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The Power of Us @powerofus.skystack.xyz · 07/09/2026

August Research Roundup: 10 new findings from social psychology • Studies on social media influencing conformity, workplace segregation, how professors (don’t) influence their student’s ideologies + more

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August Research Roundup: 10 new findings from social psychology

Studies on social media influencing conformity, workplace segregation, how professors (don’t) influence their student’s ideologies + more

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The Power of Us @powerofus.skystack.xyz · 30/08/2026

To celebrate our 5 year anniversary our book is on sale for$2.99 today! • For one day, the Kindle edition is $2.99 as an Amazon Deal of the Day. We also share the story of a high school student who used out book to become a national champion!

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To celebrate our 5 year anniversary our book is on sale for$2.99 today!

For one day, the Kindle edition is $2.99 as an Amazon Deal of the Day. We also share the story of a high school student who used out book to become a national champion!

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The Power of Us @powerofus.skystack.xyz · 06/08/2026

Restoring Civility in a Mean World: Lessons from our Interview with Oprah • Jay and Oprah discuss why incivility spreads—and how bystanders, leaders, and coworkers can stop it.

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Restoring Civility in a Mean World: Lessons from our Interview with Oprah

Jay and Oprah discuss why incivility spreads—and how bystanders, leaders, and coworkers can stop it.

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The Power of Us @powerofus.skystack.xyz · 03/08/2026

Research Roundup: Our 10 favorite new findings from social psychology • Studies on state media control, Republican mental health, increasing social status, online dating and more

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Research Roundup: Our 10 favorite new findings from social psychology

Studies on state media control, Republican mental health, increasing social status, online dating and more

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The Power of Us @powerofus.skystack.xyz · 21/07/2026

Can AI Help Us Find the Books That Bridge Political Divides? • We used language models to screen 26 nonfiction books. They agreed on the broad winners, disagreed on the details, and helped us choose two finalists for a human trial.

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Can AI Help Us Find the Books That Bridge Political Divides?

We used language models to screen 26 nonfiction books. They agreed on the broad winners, disagreed on the details, and helped us choose two finalists for a human trial.

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The Power of Us @powerofus.skystack.xyz · 16/07/2026

You Didn’t Choose All Your Beliefs • Turi Munthe on the hidden forces that shape belief—from God and ghosts to politics and pineapple pizza.

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You Didn’t Choose All Your Beliefs

Turi Munthe on the hidden forces that shape belief—from God and ghosts to politics and pineapple pizza.

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The Power of Us @powerofus.skystack.xyz · 08/07/2026

Is a digital detox really worth it? What tech is doing to our relationships and mental health • What the evidence really says about teens, bans, detoxes, and the “scalpel” interventions that actually work (and a video from Jay Van Bavel and Jacqueline Nesi's discussion)

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Is a digital detox really worth it? What tech is doing to our relationships and mental health

What the evidence really says about teens, bans, detoxes, and the “scalpel” interventions that actually work (and a video from Jay Van Bavel and Jacqueline Nesi's discussion)

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The Power of Us @powerofus.skystack.xyz · 24/06/2026

A Syllabus for Teaching Identity in a Divided World • Free materials for teaching social identity, cooperation, conflict, AI, misinformation, and leadership.

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A Syllabus for Teaching Identity in a Divided World

Free materials for teaching social identity, cooperation, conflict, AI, misinformation, and leadership.

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The Power of Us @powerofus.skystack.xyz · 10/06/2026

How scientific fraud roiled the world of social science • An interview with Max Bazerman clearing the air about his fradulent paper

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How scientific fraud roiled the world of social science

An interview with Max Bazerman clearing the air about his fradulent paper

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The Power of Us @powerofus.skystack.xyz · 11/05/2026

Why Creativity is a Team Sport: How Great Ideas Happen • An interview with George Newman on the overlooked social science of creativity and collaboration.

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Why Creativity is a Team Sport: How Great Ideas Happen

An interview with George Newman on the overlooked social science of creativity and collaboration.

