People often cheat to win money, get prizes, or beat others. But what if there’s nothing to gain except feeling good about yourself? Would people still bend the rules just to feel a bit smarter, more ...

A new study has mapped by age young children's ability to understand and practice deception for the first time—and results ...

“Mankind cannot take too much reality.” – T.S. Eliot, Four Quartets We have many ways to fool ourselves beyond the obvious defense mechanisms and coping habits. This post addresses only the few that ...