Joe Pierre
Psychology Today
Los Angeles, CA, United States
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Past articles by Joe:
Will Elon Musk Make Twitter a Wild West of Misinformation?
In an unregulated flea market of opinion, truth doesn't rise to the top. → Read More
Does Violent Political Rhetoric Lead to Real Violence?
When we normalize violent speech, violent action becomes ever more likely. → Read More
Schizophrenia Doesn't Exist!?
What that means and doesn’t mean. → Read More
Fear, Division, and Conspiracy Theories: The Trump 2020 Re-Election Campaign
Whatever Happens, Leaders Are Responsible. Stoking Fear and Peddling Conspiracy Theories Distract and Shift Blame. → Read More
Slouching Towards Authoritarianism
Back in 2014, Donald Trump went on Fox & Friends to predict that “when the country goes to total hell and everything is a disaster, then you’ll have riots to go back to where we used to be when we… → Read More
Why do we give dogs a better death than we give ourselves? – Joseph Pierre
Pet dogs often have a peaceful death that forestalls protracted suffering and pain. Why can’t we do the same for humans? → Read More
Psychology, Gullibility, and the Business of Fake News
President Trump keeps using the phrase "fake news." Does it really mean what he thinks it means? → Read More
Cannabis for Kids: Can Marijuana Treat Childhood Seizures?
Smoking marijuana may not be helpful for seizures, but new research suggests that cannabidiol may be. → Read More
The Healing Power of Placebos: Fact or Fiction?
Does new research really prove that placebos don't require deception? → Read More
Fell on Black Days: Mourning the Suicide of Chris Cornell
Reflections on suicide, celebrity, and selfishness → Read More
Is Alex Jones a Conspiracy Theorist or a Performance Artist?
If Jones isn't delusional, what about his followers? → Read More
Flat Earthers: Belief, Skepticism, and Denialism
When people reject facts, what do they really believe? → Read More
Skunk, Wax, and Edibles: What Marijuana Is Your Child Using?
With increasing potency, modern forms of cannabis are "not your father's marijuana." What does that mean for kids? → Read More
The Death of Facts: The Emperor's New Epistemology
Psychologically speaking, fact denialism represents narcissistic contrarianism, cognitive bias, and deception. → Read More
Fake News, Echo Chambers & Filter Bubbles: A Survival Guide
Internet misinformation biases our beliefs ― Is it time to unplug? → Read More
Post Trump Stress Disorder: Understanding the New PTSD
Can psychology explain how Trump won the election and why liberal voters didn't see it coming? → Read More
Understanding "Post-Trump Stress Disorder"
A psychological autopsy on how Trump won the election and why liberal voters didn't see it coming. → Read More
Mental Illness is Not a Halloween Costume
Mental illness can be scary for those that suffer from it, but we shouldn’t think of those that suffer from it as scary to us. → Read More
Scoring the Presidential Debates: How Do We Decide Who Wins?
3 questions to ponder as we tune into the debates. → Read More
No Comment: 3 Rules for Dealing With Internet Trolls
Internet trolling thwarts the democratic ideal of online deliberation. What can we do about it? → Read More