Identity fusion: why some people will go to extremes for the beliefs of a group

We used computer models to study the evolutionary benefits of identity fusion.

Roger Whitaker, Professor of Collective Intelligence, Cardiff University • conversation
June 11, 2021 • ~6 min

Coronavirus quarantine could provide lessons for future space travel on how regular people weather isolation

Understanding isolation's effects on regular people, rather than those certified to have 'the right stuff,' will help prepare us for the future, whether another pandemic or interplanetary space travel.

Inga Popovaite, Ph.D. Candidate in Sociology, University of Iowa • conversation
April 20, 2020 • ~7 min

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