The Edge of Belief: Maria Konnikova on the Art of the Con
Her journey into the world of confidence men and women takes the reader to the edge of reality, belief, and trust.
January 30th, 2016
crime
May 28th, 2015
Better Served In A Hospital, But Serving Time: Q&A With First Psychologist To Lead A Major US Jail
This past week, an indication of just how entangled mental health and criminal justice have become, Chicago’s Cook County Jail announced that Dr. Nneka Jones Tapia, a clinical psychologist, will become the Executive Director of the jail.
January 05th, 2015
How Trust Leads to Truth: A Q&A on the U.S. Government’s Search for an Evidence-Based Interrogation Strategy
Since 2010, a group of psychologists has been quietly working for a new U.S. intelligence unit on identifying and developing interrogation methods that work.
October 21st, 2014
Coerced to Confess: The Psychology of False Confessions
On a spring night in 1989, a 28 year-old white woman was brutally raped and nearly murdered while jogging through Central Park.
