Post Tagged with: “psychology”

Review: The Social Dilemma

Review: The Social Dilemma

The Netflix documentary details the hold popular online spaces have on our society through firsthand accounts from former executives and the developers who helped create them.

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The Problem With Self-Imposed Echo Chambers

The Problem With Self-Imposed Echo Chambers

Driving positive change in our society ultimately requires conversation. Isolationism will harm our efforts in the long run.

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Dialogue is Hard. This Blueprint May Help.

Dialogue is Hard. This Blueprint May Help.

In matters of discursive persuasion, knowing your audience is far more important than knowing your facts.

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The Science of Why People Reject Science

The Science of Why People Reject Science

Accounting for social and ideological factors in science communication can improve the quality of debates and decision-making when it comes to climate change and other hot button scientific issues.

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Schwartz’s Paradox of Choice

Schwartz’s Paradox of Choice

Barry Schwartz’s “The Paradox of Choice” remains one of the greatest talks in the TED catalog. Incisive and comprehensively applicable, the way he connects choice psychology to marketing, human welfare, and social policy is masterful.

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Consider your Audience to Improve Communication

Consider your Audience to Improve Communication

Being mindful of your audience and the “curse of knowledge” can help avoid communication breakdowns.

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