Brainwashing is often viewed as a Cold War relic—think '60s films like "The Manchurian Candidate" and "The IPCRESS File." But Rebecca Lemov, professor of the history of science, argues in her recently ...

People who can delay gratification and master their impulses thrive in life. And experts say that you can learn skills to rein in bad habits. By Christina Caron We tend to respect and even idolize ...

If we’ve learned anything about technology over the last few decades, it’s that we don’t prepare for the downsides until the problems are so egregious we can’t ignore them. The poster child is social ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. In today's complex social landscape, recognizing the subtle signs of manipulation is more essential than ever. Mind control, ...

When I taught “Introduction to Psychology,” we covered four main goals of psychology: to describe, explain, predict, and control behavior (Coon, Mitterer, 2013). The idea of control is ultimately self ...