Politics, our mainstream and social media are full of people who believe their lies and propagate them readily. Elizabeth Holmes, a biotech entrepreneur, was named the richest and youngest self-made female billionaire in 2015. She has subsequently convicted of fraud...
By Ray Williams May 13, 2021 Researchers at Edge Hill University in England have helped identify personality traits which make people more (or less) susceptible to persuasion than others. Senior Lecturer in Psychology Helen Wall and colleagues Linda Kaye and Andy Levy...
By Ray Williams March 19, 2021 Actor Jim Carey was the star of a comedy entitled Yes Man, in which, following the advice of a self-help guru, made a decision to say “yes” to every request made of him, rather than the habitual “no’s” that plagued his despondent...
