Jonathan Haidt
New York, New York, United States
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I'm a social psychologist who was happily conducting basic research on moral psychology…
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Hard Truths About Race on Campus: An essay in The Wall Street Journal with Lee Jussim and a companion piece by Nicholas Kristof of The New York Times
Hard Truths About Race on Campus: An essay in The Wall Street Journal with Lee Jussim and a companion piece by Nicholas Kristof of The New York Times
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Ethics and Wall Street: Reactions and Reform
Ethics and Wall Street: Reactions and Reform
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I can relate. You? by Liam Walsh #socialmedia #smartphones #phoneaddiction #theanxiousgeneration
I can relate. You? by Liam Walsh #socialmedia #smartphones #phoneaddiction #theanxiousgeneration
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About Zuckerberg’s objection that there is no causal evidence linking social media to negative youth mental health outcomes — part of my conversation…
About Zuckerberg’s objection that there is no causal evidence linking social media to negative youth mental health outcomes — part of my conversation…
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Social media apps exist in order to sell access to your attention, and they know more about their users than their immediate family members know…
Social media apps exist in order to sell access to your attention, and they know more about their users than their immediate family members know…
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The Righteous Mind: Why Good People are Divided by Politics and Religion
Pantheon
See publicationAn overview of my research on moral psychology, showing how moral psychology and groupishness is essential for understanding politics, religion, and so much else about human societies
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The Happiness Hypothesis: Finding Modern Truth in Ancient Wisdom
Basic Books
See publicationA survey of 10 great truths -- psychological insights discovered by the ancients in both East and West. I examine each one in light of what we now know from the perspective of modern psychology.
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Heterodox Academy
This is a collaborative project comprised of a politically diverse group of social scientists and other scholars who want to strengthen “viewpoint diversity” in higher education. We have come together to advocate for a more intellectually diverse and heterodox academy.
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Ethical Systems
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This is a collaborative effort among researchers in business and law schools to identify research-backed best practices for designing companies and other organizations so that ethical behavior emerges. It is an alternative to directly teaching ethics, or lecturing people to be ethical -- approaches that have not yet been shown to cause increases in ethical behavior.
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Spanish
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If we were to listen to what young people want, we would have passed KOSA by now. Check out this great essay from Young People's Alliance…
If we were to listen to what young people want, we would have passed KOSA by now. Check out this great essay from Young People's Alliance…
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“Age-gating social media is hugely popular. Over 80% of adults believe parental consent should be required for social media, and almost 70% want…
“Age-gating social media is hugely popular. Over 80% of adults believe parental consent should be required for social media, and almost 70% want…
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Age-gating social media is hugely popular. Over 80% of adults believe parental consent should be required for social media, and almost 70% want…
Age-gating social media is hugely popular. Over 80% of adults believe parental consent should be required for social media, and almost 70% want…
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NYC may go phone free in all public schools! Go Chancellor Banks! Go Mayor Adams! As an NYC public school parent, I can see that phones-in-pockets…
NYC may go phone free in all public schools! Go Chancellor Banks! Go Mayor Adams! As an NYC public school parent, I can see that phones-in-pockets…
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Apple, please make your products safer for kids. • Let kids report abuse: Make it easy for kids & parents to report inappropriate images &…
Apple, please make your products safer for kids. • Let kids report abuse: Make it easy for kids & parents to report inappropriate images &…
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Don't Crush Childhood, Apple. Today, we launched our response to Apple’s now infamous ad for the latest iPad, which drew criticism for just how much…
Don't Crush Childhood, Apple. Today, we launched our response to Apple’s now infamous ad for the latest iPad, which drew criticism for just how much…
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Amazing to see Governor Spencer Cox invite Utahns to do #PhoneFreeFriday. Thank you, Governor Cox, for mirroring our challenge and spreading the word…
Amazing to see Governor Spencer Cox invite Utahns to do #PhoneFreeFriday. Thank you, Governor Cox, for mirroring our challenge and spreading the word…
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Advice for education leaders on how to make a smooth transition to a phone free school. From Caroline Bryk laying out how a network of Jewish day…
Advice for education leaders on how to make a smooth transition to a phone free school. From Caroline Bryk laying out how a network of Jewish day…
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"Social media today is like tobacco decades ago: It's a product whose business model depends on addicting kids." Josh Golin, executive director at…
"Social media today is like tobacco decades ago: It's a product whose business model depends on addicting kids." Josh Golin, executive director at…
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