psychohistory
noun
psy·cho·his·to·ry
ˈsī-kō-ˌhi-st(ə-)rē 
: historical analysis or interpretation using psychological and psychoanalytic methods
also
: a work of history using such methods
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The databases of suicide attacks that are now available, although useful for some kinds of study, rarely include details about recruits’ personal lives or their psychohistory.
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Jessica Stern, Foreign Affairs, 28 Aug. 2013
But psychohistory is science fiction: in reality, human decisions are opaque, and can be dramatically influenced by events and memes that no algorithm could ever predict.
—Dan Rockmore, The New Yorker, 15 Jan. 2024
In a place where both psychohistory and predestination exist, how much does personal choice matter?
—Marah Eakin, WIRED, 14 July 2023
Hari, Gaal, and Salvor discover a colony of Mentalics with special abilities that threaten to alter psychohistory itself.
—Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 June 2023
Hari, Gaal, and Salvor discover a colony of Mentalics with psionic abilities that threaten to alter psychohistory itself.
—James Hibberd, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 May 2023
The Foundation confronts barbarian kingdoms, imperial revanchists, and shadowy telepaths who elude psychohistory’s grasp.
—Julian Lucas, The New Yorker, 1 Nov. 2021
By the end of the show’s second episode, just as psychohistory must have predicted, that fate comes to pass.
—Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 29 Sep. 2021
Jared Harris plays Hari Seldon, a brilliant professor who develops the field of psychohistory.
—Jeff Ewing, Forbes, 24 Sep. 2021
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Jessica Stern, Foreign Affairs, 28 Aug. 2013
But psychohistory is science fiction: in reality, human decisions are opaque, and can be dramatically influenced by events and memes that no algorithm could ever predict.
—Dan Rockmore, The New Yorker, 15 Jan. 2024
In a place where both psychohistory and predestination exist, how much does personal choice matter?
—Marah Eakin, WIRED, 14 July 2023
Hari, Gaal, and Salvor discover a colony of Mentalics with special abilities that threaten to alter psychohistory itself.
—Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 June 2023
Hari, Gaal, and Salvor discover a colony of Mentalics with psionic abilities that threaten to alter psychohistory itself.
—James Hibberd, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 May 2023
The Foundation confronts barbarian kingdoms, imperial revanchists, and shadowy telepaths who elude psychohistory’s grasp.
—Julian Lucas, The New Yorker, 1 Nov. 2021
By the end of the show’s second episode, just as psychohistory must have predicted, that fate comes to pass.
—Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 29 Sep. 2021
Jared Harris plays Hari Seldon, a brilliant professor who develops the field of psychohistory.
—Jeff Ewing, Forbes, 24 Sep. 2021
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“Psychohistory.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/psychohistory. Accessed 14 Nov. 2024.
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