An enraged lunatic, who goes on a killing spree, doesn’t murder randomly. On the contrary, there is a method to his madness; he targets a certain group of people. His choice of victims offers an

Neurotic fears and phobias are puzzling and perplexing, for they run counter to our practical interests and to all common sense.

A news story that appeared last Friday made me and a lot of other people chuckle. But it also made me pause for thought. In CNN online,

When we find ourselves perplexed by behavior that seems incomprehensible, or irrational, we turn to psychology for insight.

If you haven’t seen the hit TV drama Mad Men, it’s about a New York advertising agency, in the year 1960. Its protagonist

"You do not understand. This is a clean and pleasant cafe. It is well lighted. The light is very good and also, now there are shadows

A friend recommended that I see the film “Man on Wire,” which explores Philip Petit’s tightrope walk from one tower of the World Trade Center

What motivated Jiverly Wong to murder 13 immigrants, at the American Civic Center? Most people from Binghamton, my home town,

The chess champion Gary Kasparov recently wrote an interesting book entitled “How Life Imitates Chess.” Yes, life does imitate

My thoughts on mountain climbing were sparked by the recent death of a brave man, Sir Edmund Hillary. Along with his Sherpa,