Recent Blog Posts From Mind In The Machine

• A Complete Psychological Analysis of Trump's Support
  Baffled by Donald Trump's political invincibility? Here are 14 reasons why people continue to support the president despite behavior that would have sunk any other politician.
• Intelligent Social Robots Must Have a "Theory of Mind"
  If we want smart robots that can interact socially, we must give them the ability to attribute mental states like beliefs, goals, and intentions to others.
• How Religious Fundamentalism Hijacks the Brain
  If we want to inoculate society against the harms of fundamentalist ideologies, we must start thinking about how they function in the brain.
• Understanding the Racist Brain
  Racism is a complex and persistent bias, but we are beginning to understand the phenomenon on a psychological and neural level.
• Anger Exacerbates Political Bias
  America is angry. New research suggests that the emotion is biasing our political reasoning and further polarizing America—which benefits President Trump.