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The POWER OF US Course: A syllabus for teaching about social identity
Issue 167: We have new free educational materials for teaching about the Power of Shared Identity
May 14
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Dominic Packer & Jay Van Bavel
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Why dance classes are good for your mental health
Issue 166: Four key social psychological elements of healthy groups, as told through lived experiences in my Zumba class
May 6
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Yvonne Phan
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Debunking The Myth That Conformity Is Irrational
Issue 165: We revisit the famous conformity studies from Solomon Asch and explain that most people have learned the wrong lessons about conformity
Apr 29
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Dominic Packer & Jay Van Bavel
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Advice for Every Task & Career Stage
Issue 164: Advice on giving great talks, writing efficiently, goal setting, saying “no”, managing conflict, and mentoring, as well as specific career…
Apr 23
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Dominic Packer & Jay Van Bavel
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How stories help us gain status and power: Interview + book giveaway with Will Storr
Issue 163: Our identities are characters we play. An interview with Will Storr of You are a Story.
Apr 15
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Dominic Packer & Jay Van Bavel
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Insights from "The Power of Us" Book Club
Issue 162: We visited a book club and share some of the insights (and a video) from the event
Apr 8
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Dominic Packer & Jay Van Bavel
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Four Things Successful Teams Do Differently
Issue 161: We put our own research team to the test–see how we performed!
Apr 3
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Dominic Packer & Jay Van Bavel
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Inspire, Don't Infuriate: Lessons in the science of leadership from Adam Galinsky
Issue 160: Adam Galinsky shares a sneak peek of his new book, Inspire
Mar 18
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Dominic Packer & Jay Van Bavel
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Why is it so hard to disagree?
Issue 159: How to have conversations across divides: Lessons from a psychologist, a neuroscientist, and a political scientist.
Mar 11
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Jay Van Bavel
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A National Prefrontal Lobotomy: The Costs of Cutting the Social Sciences
Issue 158: The long-term impacts of funding cuts threaten "social science for a safer world"
Mar 4
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Dominic Packer & Jay Van Bavel
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February 2025
Debunking Blue Zones
Issue 157: We debunk the idea of Blue Zones and quantify the health benefits of social connection
Feb 27
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Dominic Packer & Jay Van Bavel
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How to challenge a brutal dictator
Issue 156: An interview with Revolutionary Evan Mawarire about his new book "Crazy Epic Courage" on how he started a revolution in Zimbabwe
Feb 11
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Dominic Packer & Jay Van Bavel
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