Archive - The Power of Us

Finding work that works for you: Job Therapy with Tessa West

Issue 128: A psychologist’s guide to finding your most fulfilling job yet, dealing with an identity crisis in your career, and a FREE BOOK Giveaway!

Jul 23 •

Dominic Packer & Jay Van Bavel

Merchification contributes to the loss of unique identities

Research Bulletin #1: The evolution of merch and how it relates to identity loss

Jul 22 •

Overcoming Polarization on Climate Change

Issue 127: A new study finds that people across the political spectrum will take climate change action--we need to connect this to their broader sense…

Jul 16 •

Dominic Packer & Jay Van Bavel

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How to get the most out of your vacation

Issue 126: Why it's better to be a Traveler, not a Tourist on your next vacatiion

Jul 9 •

Dominic Packer & Jay Van Bavel

The Dark (and Bright) Side of Identity: How National Narcissism is Linked to Belief in Conspiracy Theories

Issue 125: Reflections on Independence day, national narcissism, and conspiracy theories

Jul 2 •

June 2024

The Power of Winning and the Appeal of Underdogs

Issue 124: Why winning increases identity and why underdogs have a unique appeal

Jun 24 •

The POWER OF US Course: A syllabus for teaching about social identity

Issue 123: Calling all educators: we have new free educational materials for teaching about the Power of Shared Identity

Jun 18 •

Dominic Packer & Jay Van Bavel

The Future of Work (and the 10% retirement challenge)

Issue 122: Jay explains the value of subtraction from our lives and how to become the architect of your own identity.

Jun 11 •

How Women Became America's Safety Net: An Interview with Jessica Calarco

Issue 121: A critique of self-help culture, which diagnoses all problems and prescribes all solutions at the level of the individual.

Jun 4 •

Dominic Packer & Jay Van Bavel

May 2024

The four dark laws of online engagement and the science of group psychology

Issue 120: The "devil's playbook" for dark behavior online

May 28 •

Why are we suckers for Astrology, the Myers-Briggs, and other shaky psychology tests?

Issue 119: Our hot take on phony personality tests and zodiacs

May 21 •

Dominic Packer & Jay Van Bavel

How to write a popular science book (part III): A sneak peak at our original book proposal

Issue 118: We share a summary and PDF of our original book proposal (simply click the PDF link at the end of this newsletter).

May 14 •

Dominic Packer & Jay Van Bavel

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