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The Power of Us @powerofus.skystack.xyz · 28/04/2026

The psychology of corporate bullshit—and why it backfires inside organizations. • Why jargon-filled leadership language confuses teams, slows decisions, and corrodes credibility + take the Corporate BS Receptivity Test

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The psychology of corporate bullshit—and why it backfires inside organizations.

Why jargon-filled leadership language confuses teams, slows decisions, and corrodes credibility + take the Corporate BS Receptivity Test

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The Power of Us @powerofus.skystack.xyz · 17/04/2026

How to feel more loved • 70% of people don’t feel loved as much or as often as they’d like, this new book explains how to build stronger relationships

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How to feel more loved

70% of people don’t feel loved as much or as often as they’d like, this new book explains how to build stronger relationships

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The Power of Us @powerofus.skystack.xyz · 07/04/2026

How social media is harming society • We describe the recent lawsuits against social media companies and how the harm extends beyond kids to the rest of society

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How social media is harming society

We describe the recent lawsuits against social media companies and how the harm extends beyond kids to the rest of society

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The Power of Us @powerofus.skystack.xyz · 18/03/2026

Will AI save humanity or destroy us all? • We are giving away free tickets to subscribers for our pre-release screening and live panel discussion of "THE AI DOC: Or How I Became an Apocaloptimist"

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Will AI save humanity or destroy us all?

We are giving away free tickets to subscribers for our pre-release screening and live panel discussion of "THE AI DOC: Or How I Became an Apocaloptimist"

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The Power of Us @powerofus.skystack.xyz · 03/03/2026

The Downfall of Stereotype Threat • How one of social psychology’s most influential ideas started to crumble—and what replaces it.

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The Downfall of Stereotype Threat

How one of social psychology’s most influential ideas started to crumble—and what replaces it.

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The Power of Us @powerofus.skystack.xyz · 25/02/2026

“Not American Enough" • How a Super Bowl performance became a flashpoint for belonging—and what social psychology explains about it.

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“Not American Enough"

How a Super Bowl performance became a flashpoint for belonging—and what social psychology explains about it.

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The Power of Us @powerofus.skystack.xyz · 19/02/2026

Why are we suckers for Astrology, the Myers-Briggs, and other pseudoscientific personality tests? • Astrology signs and MBTI do not predict people's lives (but the Big 5 does). We explain why people love them nevertheless.

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Why are we suckers for Astrology, the Myers-Briggs, and other pseudoscientific personality tests?

Astrology signs and MBTI do not predict people's lives (but the Big 5 does). We explain why people love them nevertheless.

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The Power of Us @powerofus.skystack.xyz · 13/02/2026

Competition is what we see. Cooperation is what makes it possible • How the norms of Olympic competition allow us to transcend deep international divides

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Competition is what we see. Cooperation is what makes it possible

How the norms of Olympic competition allow us to transcend deep international divides

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The Power of Us @powerofus.skystack.xyz · 07/02/2026

How the Super Bowl will fundamentally change the identity of millions of kids • We explain why winning increases identity and why underdogs have a unique appeal

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How the Super Bowl will fundamentally change the identity of millions of kids

We explain why winning increases identity and why underdogs have a unique appeal

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The Power of Us @powerofus.skystack.xyz · 03/02/2026

An Unexpected Model for Education in the Age of Polarization • How a small residence in New York City created a transformative educational experience

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An Unexpected Model for Education in the Age of Polarization

How a small residence in New York City created a transformative educational experience

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The Power of Us @powerofus.skystack.xyz · 27/01/2026

When AI Can Fake Majorities, Democracy Dies Quietly • The new threat of "malicious AI swarms”—and how to defend the public sphere

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When AI Can Fake Majorities, Democracy Dies Quietly

The new threat of "malicious AI swarms”—and how to defend the public sphere

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The Power of Us @powerofus.skystack.xyz · 17/01/2026

Why Police Crackdowns Escalate Protest • Identity dynamics on the streets following the ICE shooting of Renee Good in Minneapolis

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Why Police Crackdowns Escalate Protest

Identity dynamics on the streets following the ICE shooting of Renee Good in Minneapolis

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The Power of Us @powerofus.skystack.xyz · 29/12/2025

Why willpower isn't enough to achieve your New Year's Resolutions • Science reveals that choosing the right situations—and the right groups—matters far more than self-control + we share our own resolutions

