I've always been curious about the psychology of the person behind the mask.
The line between good and evil is movable and it's permeable.
The level of shyness has gone up dramatically in the last decade. I think shyness is an index of social pathology rather than a pathology of the individual.
Academic success depends on research and publications.
Human behavior is incredibly pliable, plastic.
I have been primarily interested in how and why ordinary people do unusual things, things that seem alien to their natures. Why do good people sometimes act evil? Why do smart people sometimes do dumb or irrational things?