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.
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.
The 2020 Conference Opening Plenary Address "How Social Media Is Changing Social Networks, Group Dynamics, Democracies, and Gen Z" - Jonathan David Haidt, Ph...
Jonathan HaidtHere's the last live talk I gave, March 4. On how social media is changing group dynamics, democracies, and Gen Z. Thank you @agpa01 for this invitation.
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The partisanship of the Trump era has very deep roots.
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Jonathan HaidtIf 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) @Edsall summarizing research on rising cross-partisan animosity
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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 HaidtExcellent piece from @David_S_Wilson about how a "third way" of entrepreneurship, based on managing cultural evolutionary change, can yield longterm societal gains.
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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...
A study looked at who edits Wikipedia articles and what their political views are.
Jonathan HaidtHere's an example of a study that found that ideological diversity DID improve the quality of work -- among editors of Wikipedia articles
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A substantial literature has studied how increased diversity in terms of gender, age, education, and race amongst members of firms' boards affects dec…
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 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&…
Jonathan Haidt.@sapinker 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.
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