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The Science of Interrogation

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police, psychologyofsecurity, Security technology, terrorism, torture

Fascinating article about two psychologists who are studying interrogation techniques. Now, two British researchers are quietly revolutionising the study and practice of interrogation. Earlier this year, in a meeting room at the University of Liverpool, I watched a video of the Diola interview alongside Laurence Alison, the university’s chair of forensic psychology, and Emily Alison, … Read More “The Science of Interrogation” »

Research on What Motivates ISIS — and Other — Fighters

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isis, psychologyofsecurity, Security technology, terrorism

Interesting research from Nature Human Behaviour: “The devoted actor’s will to fight and the spiritual dimension of human conflict“: Abstract: Frontline investigations with fighters against the Islamic State (ISIL or ISIS), combined with multiple online studies, address willingness to fight and die in intergroup conflict. The general focus is on non-utilitarian aspects of human conflict, … Read More “Research on What Motivates ISIS — and Other — Fighters” »

Security and Human Behavior (SHB 2017)

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conferences, psychologyofsecurity, schneiernews, Security technology, securityconferences

I’m in Cambridge University, at the tenth Workshop on Security and Human Behavior. SHB is a small invitational gathering of people studying various aspects of the human side of security, organized each year by Ross Anderson, Alessandro Acquisti, and myself. The 50 or so people in the room include psychologists, economists, computer security researchers, sociologists, … Read More “Security and Human Behavior (SHB 2017)” »

How the Media Influences Our Fear of Terrorism

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cars, overreactions, psychologyofsecurity, riskassessment, risks, Security technology, terrorism

Good article that crunches the data and shows that the press’s coverage of terrorism is disproportional to its comparative risk. This isn’t new. I’ve written about it before, and wrote about it more generally when I wrote about the psychology of risk, fear, and security. Basically, the issue is the availability heuristic. We tend to … Read More “How the Media Influences Our Fear of Terrorism” »

Are We Becoming More Moral Faster Than We're Becoming More Dangerous?

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psychologyofsecurity, Security technology, societalsecurity, terrorism

In The Better Angels of Our Nature, Steven Pinker convincingly makes the point that by pretty much every measure you can think of, violence has declined on our planet over the long term. More generally, “the world continues to improve in just about every way.” He’s right, but there are two important caveats. One, he … Read More “Are We Becoming More Moral Faster Than We're Becoming More Dangerous?” »

Confusing Security Risks with Moral Judgments

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academicpapers, children, psychologyofsecurity, riskassessment, risks, Security technology

Interesting research that shows we exaggerate the risks of something when we find it morally objectionable. From an article about and interview with the researchers: To get at this question experimentally, Thomas and her collaborators created a series of vignettes in which a parent left a child unattended for some period of time, and participants … Read More “Confusing Security Risks with Moral Judgments” »