How Do We Turn Down the Heat in U.S. Politics?
Research suggests that balancing perspectives and seeking pragmatic solutions helps people stay respectful and engaged on an issue.
Three Steps to Finding Agreement on America’s Toughest Problems
Our work suggests that collaborative problem solving is possible among people who strongly disagree with each other on important issues.
What’s Driving Political Violence in America?
New research explores why political violence is rising—and what we can do to stop it.
How Toxic Language Leads to Political Violence
Research suggests American leaders must take renewed responsibility for their rhetoric.
Ten Ways of Talking About Intellectual Humility
The Greater Good Science Center awarded grants to support nonfiction stories on intellectual humility. Here are 10 of the podcast series.
Three Ways for Campuses to Prepare for the 2024 Election
Campuses can help maintain an open, respectful community ahead of the 2024 U.S. presidential election by reviewing policies around speech.
Four Steps to Help People Feel Listened To
This conversation style makes you more reasonable and persuasive in a disagreement.
Are Online Political Debates Skewing Our Sense of Reality?
A new study finds that our political debates may not be as antagonistic as we think.
What’s Driving Political Violence in America?
New research explores why political violence is rising—and what we can do to stop it.
Four Steps to Help People Feel Listened To
This conversation style makes you more reasonable and persuasive in a disagreement.
How Toxic Language Leads to Political Violence
Research suggests American leaders must take renewed responsibility for their rhetoric.
The Best Greater Good Articles of 2023
We round up the most-read and highly rated Greater Good articles from the past year.
Are Merit-Based Systems Actually Fair?
A new study finds that hearing about socioeconomic advantages and disadvantages makes people less supportive of meritocracy—no matter their politics.
Eight Ways Your Perception of Reality Is Skewed
A new book explains the sometimes-unconscious forces that shape what we see, feel, and think.
How to Stop the Racist in You
The new science of bias suggests that we all carry prejudices within ourselves—and we all have the tools to keep them in check.
One Skill That Can Help Students Bridge Political Divides
Here's how one teacher has tried to help students envision better outcomes for everyone, a skill researchers call "moral imagination."