Jonathan Haidt
Social psychologist at NYU-Stern. I think social media is damaging democracy so I try to tweet rarely and constructively
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Partisan College Governance: 5 Takeaways
Lindsay Ellis - CHE 110d 1 tweets
A <i>Chronicle</i> investigation explores the perils of politicized trusteeship and offers an unprecedented analysis of how and why it happens.
Opinion: Donald Trump just told us our democracy is at risk -- from him
CNN 115d 3 tweets
John Avlon writes that American democracy has been defined by the peaceful transfer of power. Donald Trump seems to have other ideas; at this point, it would be naïve to think that Trump would accept the legitimacy of the election if he loses.
Joe Biden Accepts Democratic Nomination: ‘I Will Draw on the Best of Us’
Nytimes.com 149d 4 tweets
Mr. Biden urged Americans to have faith that they could “overcome this season of darkness,” and he pledged to bridge the country’s divisions in ways President Trump had not.
Will the Pandemic Blow Up College in America?
Politico.com 182d 12 tweets
Jonathan Haidt A great review by of what the pandemic's effects may be on higher ed, and what is so valuable about the college experience 182d
To unite the country, we need honesty and courage - The Boston Globe
BostonGlobe.com 185d 11 tweets
All of us must speak the truth — including painful truths that unsettle not only our foes but also our friends and ourselves.
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Jonathan Haidt A beautiful essay, so needed now, from and 184d
Don’t @ Me: Experimentally Reducing Partisan Incivility on Twitter | Journal of Experimental Political Science | Cambridge Core
Cambridge Core 185d 4 tweets
Don’t @ Me: Experimentally Reducing Partisan Incivility on Twitter - Kevin Munger
How a Famous Harvard Professor Became a Target Over His Tweets
Michael Powell - Nytimes.com 185d 21 tweets
The outcry over free speech and race takes aim at Steven Pinker, the best-selling author and well-known scholar.
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Jonathan Haidt An update on that letter attacking , including this gem that summarizes the attitude that shines through in his books and talks: 184d
How Social Media Is Changing Social Networks, Group Dynamics, Democracies, & Gen Z -Jonathan Haidt
YouTube 191d 1 tweets
The 2020 Conference Opening Plenary Address "How Social Media Is Changing Social Networks, Group Dynamics, Democracies, and Gen Z" - Jonathan David Haidt, Ph...
Jonathan Haidt Here's the last live talk I gave, March 4. On how social media is changing group dynamics, democracies, and Gen Z. Thank you for this invitation. 191d
Moral Courage: Fighting Racism Without Shaming - Crowdcast
Crowdcast 198d 7 tweets
Register now for St. Martin's Press's event on Crowdcast, scheduled to go live on Thursday July 09, 2020 at 12:00 pm EDT.
How Could Human Nature Have Become This Politicized?
Nytimes.com 193d 12 tweets
The partisanship of the Trump era has very deep roots.
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Jonathan Haidt If it seems to you that American politics has reached peak madness, or escape velocity, here are 2 essays that lay out backstory—conditions that set us up even before Trump’s election. 1) summarizing research on rising cross-partisan animosity 191d
The Case Against Entrepreneurship As We Know It
Ethical Systems 192d 2 tweets
Thinking about entrepreneurship as an evolutionary process isn’t wrong. Innovations are the cultural analogs of genetic mutations. Economic competition is analogous to ecological competition in the biological world. And the survival of the fittest...
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Jonathan Haidt Excellent piece from about how a "third way" of entrepreneurship, based on managing cultural evolutionary change, can yield longterm societal gains. 192d
Jonathan Haidt - Spokes
Spotify 192d 1 tweets
White Fragility Is Not the Answer. Honest Diversity Is. - Heterodox Academy
Heterodox Academy 194d 5 tweets
More ethical, engaging and, ultimately, effective than to accuse white people of fragility is to promote -- among all people -- “honest diversity.”
A Letter on Justice and Open Debate | Harper's Magazine
Harper's Magazine 194d 182 tweets
The below letter will be appearing in the Letters section of the magazine’s October issue. We welcome responses at [email protected] Our cultural institutions are facing a moment of trial. Powerful protests for racial and social justice are...
Are Politically Diverse Teams More Effective?
Harvard Business Review 551d 4 tweets
A study looked at who edits Wikipedia articles and what their political views are.
Jonathan Haidt Here's an example of a study that found that ideological diversity DID improve the quality of work -- among editors of Wikipedia articles 194d
When two tribes go to work: Board political diversity and firm performance
Sciencedirect.com 194d 2 tweets
A substantial literature has studied how increased diversity in terms of gender, age, education, and race amongst members of firms' boards affects dec…
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Jonathan Haidt Viewpoint diversity often helps groups find the truth. But this new study finds that political diversity on company boards may backfire: more conflict, worse performance 194d
U.S. says foreign students may have to leave if their school goes online-only
NBC News 194d 15 tweets
The news comes as some colleges and universities, including Harvard, have announced they will hold online-only courses this fall amid the coronavirus pandemic.
The Purity Posse pursues Pinker
Jerry Coyne - Why Evolution Is True 195d 25 tweets
The Woke are after Pinker again, and if he’s called a racist and misogynist, as he is in this latest attempt to demonize him, then nobody is safe. After all, Pinker is a liberal Democrat who&…
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Jonathan Haidt . exemplifies enlightenment values, progressive values, academic values. Here gives a line-by-line refutation of the charges against Pinker in that open letter about his tweets 195d
Open Letter to the LSA
Docs.google.com 196d 5 tweets
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Jonathan Haidt . is an exemplary academic, bringing interesting ideas to the public, with nuance. An "open letter" against him in part for tweeting academic studies is unfair. 196d
On Critics and Bullies - Heterodox Academy
Heterodox Academy 200d 4 tweets
A critic appeals to reason—your mind and conscience; a bully tries to induce fear--resorting to threats and shaming to frighten you into submission.