The psychology of believing in free will.
From coffee table books and social media to popular science lectures, it seems it has become increasingly fashionable for neuroscientists, philosophers and other commentators to tell anyone that will listen that free will is a myth.
But why is this debate relevant to anyone but a philosophy student keen to impress a potential date? Actually, a growing body of evidence from psychology suggests a belief in free will matters enormously for our behaviour. It is also becoming clear that how we talk about free will affect whether we believe in it.
Your beliefs about free will can have a powerful effect on how you behave.
