Conspiracy theories are abundant in social and political discourse, with serious
consequences for individuals, groups, and societies. However, psychological scientists have …

Conspiracy theories are ubiquitous (eg, 9/11, COVID-19) and can have negative
consequences (eg, prejudice). Thus, there is an increasing need for evidence-based …

Background: During the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, social media platforms
have become active sites for the dissemination of conspiracy theories that provide …

COVID-19 pandemic has led to popular conspiracy theories regarding its origins and
widespread concern over the level of compliance with preventive measures. In the current …

We live in a changing world that can create uncertainty about who we are, and make
extremist groups, identities and ideologies attractive to us. This article invokes uncertainty …

Cultured meat is an emerging food technology that has the potential to resolve many of the
social, environmental and ethical issues surrounding traditional factory farming practices …

Uncertainty is ubiquitous, and its resolution is a fundamental motivation for human behavior.
People strive to reduce uncertainty, especially uncertainties that reflect on, or are directly …

We are entering a dark age for information literacy, an age predicated on a strange reversal
of accepted wisdom. Whereas early Internet advocates predicted a utopian age of …

This paper analyzes key psychological themes in language used by prominent conspiracy
theorists and science advocates on Twitter, as well as those of a random sample of their …

A study recently published in this journal showed that agreement with conspiracy theories
about the Covid-19 pandemic is associated with risky, non-compliant behaviours (Freeman …