Category Archives: RESEARCH

I like you ’cos you’re like me – or why my enemy’s enemy is my friend

Posted on 11/03/2013 by

Kids’ social instincts emerge early [1,2]. Newborns prefer to look at human faces over other inanimate objects, especially attractive faces. Soon after, babies begin to evaluate the social actions of others: at three months they prefer to play with toy … Continue reading →

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Moral mindsets: how remembering our past actions drives our future behaviour

Posted on 01/03/2013 by

We all know we should eat better, but it’s hard work to cut out saturated fats and processed sugars completely. Most of us try to achieve some kind of balance: if we’ve been eating fruit, veg, and bean salads all day, we … Continue reading →

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God as cosmic CCTV

Posted on 26/09/2011 by

It’s almost like a moral decision, but not because no one will find out Peep Show’s Jez on deciding whether to have sex with his best friend’s fiancé’s mum. Unlike the feckless Jez quoted above*, most people recognise that the … Continue reading →

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