Patrick Fagan
Patrick Fagan is a behavioural scientist, author, lecturer and practitioner; previously Lead Psychologist at Cambridge Analytica, he is now the co-founder of Capuchin Behavioural Science. He tweets at @PFagan87
When did psychology get so cringe?
Mates don’t let mates inform manipulative politics with bad behavioural science
Passport to your soul
Opening the door to vaccine passports could lead to years of oppression, says Patrick Fagan
#BeKind and #StaySafe, or else!
How “Nudging” is damaging our society and why behavioural scientists must be held to account
The dark psychology of Extinction Rebellion
The deathly symbolism of Extinction Rebellion is designed to make us conform to extreme measures
The Lockdown Lobotomy
The effects of lockdown have caused far more damage than the virus ever could
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How religion shapes football fandom
The meaning of football is intertwined with the meaning of faith
Why has Keir Starmer been so unpopular?
He was the perfect embodiment of a failing system
Grooming gangs and the truth
We should not give ammunition to deniers of the grooming gangs scandal
Babies need women
Leaving children with only men who are not their parents is foolish and dangerous
The last thing Labour needs
The revival of the Terminally Ill Adults Bill threatens to consume a party already struggling to hold itself together
The Third China Shock?
We are unprepared for the possibility of a future Chinese hegemon
The end of corporate silence
Louis Mosley’s demolition of Zack Polanski shows how companies are learning to confront political fantasy head-on
What makes an American?
What characterises a US citizen in the 21st century, beyond abiding by the country’s laws and supporting its constitution?
Climate alarmism must not be unquestionable
We have succumbed to herd-like thinking over renewable energy
The judge’s verdict
Much of what is passed off as sport is no such thing
Critical briefing: Tisza
What you need to know about the new Hungarian establishment
To defeat populism, don’t start here
Views that would be charming in their naivety, were they not so contradictory or facile
Campaigners should let assisted suicide go
There is no principled case for using the Parliament Acts to squeeze through assisted suicide
