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Thomas Hills Ph.D.

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Thomas T. Hills, Ph.D., is a professor of psychology at the University of Warwick. He studies psychological history, language, and cognitive control.

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If Norwegians Had Guns When Breivik Showed Up, Then What?

Promoting America's free-wheeling gun culture in Norway might have stopped Breivik, but it would have made up for it by more than tripling Norway's gun-related death rate.

Promoting America's free-wheeling gun culture in Norway might have stopped Breivik, but it would have made up for it by more than tripling Norway's gun-related death rate.

The True Odds of Shooting a Bad Guy With a Gun

Two out of three people who use a gun use it to shoot themselves. If you buy a gun and you feel the need to use it, duck!

Two out of three people who use a gun use it to shoot themselves. If you buy a gun and you feel the need to use it, duck!

Top 10 Science-Based Study Skills for the Classroom

Knowing how to study will help you learn faster, enjoy what you're learning, give you more time to enjoy what you've learned, and lay the foundation for a solid future.

Knowing how to study will help you learn faster, enjoy what you're learning, give you more time to enjoy what you've learned, and lay the foundation for a solid future.

The Evolution of the Written Word

In the past 5,000 years, the written word has evolved to make it easier to learn and faster to read without error. Following the trends, we can predict where language is headed.

In the past 5,000 years, the written word has evolved to make it easier to learn and faster to read without error. Following the trends, we can predict where language is headed.

Fake News: "71 Doctors Declare Trump a Woman"

Why fight the lies. Write something that you know some people can't help but want to believe and sit back as social media does it's magic.

Why fight the lies. Write something that you know some people can't help but want to believe and sit back as social media does it's magic.

The Four Evolutionary Roots of Pokémon Go

Pokémon Go is a craze, but crazes often have reasons that make them so crazy. In the case of Pokemon Go, these reasons are millions of years old.

Pokémon Go is a craze, but crazes often have reasons that make them so crazy. In the case of Pokemon Go, these reasons are millions of years old.

The Psychology of Brexit

Few people are stupid in any meaningful sense. The British certainly aren't. So what drives a vote that throws the negotiating table at the EU and walks off into no-man's land?

Few people are stupid in any meaningful sense. The British certainly aren't. So what drives a vote that throws the negotiating table at the EU and walks off into no-man's land?

Baby Sign, Anxiety, and Snake Oil

Baby sign does lots of things, but unfortunately few of them appear to be about improving your child's life. It's worth taking a look at the evidence.

Baby sign does lots of things, but unfortunately few of them appear to be about improving your child's life. It's worth taking a look at the evidence.