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Category Archives: Psychology

2011: The Year in Me

By John Rennie
Posted: December 29, 2011
Category: Animal Behavior, Artificial Intelligence, Biology, Climate, Creationist Twaddle, Economics, Energy, Entertainment, Environment, Evolution, Evolutionary Psychology, Health, Journalism, Media, Politics, Psychology, Science Writing, Skepticism, Technology | 3 Comments

The Rat’s Revenge

By John Rennie
Posted: August 17, 2011
Category: Animal Behavior, Entertainment, Psychology | Leave a comment

The Inhuman Response to Rebecca Watson

By John Rennie
Posted: July 7, 2011
Category: Psychology, Skepticism | 348 Comments

The Rapture of Daylight Saving Time

By John Rennie
Posted: May 17, 2011
Category: Psychology, Skepticism | 43 Comments

Bin Laden Deathers: The Next New Thing in Denial

By John Rennie
Posted: May 6, 2011
Category: Climate, Politics, Psychology, Skepticism | 5 Comments

More Criticism of Anti-rape “Adaptations”

By John Rennie
Posted: January 20, 2011
Category: Evolution, Evolutionary Psychology, Psychology, Science Writing | 1 Comment

Rape-whistling in the Dark

By John Rennie
Posted: January 19, 2011
Category: Evolution, Evolutionary Psychology, Psychology, Science Writing | 5 Comments

The Science of the Christmas Truce

By John Rennie
Posted: December 25, 2010
Category: Evolution, Neuroscience, Politics, Psychology | 2 Comments
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