Jonathan Haidt
Social psychologist at NYU-Stern. I study moral psych & business ethics. I think social media is damaging democracy so I try to tweet rarely and constructively
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The Cultural Distances Between Us - Issue 81: Maps
Nautilus 17d 8 tweets
If you ask Siri to show you the weirdest people in the world, what images might you see? In fact, none. Siri showed me different links…
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Jonathan Haidt One of the most important psych papers in last 10 years was the WEIRD people paper, by , Heine, & Norenzayan. Now there's an update, with a tool to measure culture distance. interviews lead author in 11h
Weekend Roundup: Innovation vs. Precaution - The WorldPost
Berggruen Institute 52h 2 tweets
Silicon Valley’s quest to “move fast and break things” clashes with Europe’s “better safe than sorry” mindset.
Jonathan Haidt Interesting reflections on the philosophical differences between America and Europe now playing out over questions of technology and regulation, from 36h
Jeannie Suk Gersen
The New Yorker 898d 2 tweets
Jonathan Haidt and our conversation will be moderated by , who has written so many insightful articles on rapidly evolving issues of speech and law; here are her columns at : e.g., 58h
How Trump Has Stoked the Campus Debate on Speech and Violence
Jeannie Suk Gersen - The New Yorker 994d 10 tweets
How do universities teach the reasoned discussion that is crucial to the health of democracy when students see dialogue as “violence”?
Jonathan Haidt and our conversation will be moderated by , who has written so many insightful articles on rapidly evolving issues of speech and law; here are her columns at : e.g., 58h
The Hidden Consensus on Free Expression
Heterodox Academy 3d 5 tweets
Looking at patterns like these, it seems wrong to think of free expression on college campuses as a topic that must pit liberals against conservatives.
When Is Speech Violence?
Lisa Feldman Barrett - Nytimes.com 954d 25 tweets
Brain science distinguishes verbal abusiveness from mere offensiveness.
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Jonathan Haidt Our two original articles are here: 1) Lisa's article in the New York Times: 2) My response (with ) in The Atlantic: Lisa is the president of . We are both members of 3d
WATCH LIVE: The inaugural Harvard Law School Rappaport Forum event
Harvard Law Today 3d 1 tweets
The inaugural Harvard Law School Rappaport Forum event, “When Is Speech Violence? And Other Questions About Campus Speech.” will be held Feb. 21 at 11:30 a.m. at Harvard Law School's Wasserstein Hall.
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Jonathan Haidt In 2017 and I wrote dueling articles on what to make of the "speech is violence" argument, from a psych perspective. Today at 11:45 EST we'll talk at Harvard Law about campus issues; livestreamed here 3d
Cancel culture’s flip side: Gen Zers befriend political foes
The Christian Science Monitor 94d 1 tweets
A study of college students showed researchers that interfaith friendships have a positive influence on attitudes toward people of other views.
Evidence That Conservative Students Really Do Self-Censor
Conor Friedersdorf - The Atlantic 8d 26 tweets
Is free speech imperiled on American college campuses?
Two Years Later, We Finally Know Why People Saw “The Dress” Differently
Slate Magazine 123d 5 tweets
One of psychologist Robert Zajonc’s lasting contributions to science is the “mere exposure effect,” or the observation that people tend to like things...
Have Students Interview Someone They Disagree With
Heterodox Academy 13d 2 tweets
An exercise for your classroom: Promote tolerance of diverse perspectives by having students interview someone they disagree with.
Scrutinizing the effects of digital technology on mental health
Nature.com 13d 5 tweets
Debating digital-technology use and teenage mental health.
Media Trades
Apps.bowdoin.edu 41d 3 tweets
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Jonathan Haidt Here's an interesting new tool that helps people escape echo chambers and gain new perspectives by "trading" media content with a specific other person: 15d
2020 will be the year when corporate activism and global political risk converge
Alison Taylor - Quartz at Work 16d 2 tweets
Blowback over the NBA's response to a Hong Kong protest tweet was just the beginning.
No, Professors Are Not Brainwashing Their Students
Medium 20d 26 tweets
On the myth of faculty indoctrination
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Jonathan Haidt Here's an important essay from summarizing evidence that the professoriate, while leaning strongly left, does not seem to have a "brainwashing" or indoctrinating effect, when you look at relevant data 18d
Ep. 70: Jill DeTemple, A Structure for Difficult Classroom Dialogue - HxA
Heterodox Academy 20d 3 tweets
Jill DeTemple discusses a pedagogical technique, reflective structured dialogue, that helps students express their perspectives on contentious issues.
Take an Aisle Seat
Association for Psychological Science - APS 53d 8 tweets
Part of the scientific process is dealing with conflicting data and results. APS President Lisa Feldman Barrett suggests making a resolution this year to transform your adversaries into your greatest resource, scientifically speaking.
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Jonathan Haidt Great advice on how to become a better scientist, from , the president of . "Take an aisle seat," meaning, sit near people who disagree with you on a specific issue, so you can make each other smarter. 20d
Jonathan Haidt I love talking with . She models the kind of openness and curiosity about opposing views that make academic life fun and productive, as you can see in her recent essay on taking an "aisle seat" 3d
Introductory Chapter
The Righteous Mind 20d 1 tweets
Here is the Introduction, which gives an overview of the book “Can we all get along?” That appeal was made famous on May 1, 1992, by Rodney King, a black man who had been beaten nearly …
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Jonathan Haidt Thank you ! People can read the introduction and overview here 20d
Diversity in America Today | Inside Higher Ed
Insidehighered.com 20d 1 tweets
Our physical spaces have grown more diverse, but our social circles are more homogeneous.
How to talk someone out of bigotry
Brian Resnick - Vox 25d 20 tweets
These scientists keep proving that reducing prejudice is possible. It’s just not easy.
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Jonathan Haidt An important study and inspiring finding on how to reduce bigotry by "deep canvassing" and giving people "grace," rather than anger or shame. From and , summarized by : 22d