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Why willpower isn't enough to achieve your New Year's Resolutions

Science reveals that choosing the right situations—and the right groups—matters far more than self-control + we share our own resolutions

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The Power of Us @powerofus.skystack.xyz · 23/12/2025

How Anyone Can Help Create Social Change • An interview & book giveaway with Michael Brownstein, Alex Madva, and Daniel Kelly about their new book "Somebody should do something"

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How Anyone Can Help Create Social Change

An interview & book giveaway with Michael Brownstein, Alex Madva, and Daniel Kelly about their new book "Somebody should do something"

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The Power of Us @powerofus.skystack.xyz · 16/12/2025

Why Some Ideas Go Viral—and Most Don’t • What decades of research reveal about why certain content spreads—and how social forces shape what we all see.

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Why Some Ideas Go Viral—and Most Don’t

What decades of research reveal about why certain content spreads—and how social forces shape what we all see.

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The Power of Us @powerofus.skystack.xyz · 11/12/2025

The Science of Knowing What You Don’t Know • Our new research reveals a better way to detect who actually listens, learns, and updates their beliefs.

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The Science of Knowing What You Don’t Know

Our new research reveals a better way to detect who actually listens, learns, and updates their beliefs.

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The Power of Us @powerofus.skystack.xyz · 03/12/2025

How Identity Shapes Our Health: The Social Psychology Behind Polarized Behavior • Our new paper explains how group identification—not just misinformation—drives the deep divides in Americans’ health behaviors.

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How Identity Shapes Our Health: The Social Psychology Behind Polarized Behavior

Our new paper explains how group identification—not just misinformation—drives the deep divides in Americans’ health behaviors.

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The Power of Us @powerofus.skystack.xyz · 25/11/2025

Polarized Family Gatherings: The New Holiday Reality • What research reveals about political conflict during family dinners—and how to steer conversations back to connection

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Polarized Family Gatherings: The New Holiday Reality

What research reveals about political conflict during family dinners—and how to steer conversations back to connection

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The Power of Us @powerofus.skystack.xyz · 20/11/2025

We need to be more tolerant of hypocrisy • Why hypocrisy is so intuitive and why attacking it can backfire--an interview + book giveaway with Michael Hallsworth

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We need to be more tolerant of hypocrisy

Why hypocrisy is so intuitive and why attacking it can backfire--an interview + book giveaway with Michael Hallsworth

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The Power of Us @powerofus.skystack.xyz · 11/11/2025

Why “doing what’s right” depends on who you are with • Issue 188: Our new paper identifies under what circumstances people act on their moral attitudes and why we are often moral hypocrites.

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Why “doing what’s right” depends on who you are with

Issue 188: Our new paper identifies under what circumstances people act on their moral attitudes and why we are often moral hypocrites.

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The Power of Us @powerofus.skystack.xyz · 02/11/2025

The Joy of Belonging: What Marathon Fans Teach Us About Human Nature • Issue 187: Today over a million people are cheering on the NYC Marathon runners. We explain why we cheer on strangers.

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The Joy of Belonging: What Marathon Fans Teach Us About Human Nature

Issue 187: Today over a million people are cheering on the NYC Marathon runners. We explain why we cheer on strangers.

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The Power of Us @powerofus.skystack.xyz · 31/10/2025

Why People Lie to Benefit Their Own Group • Issue 186: People are willing to cheat if it benefits their group — even when they gain nothing themselves (plus a recipe for psychology halloween treats!)

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Why People Lie to Benefit Their Own Group

Issue 186: People are willing to cheat if it benefits their group — even when they gain nothing themselves (plus a recipe for psychology halloween treats!)

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The Power of Us @powerofus.skystack.xyz · 23/10/2025

How to unlock the power of successful groups: An interview with Colin Fisher • Issue 185: The COLLECTIVE EDGE explains why you're probably looking in the wrong direction when it comes to troubleshooting groups

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How to unlock the power of successful groups: An interview with Colin Fisher

Issue 185: The COLLECTIVE EDGE explains why you're probably looking in the wrong direction when it comes to troubleshooting groups

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