Making people smarter about groups

Issue 40: A video on making people smarter about groups; seeking your ideas for newsletter changes; and how The Power of Us is being applied to sports coaching

With abundant examples of intergroup conflict on the news and in our social media threads, it's easy to think that the tendency to segregate ourselves into rival groups is an unavoidable part of human nature. But our research suggests that it's not that simple. Group identity—the same thing that can turn people against one other—can also help people embrace what they have in common and work more effectively in collectives and on teams.

Jay recently sat down for an interview (produced by New York University) to discuss research from his lab on these topics. The video is only 3 minutes long and you can watch it for free on YouTube: