Former Heaven's Gate member Sawyer recalls how heavily regimented life was in the cult, and how they had their own names for everything, including underwear, which were called "seed covers." A cult ...

Propaganda is designed to persuade, often by appealing to emotion rather than evidence. It can appear in news coverage, political campaigns, advertising, and online content. Common techniques include ...

Uncovering ELIZA’s source code reveals hidden lessons ...

Language is a means of communicating complex ideas or feelings. Although human language can be verbal or non-verbal, it is more complex than any form of animal communication and reflects the culture ...

Philosophy often flourishes in the aftermath of wars, especially lost wars. Socrates served in the losing Athenian army in the Peloponnesian War; Thomas Hobbes wrote “Leviathan” while in exile in ...

We all have an internal list of those we still don't understand, let alone appreciate. We all have biases, even prejudices, toward specific groups. In our workshops we ask people to gather in pairs ...