What drives innovation? The Collective Brain Hypothesis (Michael Muthukrishna,Maxime Derex) argues that innovation arises from the recombination of ideas that occurs when diverse minds interact and share ideas... Matt Ridley tylercowen royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/rs…

Real world debates are not about 'foundations' of liberty or fairness.

They are about *victims*--who is most vulnerable to mistreatment. Cops? Black people? Fetuses?

8 studies show moral debates are explained by diff 'assumptions of vulnerability' (AoVs) btw libs and cons.

Our team is hiring 1-2 summer interns to help update our work on the religious composition of every country in the world. Please share! (cont'd) pewtrusts.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/CenterEx…

🚨 New Preprint! 🚨
In our new paper, we argue that evolved responses to moral transgressions, such as punishment of transgressors and compassion for victims, are perverted by the online world's massive scale. Jay Van Bavel, PhD Azim Shariff

'I am bullish about psychology. The field has come up with some striking findings that shatter common-sense conceptions about how the mind works. I’ll tell you about four of them.'

📝 Professor of Psychology Paul Bloom time.com/6588786/how-ps…

Behavioral science policy recommendations early in the pandemic were LARGELY CORRECT. Our global collaboration in nature covers 747 studies with an average sample size over 16,000! Evidence supports 16 of 19 claims, with lessons for science & policy.

nature.com/articles/s4158…

Great opportunity to work with a wonderful scholar at a passable institution!

Postdoc opportunity to work in my lab at the University of Toronto. Please spread the word!