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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United States COVID-19 Tracking Dashboard
Us-covid-tracker.com 4d 1 tweets
Dashboard of COVID-19 spread in USA using Data from The New York Times & US Census
The Coronavirus and the Conservative Mind
Ross Douthat - Nytimes.com 26h 18 tweets
The pandemic has put psychological theories of politics to a very interesting test.
Jonathan Haidt Hyperpartisanship is more powerful than psychological proclivities in the left-right split over the pandemic. I agree with on this: 23h
Young People Are Lonely, Too.
RealClearPolicy 50h 3 tweets
The media is, understandably, focused on the impact of Covid-19 on older Americans. In addition to the health risks from the virus, stories like “Elders Face the Pandemic Alone” have empha
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Jonathan Haidt "Younger Americans feel far more isolated and disconnected than older Americans." on generational differences before physical distancing rules went into effect 43h
Careers - Jobs
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Careers - Jobs - OpenMind
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Jonathan Haidt OpenMind is hiring. We're looking for a Product Manager and a Curriculum Developer to help us build best-in-class products to bridge divides. Both roles are remote, contract-to-hire, with immediate start dates. Learn more and apply here 4d
Bloomberg - Are you a robot?
Bloomberg.com 5d 1 tweets
Jonathan Haidt A smart crisis leadership move is to make it really true that everyone is in the same boat. Reduce internal competition. did this well by giving all employees the same high performance eval, and a bonus. 5d
Bloomberg - Are you a robot?
Bloomberg.com 6d 1 tweets
The surprise silver lining of teaching on Zoom? Diversity & inclusion
Zoe Chance - Medium 6d 3 tweets
Like most other teachers, I’m learning on the fly as I teach four sections of a suddenly-online interpersonal influence course at Yale…
How synthetic biology could wipe out humanity -- and how we can stop it
Ted.com 288d 9 tweets
The world-changing promise of synthetic biology and gene editing has a dark side. In this far-seeing talk, author and entrepreneur Rob Reid reviews the risks of a world where more and more people have access to the tools and tech needed to create a...
Jonathan Haidt The two bigger dangers I mention in our talk were a future plague with a 10 or 20% mortality rate, and, even more likely, a bioengineered doomsday virus. I've been thinking about that since seeing the scariest ever, from 6d
‎The Prof G Show with Scott Galloway: A Post-Corona World on Apple Podcasts
Apple Podcasts 6d 1 tweets
‎Show The Prof G Show with Scott Galloway, Ep A Post-Corona World - Mar 26, 2020
Subscribe to read | Financial Times
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News, analysis and comment from the Financial Times, the worldʼs leading global business publication
Jonathan Haidt Companies committed to stakeholder capitalism can do so much to help. Countries can make it easier for companies to do so. A lesson for after the crisis, from Klaus Schwab: 7d
Disasters and crises bring out the best in us
ideas.ted.com 9d 2 tweets
Disasters and crises bring out the best in us. This simple fact is confirmed by more solid evidence than almost any other scientific insight, but we often forget. Now more than ever, in the middle …
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Jonathan Haidt My prediction: Moral elevation will greatly exceed moral disgust, in the coming months. Disasters generally bring out the best in people. Look past the few high profile disgust stories. 9d
‎Hold These Truths with Dan Crenshaw: The Psychology of a Pandemic, and How to be Anti-Fragile, with Dr. Jonathan Haidt on Apple Podcasts
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‎Show Hold These Truths with Dan Crenshaw, Ep The Psychology of a Pandemic, and How to be Anti-Fragile, with Dr. Jonathan Haidt - Mar 22, 2020
In Times of Uncertainty and Fear, We Can Practice Moral Courage
Let Grow - Let Grow 13d 3 tweets
When you face fear and uncertainty, it's a good opportunity to practice moral courage. Learn why this is a great focus while kids are out of school.
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Jonathan Haidt Finding small opportunities for moral courage and decency, in our newly constricted worlds. From at 10d
Keep Kids Learning with This Free Independence Kit from Let Grow
Let Grow - Let Grow 18d 6 tweets
Kids are resilient! They'll know what to do.
Jonathan Haidt Parents: this is a great time to try the Let Grow project, where kids identify something they think they can do on their own. Get your "Independence kit" here, from 10d
The Best-Case Outcome for the Coronavirus, and the Worst
Nicholas Kristof - Nytimes.com 11d 22 tweets
Will we endure 2.2 million deaths? Or will we manage to turn things around?
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Jonathan Haidt As we all struggle to guess the future, biased by what we want to believe, this essay by is so helpful: he collects best case and worst case trajectories, and draws policy lessons for the future. 10d
I Will Survive, Coronavirus version for teachers going online
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Jonathan Haidt Collaborative project for researchers from any field: Can you predict the effect size in studies of gender discrimination in hiring? 12d
Rabbi Sacks: Coronavirus 'will try nation like during WWII' - BBC Newsnight
YouTube 14d 4 tweets
Lord Jonathan Sacks speaks to Emily Maitlis about how we should adapt to living in times of crisis as the coronavirus pandemic continues to spread around the...
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Jonathan Haidt What will the social and moral effects of the virus be? offers hope that this globally shared adversity will renew the "we" vs. the "I", within nations and for humanity as a whole. With 13d
Can You Tell Me How to Entertain Kids During the Coronavirus?
Let Grow - Let Grow 14d 6 tweets
Are you trying to figure out how to entertain kids? Get Lenore Skenazy's advice. Plus, learn why it's not actually your job to entertain them.
Jonathan Haidt How to entertain kids during quarantine: Great advice from , which amounts to setting up a few things then stepping back so that they figure it out for themselves, e.g., 13d
Messaging for environmental action: The role of moral framing and message source
Sciencedirect.com 53d 3 tweets
Divisions between political Liberals and Conservatives on environmental issues seem to be widening, with Liberals generally more pro-environmental tha…
Jonathan Haidt New study finds Moral Foundations Theory useful in crafting persuasive messages about the environment for a politically diverse audience: 14d