The Power Of Us

Persuasion

What Motivates Bystanders to Intervene in an Attack?

Dominic Packer, Ph.D. and Jay Van Bavel Ph.D. on October 20, 2021

When and why are bystanders likely to intervene to help a person in trouble?

When and why are bystanders likely to intervene to help a person in trouble?

Sport and Competition

The Olympic Paradox

Dominic Packer, Ph.D. and Jay Van Bavel Ph.D. on August 8, 2021

Do the Olympics foster global unity or further divide us? What research shows and the deeper lesson of the Games.

Do the Olympics foster global unity or further divide us? What research shows and the deeper lesson of the Games.

Media

Understanding Our Online Dumpster Fire

Dominic Packer, Ph.D. and Jay Van Bavel Ph.D. on July 1, 2021

The influence of the internet has tilted more toward the terrifying than the exhilarating. Our groups and social identities have a lot to do with it.

The influence of the internet has tilted more toward the terrifying than the exhilarating. Our groups and social identities have a lot to do with it.