Mental Immunity

Trust

Are the Critics of Cognitive Immunology in Denial?

Andy Norman Ph.D. on June 27, 2023

A promising new science is helping people around the globe spot misinformation. So why is it drawing fire?

Identity

The Existential Threat of Mental Immune Dysfunction

Andy Norman Ph.D. on June 3, 2022

Do mass shootings have you on the brink of despair? An emerging science offers real hope by highlighting deep solutions.

Environment

The Surprisingly Deep Roots of Mental Immunity Research

Andy Norman Ph.D. on January 16, 2022

A revolutionary understanding of the human mind has been hiding in plain sight.

Health

We Need a Mind Vaccine

Andy Norman Ph.D. on October 21, 2021

We need out-of-the-box thinking on disinformation. Can enhanced mental immune function help us take critical thinking to another level?

ADHD

Why Aren't We All Conspiracy Theorists?

Andy Norman Ph.D. on August 12, 2021

You've probably wondered how people can believe outrageously implausible things. Have you ever stopped to wonder how others manage to avoid this fate?

Identity

How to Address Allergies of the Mind

Andy Norman Ph.D. on June 26, 2021

Anti-vaccine ideation reveals something astonishing about the human mind—and illuminates how to talk to science deniers.

To end racism, we must understand how it's encoded in the brain.

Bias

Is "Deep Seated Racial Prejudice" a Mental Disorder?

Andy Norman Ph.D. on May 27, 2021

Headline news indicates a need to rethink our conceptions of mental illness.

Our minds have immune systems, just like our bodies do.

Cognition

What Is Cognitive Immunology?

Andy Norman Ph.D. on April 21, 2021

Studying the mind's immune systems could shed light on why epidemics of irrationality occur.