Conspiratorial thinking has been with humanity for a long time but has recently grown as a source of societal concern and as a subject of research in the cognitive and social sciences. We propose a ...

A general program that focuses on the scientific study of individual and collective behavior, the physical and environmental bases of behavior, and the analysis and treatment of behavior problems and ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Dr. Lance B. Eliot is a world-renowned AI scientist and consultant. Suppose you interact with an AI system, such as a robot, and ...

Tech leaders often work with teams that were established, built and shaped by someone else. Sometimes, that means inheriting a less-than-ideal culture or discovering that team members are missing ...

Social psychologists study how social influence, perception, and interaction shape both individual and group behavior. Our perceptions of ourselves and our environment affect our actions and beliefs.

From schools of fish darting away from sharks to flocks of starlings swirling through the sky, the animal kingdom is full of examples of how group behavior offers a survival advantage. Through ...

Group sleeping can impact when animals sleep, how long they sleep for, and how deeply they sleep. For example, groups of meerkats time their sleep according to 'sleep traditions'; olive baboons sleep ...