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Fall 2024 CSBS PechaKucha Series

— CSBS News, November 25, 2024

Eager to cool the political heat? It’s possible, say University of Utah researchers and others

— Deseret News, Nov 5, 2024 

Can America’s political environment be detoxed?

— At the U, October 31, 2024

US 2.0: What We Have in Common

— Hidden Brain, January 29, 2024

10 Tips to reduce tension at holiday gatherings

— The Salt Lake Tribune, December 1, 2023

Listening with Curiosity

— Documentary Film, October 11, 2023

Toxic polarization is poisoning America. Here's how you can help stop it this week.

— USA Today, April 17, 2023

Democracy is in a 'dire state': Local professor says before Election Day

— WBBM News Radio, November 7, 2022

Scholars explore how Americans’ perceptions of political polarization impact behavior

— Charles Koch Foundation, November 4, 2022

Misperceptions between political parties could erode democracy in the U.S.

— Penn Today, October 31, 2022

UIC researchers' video named top intervention to address toxic polarization

— UIC Today, August 26, 2022

Intervention Video from the Peace and Conflict Neuroscience Lab Wins Stanford University's Strengthening Democracy Challenge

— Annenberg School for Communication, August 25, 2022

How storytelling can motivate us to help others.

— Penn Today, April 19, 2022

How much does how much we hate each other matter?

— The New York Times, September 29, 2021

Correcting misperceptions about—and increasing empathy for—migrants

— Penn Today, June 16, 2021

Samantha Moore-Berg Named Inaugural Bruneau Fellow

— Annenberg School for Communication, April 27, 2021

Both Democrats and Republicans think the opposite party has stronger negative feelings about them than they actually do

— PsyPost, April 6, 2021

America is Not As Divided As You Think. Yes, Really

— Cognoscenti, January 20, 2021

Division and Common Ground in the U.S.

— Notes from America, January 11, 2021

Americans are Less Polarized Than We Think

— The Charles Koch Foundation, August 18, 2020

Healing Our Divisions

— The Herald Tribune, August 8, 2020

In Search of Common Ground: How to Avoid Polarizing Narratives in Your Reporting 

— The GroundTruth Project, August 4, 2020

We're Not As Divided As We Think 

— The Gainesville Times, July 10, 2020

Our National Panic Attack

— Commentary Magazine, July 2, 2020

Research Lead: Nudges Work on Thaler Too, Psychology’s Racial Blindspot, Overestimating How Much Your Political Rivals Hate You, and More

— Behavioral Scientist, June 29, 2020

I'm Not Hateful, You Are

— The Dispatch, June 28, 2020

New Research Shows People Are Not As Divided Along Political Lines As They Think

— National Public Radio, June 26, 2020

From Minneapolis to Facebook Feeds, Police Protests are Roiling our Psyches

— Discover Magazine, June 11, 2020

Good News in Politics: The Other Side Hates You Less Than You Think

— The Boston Globe, May 15, 2020

'Us Vs. Them' in a Pandemic: Researchers Warn Divisions Could Get Dangerous

— National Public Radio, May 15, 2020

Why the Trump Ploy Stopped Working

— The New York Times, April 30, 2020

How to Talk Someone Out of Bigotry

— Vox News, January 29, 2020

Contending with Polarized Audiences

— American Press Institute, December 11, 2019

Surprise! Research Says You Shouldn't Shy Away From Politics at Thanksgiving Dinner

— WBUR, November 27, 2019

Polarization and The Politics of Love

— The Fulcrum, July 22, 2019