PseudoLab is an interdisciplinary research group whose aim is to study the interaction between radical ideologies (e.g., authoritarianism and identity politics) and anti-scientific conceptions (e.g., pseudoscience and conspiracy theories). We produce innovative research outcomes, combining quantitative studies and theoretical models to shed light on the socio-political dynamics involved in science denial.
Antiscience Will Tear Us Apart: Relationship Between Antiscientific Beliefs and Sustainable Behaviour in a Mexican Population, published in Environment and Behavior
We assessed the relationship between pseudoscientific, conspiracy, and paranormal beliefs and sustainable behaviours.
https://doi.org/10.1177/00139165251359472
A field test of empathetic refutational and motivational interviewing to address vaccine hesitancy among patients, published in npj Vaccines
A mixed-methods field test of empathetic-refutational interviewing and motivational interviewing for vaccine hesitancy.
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41541-025-01197-8
Fascism in Peru. From Revolutionary Union to Legionary Action and Ethnocacerism, published in Fascism
This article analyzes the evolution of fascist thought in Peru from its interwar history to the twenty-first century.
https://doi.org/10.1163/22116257-bja10080
Authoritarianism and the brain: Structural MR correlates associated with polarized left- and right-wing ideology traits, published in Neuroscience
We used magnetic resonance imaging to identify areas of the brain whose anatomy is related to authoritarian attitudes.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neuroscience.2025.04.027