‘The greatest show on earth’
Why Hindu festival has surprising lessons for us all
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‘The greatest show on earth’ has surprising lessons for us all
Researchers to unveil findings in the new year.
Enthusiasm for evil
Decade-long study shows perpetrators are not simply programmed to obey.
Why crowds are good for you
Participation is important for well-being, according to scientists.
I predict a riot
"Mad Mobs & Englishmen": Prof Steve Reicher presents...
New book reveals the myths and realities of the English riots this year
Experts in crowd behaviour say August riots were not mindless criminality.
The New Psychology underlying the G20 Policing Report
`Respect crowds more, fear crowds less' say leading experts.
It’s enough to make you blush
An academic is to delve into a series of embarrassing situations in an attempt to discover who makes us blush.
The psychology of tyranny
Ground-breaking research by psychologists at the Universities of St Andrews and Exeter has far reaching implications for the way groups function to create and resist tyranny.
Chimpanzees ape their peers
CAPTION: Techniques were passed on throughout communities through observation. CREDIT: Drawing by Amy Whiten.