I recently was invited back to The Lisa Show at BYU Radio to talk about conspiracy theories. You can listen to the interview here. What follows below are some of the questions and my answers in ...

A new study finds that training in critical thinking skills can be effective in counteracting conspiracy beliefs. Many well-established programmes for reducing people's belief in conspiracies have ...

A new experimental study has found that fostering critical thinking can be an effective method to reduce people's tendency to believe in conspiracy theories. Led by researchers at University College ...

About 20%-30% of the population express belief in at least one conspiracy theory, according to Thomas Fuchs, MD, PhD, psychiatrist and philosopher, Karl Jaspers Professor of Philosophy and Psychiatry ...

Have you ever wondered if the world you see every day is just an elaborate illusion? From the shadows behind historical events to the hidden agendas of modern technology, conspiracy theories have ...

A five-year study dispels the stereotype of conspiracy theorists as angry loners or keyboard warriors. Rather, social and emotional connections provided by conspiracy theorists are recruiting diverse ...

Russell has a PhD in the history of medicine, violence, and colonialism. His research has explored topics including ethics, science governance, and medical involvement in violent contexts. Russell has ...

Flat Earth, Illuminati, fake moon landing - these are the things that come to most people’s minds when you think about conspiracy theories. Although these are definitely the biggest theories out there ...

Everyone has looked up at the clouds and seen faces, animals, objects. Human brains are hardwired for this kind of whimsy. But some people – perhaps a surprising number – look to the sky and see ...