Even small cults are a serious cost on the world economy, to victims, their families, employers, friends, and credit-card companies.

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Action leads to Attention. that in the short-term releases Rewarding brain chemicals and in the...

Action leads to Attention. that in the short-term releases Rewarding brain chemicals and in the...

Most of the suicide hijackers came from Saudi Arabia, a place not lacking in wealth....

Most of the suicide hijackers came from Saudi Arabia, a place not lacking in wealth....

Attention is the way social primates measure status. It is highly rewarding because it causes...

Attention is the way social primates measure status. It is highly rewarding because it causes...

The rare person is still interested in new advances when they are adults. There is...

The rare person is still interested in new advances when they are adults. There is...

People repeat behaviour that leads to flooding their brains with pleasurable chemicals. The short-term reward...

People repeat behaviour that leads to flooding their brains with pleasurable chemicals. The short-term reward...

I much prefer the modern world.

I much prefer the modern world.

The drug or cult has major if not exclusive sources of brain rewards.

The drug or cult has major if not exclusive sources of brain rewards.

Successful cult memes induce intense social interaction behaviour between cult members. This trips the attention...

Successful cult memes induce intense social interaction behaviour between cult members. This trips the attention...

Could people be trained to be less gullible? Or are you as stuck with gullibility...

Could people be trained to be less gullible? Or are you as stuck with gullibility...

Some people recovering from drugs or alcohol stay with the programs indefinitely, making the recovery...

Some people recovering from drugs or alcohol stay with the programs indefinitely, making the recovery...

People can undergo a sudden change of thinking and loyalties under threat of death or...

People can undergo a sudden change of thinking and loyalties under threat of death or...

If anyone wonders why the airlines are not doing well it is because flying has...

If anyone wonders why the airlines are not doing well it is because flying has...

I can't think of anyone who is up on evolutionary psychology and related areas who...

I can't think of anyone who is up on evolutionary psychology and related areas who...

High status males had multiple wives or additional mating opportunities in the ancestral environment.

High status males had multiple wives or additional mating opportunities in the ancestral environment.

Anyone who has ever had the feeling of being higher than a kite after giving...

Anyone who has ever had the feeling of being higher than a kite after giving...

The information that is passed from person to person and from generation to generation is...

The information that is passed from person to person and from generation to generation is...

Primates will continue to play social games without the least insight into what is killing...

Primates will continue to play social games without the least insight into what is killing...

The kid next door just challenged me to a water fight! So I thought I'd...

The kid next door just challenged me to a water fight! So I thought I'd...

There's a difference between playing and playing games. The former is an act of joy,...

There's a difference between playing and playing games. The former is an act of joy,...

Videogames are a little more work and they're a little more stilted.

Videogames are a little more work and they're a little more stilted.