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Why Your Vacation Looks Like Everyone Else’s
The psychology of viral tourism, conformity, and identity signaling.
Aug 18
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Dominic Packer & Jay Van Bavel
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Restoring Civility in a Mean World: Lessons from our Interview with Oprah
Jay and Oprah discuss why incivility spreads—and how bystanders, leaders, and coworkers can stop it.
Aug 6
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Dominic Packer & Jay Van Bavel
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Research Roundup: 10 new findings from social psychology
Studies on state media control, Republican mental health, increasing social status, online dating and more
Aug 3
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Dominic Packer & Jay Van Bavel
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July 2026
The Robot Cooperation Problem
What human–AI partnerships reveal about trust, norms, and decisions.
Jul 29
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Dominic Packer & Jay Van Bavel
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Laura K Globig
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Can AI Help Us Find the Books That Bridge Political Divides?
We used language models to screen 26 nonfiction books. They agreed on the broad winners, disagreed on the details, and helped us choose two finalists…
Jul 21
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Rémi Thériault
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Dominic Packer & Jay Van Bavel
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You Didn’t Choose All Your Beliefs
Turi Munthe on the hidden forces that shape belief—from God and ghosts to politics and pineapple pizza.
Jul 16
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Dominic Packer & Jay Van Bavel
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Turi Munthe
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Is a digital detox really worth it? What tech is doing to our relationships and mental health
What the evidence really says about teens, bans, detoxes, and the “scalpel” interventions that actually work (and a video from Jay Van Bavel and…
Jul 8
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Dominic Packer & Jay Van Bavel
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June 2026
The Two Kinds of Patriotism
As the U.S. turns 250 we explain the bright and dark side of national identity
Jun 29
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Anni Sternisko
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Jay Van Bavel
, and
Dominic Packer & Jay Van Bavel
9
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A Syllabus for Teaching Identity in a Divided World
Free materials for teaching social identity, cooperation, conflict, AI, misinformation, and leadership.
Jun 24
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Dominic Packer & Jay Van Bavel
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How scientific fraud roiled the world of social science
An interview with Max Bazerman clearing the air about his fradulent paper
Jun 10
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Dominic Packer & Jay Van Bavel
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The Roots of Goodness
Ervin Staub survived the Holocaust—and spent a lifetime studying how kindness can take hold.
Jun 3
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Dominic Packer & Jay Van Bavel
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May 2026
Debunking the Five Biggest Myths in Social Psychology
Adding context to the most popular myths in social psychology
May 27
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Dominic Packer & Jay Van Bavel
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