20 July 2022
Companies are increasingly looking to engender loyalty by tapping into our evolved need to belong. But the emotional costs of bonding sessions and other techniques can be high and the sense of belonging false, warns Jonathan R Goodman
15 June 2022
The rise of social media means decades-old rules requiring that the identities of deceased organ donors and organ recipients remain secret are fast becoming obsolete
20 April 2022
Ending a relationship by disappearing without explanation, known as “ghosting”, seems to be a distinct form of social rejection – and psychologists are discovering why it is so painful
6 April 2022
A new micro-genre of science fiction explores how mind control is at the very heart of our networked existence
16 March 2022
Living for likes and subscribers can be a poisoned chalice or a dream come true, according to Get Rich or Lie Trying by journalist Symeon Brown
4 August 2021
The pandemic has provided yet more evidence that misinformation can have devastating consequences. It doesn’t have to be that way, writes Annalee Newitz
3 March 2021
In You Are Here, Whitney Phillips and Ryan Milner make a powerful case that we should treat fake news and conspiracy theories like pollution
27 January 2021
An analysis of millions of posts on Reddit found that people who joined groups related to conspiracy theories were more likely to have faced actions from moderators in more mainstream groups beforehand
30 December 2020
The coronavirus pandemic has had us glued to our screens, but there are easy ways to reach a better balance, says Becca Caddy
21 October 2020
Pepe the Frog ended up as the darling of both anarchists and the alt-right. A documentary tells the surprising true story of the super-meme and its creator
