In training sessions people are often fascinated by, and want to understand, psychopathic behaviours. I often utilise different moral...

More than 80 percent of people around the world consider themselves to be religious or spiritual. But research on the neuroscience of...

Researchers have mapped an underlying "psychological signature" for people who are predisposed to holding extreme social, political or...

Religious people facing life crises rely on emotion-regulation strategies that psychologists also use, a new study finds. They look for...

Today I spent the day with a great team of youth workers from across the country and we were discussing personality structure and...

In training and lectures on personality, I describe the five key traits of our temperament. One of these traits is Openness to...

Spirituality has increasing become an important focus in drug and alcohol recovery. Whilst hard to define and quantify from a research...

I have often said that what we really know about psychology is what we actually know about psychology students. These tend to be the...

Alcohol is not the disinhibitor that people assume it is. Alcohol changes your perception of time- where once you start to drink, you...

I am very interested in how sacred values operate within the brain. In general terms, we are quite good on the mechanics of the brain...

In a survey of thousands of people who reported having experienced personal encounters with God, researchers report that more than...

People who believe in oneness -- the idea that everything in the world is connected and interdependent -- appear to have greater life...

Anyone who regularly reads my blog entries will know my interest in the psychology of political thinking. If you have an interest in...

Many established religions and New Age movements often refer to the professed religiosity of famous scientists as proof of their beliefs....

In training and lectures people often refer to spiritual or mystical approaches to psychological healing, but often find it hard to cite...

Artificial intelligence can help us to better understand the causes of religious violence and to potentially control it, according to a...

If only I got this sooner I need not had bothered with my philosophy degree! Thought this info graphic was worth sharing though.

I once read that people do not seek professional help for emotional or mental health problems because they lack awareness of a possible...

New research sheds light on how people decide whether behavior is moral or immoral. The findings could serve as a framework for informing...

Ever wonder why flat earthers, birthers, climate change and Holocaust deniers stick to their beliefs in the face of overwhelming evidence...