopathic artificial intelligence, just unveiled by US researchers.

Social Sciences May 24, 2018

How remorse alone can sometimes change the past for those who have been wronged

Remorse is one of the most significant and least understood influences on the length of the sentence imposed by a criminal court. A survey of Crown Courts in England and Wales found that remorse was the single most common ...

Social Sciences Feb 2, 2018

How serial killers capitalize on chaos, according to an expert

In 2017, the University of Wisconsin-Madison was ranked by the Princeton Review as the top party school in the United States, but it's also the focus of my recent true crime title, Mad City.

Economics & Business Jan 23, 2018

Flourishing under an abusive boss? You may be a psychopath, study shows

When you hear the term "psychopath," you probably picture Charles Manson or Jeffrey Dahmer. Psychologists, however, define it as a personality trait, and we all fall somewhere along a scale from low to high levels of psychopathy.

Economics & Business Aug 9, 2017

Some workers 'cyberloaf' if they think they can get away with it, so employers need to get creative

Sending personal emails, a bit of online shopping, checking out your friend's holiday snaps on Facebook: if you break up your work day with online activities that aren't work-related, you may be guilty of "cyberloafing".

Social Sciences May 29, 2017

What science can reveal about the psychological profiles of terrorists

What went though the mind of the suicide bomber Salman Abedi just before he blew himself up in Manchester this week, killing 22 people? We often dismiss terrorists as non-humans, monsters, at first. But when we learn that ...

Social Sciences May 22, 2017

The right thing to do: Why do we follow unspoken group rules?

How you dress, talk, eat and even what you allow yourself to feel - these often unspoken rules of a group are social norms, and many are internalized to such a degree that you probably don't even notice them. Following norms, ...

Social Sciences Mar 2, 2017

Research finds a majority endorsing revenge porn

Research by psychologists at the University of Kent has found that a majority of people would endorse the use of revenge porn and that those who actually post it have a distinct personality profile.

Social Sciences Jan 12, 2017

Offenders' deadly thoughts may hold answer to reducing crime

It's a figure of speech many of us have likely said during an argument or frustrating situation without really meaning. For a small percentage of the population though, the phrase, "I could kill you," is not so meaningless, ...

Social Sciences Jan 6, 2017

Toxic bosses are bad for your health and bad for your reputation

People who work for bosses who display psychopathic and narcissistic traits not only feel more depressed due to their bosses bullying behaviour they are also more likely to engage in undesirable behaviours at work.

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