Research 
Areas of Research
Six ongoing research programs spanning psychology, politics, and data science. Each page collects the central questions, key findings, talks, and relevant publications.
Deviancy Aversion
Does a low-level discomfort of broken patterns help explain our social behavior?
Learn more → Social Psychological Skill
Can some people accurately judge social psychological phenomena without any background in psychology?
Learn more → AI and Democracy
How does artificial intelligence threaten democratic life—and how can it be harnessed to strengthen it?
Learn more → Motivation
How can we increase our motivation and succeed in our goals?
Learn more → Fanaticism
What contexts and factors lead people to adopt fanaticism and extremism?
Learn more → Misinformation
How can we reduce misinformation and combat false news?
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