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As the political season heats up, psychologist Jonathan Haidt explains why liberals and conservatives don’t understand each other, and how psychological research can help us get past the culture wars—part of Greater Good's podcast series.
As the political season heats up, Professor Haidt explains how our emotions influence our moral and political views, why liberals and conservatives don’t understand each other, and how psychological research can help us get past the culture wars.
Recent books bring empathy out of the lab and into policy debates
J.D. Trout explains that to fight poverty, empathy isn't enough.
First impressions can decisively shape political elections, says Anna J. Abramson. What does that say about democracy?
Forgiveness improves health and strengthens relationships. But can it help heal the scars of civil war?
Trust is essential to strong relationships and a healthy society, but it has been declining for decades, report Pamela Paxton and Jeremy Adam Smith. How can America learn to trust again?
An Interview with psychologist and author Steven Pinker
An interview with historian Clayborne Carson
A Review of:
The Myth of the Rational Voter: Why democracies Choose Bad Policies
By Bryan Capian
Princeton University Press, 2007, 280 pages
The Political Brain: The Role of Emotion in Deciding the Fate of the Nation
By Drew Weston
PublicAffairs, 2007, 384 pages
A giant in the field of social psychology draws on five decades of teaching and research to reveal the secrets of a fulfilling life to today's graduating seniors.
A new study finds that training in compassion makes us more altruistic—and explores the neuroscience behind why.
Feeling fed up and burned out, Dad? That may be a sign of progress, says Jeremy Adam Smith.
Tara Bennett-Goleman and Daniel Goleman explain the science behind "mind whispering"—a technique for overcoming self-defeating habits of mind.
Studies show giving makes people happy, and happiness makes people give--but not always. Elizabeth Dunn and Michael Norton offer three ways to help people feel good about giving.
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"Compassion: An Evolutionary Analysis and Empirical Review"
Compassion evolved as a distinct affective experience whose function is to enable cooperation and protection of those who...
"From Jerusalem to Jericho"
This article on bystander intervention in emergency situations suggests that we are likely to help a “shabbily dressed”...
Center for Investigating Healthy MindsThe Center for Investigating Healthy Minds at the University of Wisconsin, Madison, runs a state-of-the-art neuroscience...
Northeast Foundation for ChildrenNortheast Foundation for Children is a non-profit educational organization that offers educators the Responsive Classroom...
Center for Positive Organizational ScholarshipBased at the University of Michigan Business School, this is a networking community for researchers and practitioners...
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