The study of urban and local politics in the United States has long been hindered by a lack of centralized sources of election data. We…
Individuals often preferentially avoid information that contradicts and seek information that aligns with their prior beliefs—a tendency…
Across all domains of human social life, positive perceptions of conversational listening (i.e., feeling heard) predict well-being,…
Conflict plays a profound role in the lives of individuals, organizations, and entire societies – and has become an ever-expanding area of…
Purpose: To evaluate if nudges delivered by text message prior to an upcoming primary care visit can increase influenza vaccination rates…
In the United States, liberals and conservatives disagree about facts. To what extent does expertise attenuate these disagreements? To…
Given the many contexts in which people have difficulty engaging with views that disagree with their own—from political discussions to…
To form truthful beliefs, individuals must expose themselves to varied viewpoints. And yet, people routinely avoid information that…
Attitude conflict—interpersonal disagreement on deeply-held, identity relevant issues—is common in personal, professional, and policy…
The downsides of density, including traffic congestion, contagious disease and crime, were common in Victorian London and classical Rome,…