People Want Groups to be Just the Right Size When we think about the size of collaborative groups, we’re a bit like Goldilocks.
COVID-19 and a Hope for Unity Could COVID-19 be like the extra-terrestrials in alien-invasion movies—a precursor of hope?
What Research on Isolated Groups Tells Us about Dealing with Social Isolation in the Face of COVID-19 Sequestering ourselves during the coronavirus pandemic is stressful and challenging, but social psychology provides hints about how to manage.
Mitt Romney and the Social Psychology of Dissent Mitt Romney correctly anticipated facing contempt for voting his conscience on the recent presidential impeachment. But history suggests his vote may have positive consequences.
How the Political Primary Season Creates Psychological Tribes What the number of dots on a screen, your taste in abstract art, and a boys’ summer camp can tell us about party division and unity.
Do Protest Songs Actually Affect People’s Attitudes about War and Peace? When it comes to promoting peace, which works better: “Give peace a chance” or “War, what is it good for?”
Alone, together? Are Single People a Part of a Larger Social Group? Is being single synonymous with being alone? Not necessarily.
My Enemy’s Enemy is My Friend—Common Enemies Blur Lines between Groups in Conflict What Ronald Reagan, Mikhail Gorbachev, and an imaginary alien invasion can teach us about human nature.
Purposeful Citizens Make for Richer Societies Living an engaging life may not only help you but also your society.