belief

One hypothesis was that this belief might arise from feelings of loneliness or a need for closure.

When celestial events such as Mercury retrograde pop up in conversation, reactions tend to fall into one of two camps.

The digital age we live in gave rise to misinformation, lies, fact-checks, information overloads, and what researchers have termed ’political bullshit

The more conspiracy theories you bring up, the more people answer yes to one of them.

We owe our evolutionary success to culture, our unique ability to receive, trust and act on stories we get from others, and so accumulate a shared view about the world.