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How to talk about climate change and the problem with doomerism
Issue 107: We conducted one of the largest experiments ever on climate change behavior — with advice from MythBusters' Jamie Hyneman
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How to keep your New Year's Resolutions
Issue 100: The psychology of why people fail to achieve their New Year's Resolutions & how to keep yours + we share our own resolutions for 2024
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Harnessing Psychology to Create a Better World: Questions & Answers
Issue 116: Our Q&A with students from a class on "Influence: Harnessing Psychology to Create a Better World."
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How to keep your New Year's Resolutions
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The secret to a long life: social connection!
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Why are people obsessed with dubious personality tests?
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Using the science of teams to conduct team science
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Summarizing key lessons from THE POWER OF US
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A Discussion about Intergroup Conflict: Jay Van Bavel & Annie Duke
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Why we should keep phones out of schools: Solving a collective trap
Issue 115: Why people hate social media, but can't stop using it.
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Summarizing key lessons from THE POWER OF US
Issue 114: This week we share summaries of our entire book in 10 slides (subscribers can download these summaries as a PDF)
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How to craft your own identity: An interview with John Miles about his new book "Passion Struck"
Issue 113: Author John Miles explains the key principles to unlock your purpose
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Unlocking the Full Potential of "The Power of Us": How to become an Insider!
Issue 112: The Power of Us is now becoming more than a newsletter—join our newly formed cult & see how Jay's lab performed on a test of their teamwork…
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How to write a popular science book: PART II The Auction, Writing, and Promotion
Issue 111: Part II sharing our experiences and tips for selling and promoting a trade book
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How to write a popular science book: From an Idea to the Proposal
Issue 110: We share our experiences and tips for writing a trade book (stay tuned for PART 2 next week)
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Cultures of Growth: An interview with Mary Murphy
Issue 109: Mary Murphy on how culture impacts the mindsets and performance of people within teams and organizations.
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Is polarization really a problem?
Issue 108: We discuss new research on polarization and revisit our polarization podcast and documentary from one year ago
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Lessons in embracing diversity
Issue 106: A case study into International House and the outcomes of its alumni
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