To Reduce Political Hostility, Civility Goes Further Than Compromise
New research suggests that political leaders don’t always have to cede political ground when trying to reduce animosity between the parties.
April 05th, 2021
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What Helping Heal Estranged Families Taught Me About How We Might Bridge Our Political Divide
The principles used to help reconcile estranged family members can also be used to help our country come together.
February 08th, 2021
“Your Ideas Are Not Your Identity”: Adam Grant on How to Get Better at Changing Your Mind
In his latest book, “Think Again”, Adam Grant investigates why we struggle to update our ideas and opinions and how we can get better at it.
January 25th, 2021
Four Things I Learned About Behavior Change During a Pandemic from Katy Milkman and Jay Van Bavel
What do we know about vaccine uptake, how political identity and polarization have impacted public health, and what we can expect in 2021? A recap from our event with behavioral scientists Katy Milkman and Jay Van Bavel.
Research Lead: Political Civility, Not Compromise, the Pandemic and Human Nature, Setting Better Resolutions, and More
The Research Lead is a monthly digest connecting you to noteworthy academic and applied research from around the behavioral sciences. Here are our picks for December 2020 and January 2021.
January 05th, 2021
Event — How to Change Behavior During a Pandemic: From Personal Habits to Public Health
Join us for a conversation about the science of behavior change—from public health tools to slow the pandemic to keeping New Year’s resolutions.
November 23rd, 2020
The Divide Between Political Parties Feels Big. Fortunately, It’s Smaller Than We Think.
Misperceptions held by Democrats and Republicans about how the other side views them have troubling consequences for our democracy. Correcting them can help.
November 09th, 2020
Conversations on Polarizing Topics Are Possible. If You’re Up for It, Here’s How to Start
How can you successfully understand someone else’s point of view, share yours, or even change someone’s mind?
June 29th, 2020
Research Lead: Nudges Work on Thaler Too, Psychology’s Racial Blindspot, Overestimating How Much Your Political Rivals Hate You, and More
The Research Lead is a monthly digest connecting you to noteworthy academic and applied research from around the behavioral sciences. Here are our picks for June 2020.
November 25th, 2019
To Fight Polarization, Ask, “How Does That Policy Work?”
When people discover that they don’t know as much as they thought they did, something interesting happens: their political attitudes become less extreme.
