Tag: Jonathan Haidt
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Of Freedom and Fairness – Jonathan Haidt
Democracy: Of Freedom and Fairness – Jonathan Haidt I will finish reading Haidt's book someday, but I found this article fascinating. I think it fits well as I try to listen to the narratives and values underlying confrontation over controversial issues. … I conducted interviews to find out how people feel about harmless taboo violations—for…
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Saturday Links
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in Business, Capitalism and Markets, Christian Life, Demography, Ecclesia, Economics, Education, Europe, Links – Saturday, Politics, Public Policy, Race, Religion, Sociology, Sports and Entertainment, Technology, Technology (Digital, Telecom, & Internet), Technology (Manufacturing & Construction)), Technology (Transportation & Distribution), Theology, Vocation1. Conventional wisdom says wearing the red shirt in Star Trek will get you killed. Not so fast. Statistical analysis in Significance Magazine disagrees. (Keep your redshirt on: a Bayesian exploration) "… In spite of wearing a redshirt, there is only an 8.6% chance of a member of the operations or engineering departments becoming a…
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The psychology of libertarian views
Matt Ridley: The psychology of libertarian views … In recently published paper, Ravi Iyer from the University of Southern California, together with Dr. Haidt and other researchers at the data-collection platform YourMorals.org, dissect the personalities of those who describe themselves as libertarian. … … The study collated the results of 16 personality surveys and experiments completed…
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How Science Explains America’s Great Moral Divide
Scientific American: How Science Explains America’s Great Moral Divide Researcher Jonathan Haidt delves into the psychology of red state/blue state, and offers hope for reconciliation. Jonathan Haidt is concerned, like many Americans, with the way our country has become divided and increasingly unable to work together to solve looming threats. Yet, unlike most Americans, he…
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Unconscious Reactions Separate Liberals and Conservatives
Scientific American: Unconscious Reactions Separate Liberals and Conservatives (Emphasis below is mine.) … According to the experts who study political leanings, liberals and conservatives do not just see things differently. They are different>—in their personalities and even their unconscious reactions to the world around them. For example, in a study published in January, a team…
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Social Scientist Sees Bias Within
New York Times: Social Scientist Sees Bias Within SAN ANTONIO — Some of the world’s pre-eminent experts on bias discovered an unexpected form of it at their annual meeting. Discrimination is always high on the agenda at the Society for Personality and Social Psychology’s conference, where psychologists discuss their research on racial prejudice, homophobia, sexism,…