Archive - The Power of Us

We need to be more tolerant of hypocrisy

Why hypocrisy is so intuitive and why attacking it can backfire--an interview + book giveaway with Michael Hallsworth

Nov 20 •

Dominic Packer & Jay Van Bavel

Why “doing what’s right” depends on who you are with

Issue 188: Our new paper identifies under what circumstances people act on their moral attitudes and why we are often moral hypocrites.

Nov 11 •

Center for Conflict + Coop.

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Kareena del Rosario

The Joy of Belonging: What Marathon Fans Teach Us About Human Nature

Issue 187: Today over a million people are cheering on the NYC Marathon runners. We explain why we cheer on strangers.

Nov 2 •

Center for Conflict + Coop.

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October 2025

Why People Lie to Benefit Their Own Group

Issue 186: People are willing to cheat if it benefits their group — even when they gain nothing themselves (plus a recipe for psychology halloween…

Oct 31 •

Dominic Packer & Jay Van Bavel

How to unlock the power of successful groups: An interview with Colin Fisher

Issue 185: The COLLECTIVE EDGE explains why you're probably looking in the wrong direction when it comes to troubleshooting groups

Oct 23 •

Dominic Packer & Jay Van Bavel

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Colin M. Fisher

Democracy in the (Dis)information Age

Issue 184: A guest lecture with Jay and Asha Rangappa from the Freedom Academy

Oct 17 •

Dominic Packer & Jay Van Bavel

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Can AI Help Us Escape Our Echo Chambers?

Issue 183: Our latest research provides evidence that people see AI as a neutral source of political information and trust it over in-group or out-group…

Oct 14 •

Center for Conflict + Coop.

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Why strengthening democracy deserves a "genius" award!

Issue 183: Congratulations to to Dr. Hahrie Han for winning a 2025 MacArthur Award

Oct 10 •

Dominic Packer & Jay Van Bavel

Political Polarization and Health: Navigating the social media divide

Issue 182: Why political polarization affects both individual and societal health

Oct 7 •

Center for Conflict + Coop.

September 2025

Using the Science of Teams to Lead Scientific Teams

Issue 181: We offer four guiding principles to optimize large scientific collaborations based on the science of cooperation and collective intelligence

Sep 30 •

Center for Conflict + Coop.

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Cultures of Self-Silencing: An interview with Jenara Nerenberg

Issue 180: On self-silencing and the discomfort of disagreement (plus a book giveaway!)

Sep 23 •

Dominic Packer & Jay Van Bavel

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Jenara Nerenberg

Social Media and Political Violence

Issue 179: How social media fuels negativity, division, and hostility—and what we can all do about it

Sep 16 •

Center for Conflict + Coop.

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