This article is also published on Truthout. Are you concerned about the future of our country? Do you want to find ways to revitalize democracy and set about the important work of solving our problems? Have you longed for an end to the extreme polarization in our political discourse? Then you’d better learn some psychology. [...]
Are you as fed up with our broken political system as I am? Do you yearn for a social movement that shatters issue siloes of the past, creates hope for a positive future, and transcends the narrowness of political discourse in the United States? Perhaps you should watch this video: We are in the midst [...]
“We have to tolerate the inequality as a way to achieve greater prosperity and opportunity for all.” These were the words of Lord Brian Griffiths, Goldman Sachs international adviser, when he spoke at London’s St. Paul’s Cathedral last fall. With inequality at historic levels here in the United States and around the world, it’s a [...]
Check this out: This is a great example of how cognitive science is creating a revolution in the ways we think about solving problems.
Times are changing rapidly and so must our organizational forms. This is why we are doing things differently at Cognitive Policy Works. We recognize the need to collaborate on a massive scale, which is why our organization is growing as a network that intersects with social businesses, government agencies, and non-profits through a disperse set [...]
Here’s a list of our ten favorite articles and videos about cognitive science, culture, politics, and social movements: The Science (Fiction) of Embodied Cognition – Very insightful breakdown of the movie Avatar through the lens of cognitive science. Loss Aversion – Fascinating, accurate summary about recent developments in neuroscience and decision-making. In Defense of Distraction [...]
In this article, Eric Haas introduces a set of tools commonly used in frame analysis, giving particular emphasis to the study of written text and the power of lists for shaping how a political issue is understood. Lists are a common and powerful way to promote a worldview. This is the first in a series [...]
Addressing the myriad challenges of our globalized world will benefit from insights into human psychology. For today’s engaged citizens, there’s no shortage of pressing concerns that demand attention: social and economic inequality, inadequate access to health care, persecution and violence on the basis of belief or group identity, assaults on civil rights and personal dignity, [...]
Over the past couple of weeks, The New York Times has been reporting on results from the cognitive and brain sciences that confirm past research in those fields partly by me and partly by my community of colleagues. What makes this of general, not personal, interest is that the scientific results are especially important for [...]
– A story about innovation in the Emerald City – When I arrived in Seattle 18 months ago, I quickly realized two things. First, this city is bustling with so much creativity that it is on the verge of becoming the next Silicon Valley. Seattle has the cultural capacity to become a leading innovation center [...]
