Search results for psychopath

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.

Social Sciences Aug 23, 2016

Presidential candidates may be psychopaths – but that could be a good thing

A new study of psychopathic traits by Oxford University psychologist discovers that Donald Trump ranks above Adolf Hitler and only just below Idi Amin, Saddam Hussein and Henry VIII. Hillary Clinton ranks between Napoleon ...

Security Jun 13, 2016

Fighting malevolent AI—artificial intelligence, meet cybersecurity

With the appearance of robotic financial advisors, self-driving cars and personal digital assistants come many unresolved problems. We have already experienced market crashes caused by intelligent trading software, accidents ...

Social Sciences Mar 23, 2016

The conflict between science and religion lies in our brains, researchers say

The conflict between science and religion may have its origins in the structure of our brains, researchers at Case Western Reserve University and Babson College have found.

Computer Sciences Mar 18, 2016

Google's Go victory shows AI thinking can be unpredictable, and that's a concern

Humans have been taking a beating from computers lately. The 4-1 defeat of Go grandmaster Lee Se-Dol by Google's AlphaGo artificial intelligence (AI) is only the latest in a string of pursuits in which technology has triumphed ...

Robotics Nov 10, 2015

Uncanny valley—why we find human-like robots and dolls so creepy

The "uncanny valley" is a characteristic dip in emotional response that happens when we encounter an entity that is almost, but not quite, human. It was first hypothesised in 1970 by Japanese roboticist Masahiro Mori who ...

Social Sciences Dec 23, 2014

The 'Breaking Bad' Syndrome? UCLA anthropologist exposes the moral side of violence

Fiske and Rai say that—aside from a small number of psychopaths—people rarely commit violent acts with evil intentions.

Social Sciences Nov 25, 2014

Beyond human: Exploring transhumanism

What do pacemakers, prosthetic limbs, Iron Man and flu vaccines all have in common? They are examples of an old idea that's been gaining in significance in the last several decades: transhumanism. The word denotes a set of ...

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