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The unearthly children of science fiction’s Cold War
| Ken Hollings
In the 1950s a new figure emerged in British novels, film and television: a disturbing young alien that revealed postwar society’s fear of the unruly power of teenagers.
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When self-deception becomes global hoax
| A R Hopwood
Being deceived isn’t always a case of believing someone else’s lie. Experiments have shown that many of us can be manipulated into accepting our own fictions as true.
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Lost in the mall and other false memories
| A R Hopwood
How can you remember an event that never took place? Find out how manipulation, misinformation and coercion can plant false memories in your mind.
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Why all of us are evil
| Julia Shaw
Science proves that we’re all capable of evil: your secret fantasy about killing someone you hate is surprisingly normal. But the way to better moral choices is to fight emotional instinct.