Cutting NSF Is Like Liquidating Your Finest Investment
Look closely at your mobile phone or tablet. Touch-screen technology, speech recognition, digital sound recording and the internet were all developed using […]
Video: Inequality During COVID-19
“COVID has put a magnifying glass on existing inequalities,” says Jolanda Jetten, a professor of social psychology at the University of Queensland, “and it’s clear that the degree of suffering is unfairly on the shoulders of the poorer groups in societies, and also the poorest countries in this world.”
Webinar: Research Ethics in Practice
Ethical research involves much more than a pre-study review or forms to explain how the study adheres to the institution’s rules about […]
Video: Leadership During COVID-19
One of the victims of the COVID-19 pandemic, argues social psychologist S. Alex Haslam, are many traditional views of leadership. In this […]
Video: Reconsidering Congress: Where Do We Go from Here?
In this 30-minute video, C. Lawrence Evans, the Newton Family Professor of Government at Virginia’s William & Mary University, discusses the current complexion of the United States Congress during a particularly tumultuous time.
Video: Two Psychologies of COVID-19
In this 44-minute video, Stephen Reicher addresses what he sees as the two psychologies of COVID, working through the lens of social identity theory.
Video: Polarization During COVID-19
What might be one of the most severe effects of the pandemic. According to two psychologists who contributed to the book Together […]
Biden Makes Quick Moves to Get Social Science In Administration
In the lead-up and first days of his administration, the new U.S. president has made – or been presented – several moves that support social and behavioral science, including creating the nation’s highest ever advisory position with a specifically social science portfolio.
Video: Improving the Response to COVID-19
When it comes to COVID-19, we’re all in it together. That statement, while obvious, is not always how people react. Why is […]
