Victoria University associate professor Marc Wilson writes about human behaviour.

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Issue 3811 16th May 2013

Phrenology may be discredited, but we do still judge by appearances.

Issue 3810 9th May 2013

There’s a reason we make wrong decisions even when we know better.

Issue 3809 7th May 2013

Don’t believe you’re addicted to Warcraft? Think you can stop anytime you want? Think again.

Issue 3808 24th Apr 2013

Why does superstition thrive even as science explains more of the world’s mysteries?

Issue 3807 18th Apr 2013

Things that disgust us may do so for sound evolutionary reasons - but not always.

Issue 3806 11th Apr 2013

The Canterbury quakes give a rare – if unclear – glimpse of religious belief’s effect on well-being.

Issue 3805 4th Apr 2013

Values might be a better way of dividing MPs than simple left or right.

28th Mar 2013

The more people there are, the less likely anyone is to help in an emergency.

Issue 3803 21st Mar 2013

Am I the only person wondering about the psychology of zombies?

Issue 3802 14th Mar 2013

Why are most of us meat-eaters when a plant-based diet would be much healthier?