threats
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What’s in the ‘Threat dictionary’?The "threat dictionary" contains 240 terms and uses natural language processing. It offers a way to track cultures responding to fearful events and ideas.
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How a crowd turns bad news into contagious panic"...the more people share information, the further that information gets from the facts and the more resilient it becomes to correction."
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This other immune system can crimp your love lifeNew research shows how the behavioral immune system could put a damper on your dates.
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Next-gen drones will enable cheap, credible threats"As wars grow longer and less conclusive, armed drones enable states to sustain combat operations, making threats to 'stay the course' more believable."
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Stress makes us slower to perceive new threatsIt might seem like stress would heighten our ability to spot and react to threats, but new research suggests the opposite.
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Babies of anxious moms focus more on threatsNew research may shed light on which children are at risk for anxiety—and how it starts to develop.
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There’s a good chance police won’t spot a terroristThe likelihood a police officer will spot someone carrying a gun or bomb is only slightly better than chance. But it's not ability that's lacking.
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Stress makes past threats seem scary againNew research looks at how memories and stress can combine to cause "fear generalization."
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Invasive snails jump ship at first whiff of a predatorInvasive snails can be "neurotic," playing it safe even when they're not sure danger looms. But this caution can make them even more vulnerable to enemies.