The Moon Does Make Us Do More Crime

The moon has held a foreboding place throughout human history in many cultures and eras; after all, the name "lunacy" is derived from the moon. For whatever reason, since the time of the Ancient Greeks, the moon has been blamed for both epileptic convulsions and episodes of insanity.

We came to the conclusion that there is absolutely no reason to think that the moon has anything to do with specific personality traits or mental disorders as our science and tools improved. Then things improved even more, and now a growing body of research is uncovering unsettling parallels between human behavior and that of the moon.

According to one study, the moon cycle may actually have an impact on non-epileptic seizures. Another study indicated that crime rates are noticeably higher on full moon days than other days, which was unexpected given that crime rates were unaffected by the sun during the same time period. The moon, or at least the lunar cycle, appears to be connected to human evolution in many ways that we don't fully understand, despite its generally low-profile nature.