Have you ever said no to your dog, only to cave moments later to those irresistible puppy-dog eyes? Or maybe you’ve tried to cut a walk short—yet your dog refuses to budge, digging their heels in ...

When you set limits, they sulk or imply selfishness, using subtle guilt to push you to bend. Trump’s shutdown win just landed Republicans with a huge political headache Gorsuch, Thomas want to ...

In Part 1 of this three-part series, the authors discuss common deception strategies school shooters have used to evade detection. Part 2 covers behavioral differences in K-12 and college shooters’ ...

Microsoft studied interactions between AI customers and vendors. Most agents failed to resist manipulation and make wise choices. The results underscore the dangers of an AI agent-run economy. As ...

After several election cycles where polls were off base and media coverage was biased, prediction markets promised to be technology’s answer to flawed polling, offering real-time data and financial ...

Sometimes you just want a stock to be above a certain price. Maybe it’s to secure a performance bonus, avoid being delisted, prevent margin loans that would trigger or perhaps you are trying to ...

Work can be stressful enough. When you throw in a colleague or boss who is a master manipulator, it can get even messier. I don’t know about you, but when I worked in the corporate setting, I noticed ...

Editor’s Note: In a previous article, Theo Warner explored how digital literacy programs can build resilience against harmful content online. One promising component is psychological ...

Stephen Monteiro does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond ...

A team of researchers from the Harvard Business School has found that a broad selection of popular AI companion apps use emotional manipulation tactics to stop users from leaving. As spotted by ...

There's a new man in town: the "performative male." Is he trying to trick you into thinking he's open-minded, or does he really like reading books and drinking matcha? We're breaking down what's ...