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This is a newsletter for people who want to get smarter about groups and make groups smarter. Our goal is to help people harness their shared identities to improve performance, increase cooperation, and promote social harmony.
Join our community of over 2000 subscribers, as we discuss the role of social identity, group dynamics, and collective behavior in current events, highlight new research and books by experts on collective behavior, and update you about all things related to our book “Power of Us: Harnessing Our Shared Identities to Improve Performance, Increase Cooperation, and Promote Social Harmony.”
Our newsletter goes well beyond our book, applying lessons of identity to new topics, sharing cutting-edge studies, and connecting members of our community. To give you a sample of what you’ll be reading, past newsletters have explained:
Why people are obsessed with dubious personality tests
Key lessons for avoiding groupthink
The science of building solidarity
What motivates bystanders to intervene in an attack
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About Us
Jay Van Bavel is a Professor of Psychology and Neural Science at New York University.
Dominic Packer is a Professor of Psychology and Associate Vice Provost for Research at Lehigh University.
We study the psychology and neuroscience of group identity, team performance, cooperation, bias, solidarity, health, and leadership. We both received our PhDs from the University of Toronto, where we bonded in a shared sub-basement office.
Yvonne Phan is a science communicator who helps with the writing and editing of this newsletter.
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