Christopher J. Ferguson

Columbus Day: A Fraught Celebration

The world is better than it would have been had we remained isolated from each other—even for Native Americans.

9 Oct 2023 · 7 min read

Uncomfortable History

Grappling with Western misdeeds does not require us turn indigenous tribes into pious exemplars of moral instruction.

Christopher J. Ferguson

27 Apr 2023 · 5 min read

Stuck in the Middle (of Academia)

Academia is a mess, but there is still hope.

Christopher J. Ferguson

1 Jan 2023 · 12 min read

My APA Resignation

These are terrifying words. They’re also at best debatable, arguably simply untrue.

Christopher J. Ferguson

31 Dec 2021 · 10 min read

Reasonable debate and discussion then becomes impossible as activists make unfalsifiable but furiously emotive claims about alleged threats to their safety and wellbeing amid much weeping and claims of exhaustion and mental fragility.

Christopher J. Ferguson

3 Dec 2020 · 8 min read

The Futility of the Conservative War on Pornography

Concerns about pornography expressed by Christian and other religious and social conservatives are no doubt sincere.

Christopher J. Ferguson

1 Aug 2020 · 7 min read

Are Gamer Stereotypes Accurate?

An FBI investigation into the episode produced a heavily redacted report that satisfied no one.

Christopher J. Ferguson

11 Apr 2020 · 8 min read

Sex Differences in Cognition

There is also a wide range of literature regarding sex differences in interest, which is also complicated, and which may explain a larger portion of the sex discrepancy in STEM careers.

Christopher J. Ferguson

27 Dec 2019 · 8 min read

Is Gender a Social Construct?

It appears that biology plays a powerful role in our internalized sense of gender as well as our preference for gendered behaviors (allowing for non-trivial social influences, particular for the latter).

Christopher J. Ferguson

30 Nov 2019 · 9 min read

Anti-Pornography Campaigners' Pseudo-Scientific Treadmill

The authors are arguably on firmer ground when discussing the health and well-being of those who perform in pornography.

Christopher J. Ferguson

12 Sep 2019 · 6 min read

Gamers are the Easy—But Wrong—Target After Mass Violence

When members of other communities are involved in mass violence, we rightfully are cautioned not to reflexively blame the community as a whole, and gaming should get the same treatment.

Christopher J. Ferguson

20 Aug 2019 · 7 min read

Bad Data Analysis and Psychology's Replication Crisis

This isn’t the first time this has happened in video game research.

Christopher J. Ferguson

15 Jul 2019 · 7 min read

Sexualization in Gaming: Advocacy and Over-Correction

Given the rapidly changing gamer demographic, it was perhaps inevitable that games would eventually come in for criticism for under-representing playable female characters, and for presenting them as hyper-sexualized images when they were available.

Christopher J. Ferguson

27 Apr 2019 · 6 min read

Motivated Reasoning Is Disfiguring Social Science

The bottom line is that professional guilds such as the APA and AAP have a demonstrable track record of unreliability when speaking on matters of science.

Christopher J. Ferguson

23 Feb 2019 · 8 min read

Christopher J. Ferguson

Columbus Day: A Fraught Celebration

Uncomfortable History

Stuck in the Middle (of Academia)

Stop Sharing Political Memes

My APA Resignation

Resisting the Mourner's Veto

The Futility of the Conservative War on Pornography

Are Gamer Stereotypes Accurate?

Sex Differences in Cognition

Is Gender a Social Construct?

Anti-Pornography Campaigners' Pseudo-Scientific Treadmill

Gamers are the Easy—But Wrong—Target After Mass Violence

Bad Data Analysis and Psychology's Replication Crisis

Sexualization in Gaming: Advocacy and Over-Correction

Motivated Reasoning Is Disfiguring Social Science