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Research finds narcissists are not just self-absorbed, they’re also more likely to be aggressive

Participants with high levels of narcissism showed high levels of aggression, spreading gossip, bullying others, and more.

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Murder in virtual reality should be illegal

In an immersive virtual environment, what will it be like to kill?

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Study: Just Thinking About Alcohol Makes People More Aggressive

Why exactly do fights break out when people are drinking? You might think it’s simple biochemistry—alcohol molecules wreaking changes on brain cells, leading to behavior change, leading to a broken […]

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Less Like Poison, More Like Peanut Butter: The Case for Violent Video Games

Should the government protect society from the bad effects of violent videogames? Game-makers invoke freedom of speech to stave off such laws—including California’s 2005 attempt to ban violent-game sales to […]