Understanding Cultural Differences Around Social Norms
Research on tight and loose cultures helps reveal why societies differ on concepts like openness and order.
Society
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“Teddies for Timor” and the Perils of Good Intentions
There’s a strong impulse to send physical goods rather than cash after a disaster. But these unsolicited goods can block more critical aid and often end up in landfills.
Who Asks Questions, And What It Tells Us
Does assessing question-asking behavior give us valuable data about women’s empowerment and gender equality? Or does it simply give us one piece of data from a much larger pie?
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The Bias Inside: A Conversation With Psychologist Jennifer Eberhardt
Drawing on her nearly three decades of work on bias as a researcher and advisor to police forces across the country, psychologist and MacArthur Fellow Jennifer Eberhardt has penned a new book.
Copy Ourselves Out of Existence? A Conversation on Decision-Making in the Age of Social Influence
No one quite knows how a local radio station in Texas managed to have one of the most popular posts on Facebook.
When the Nerves of Knowledge Send False Signals: A Conversation on Our Age of Misinformation
How do false beliefs spread, and what are the consequences?