Dr. Alex Coppock is an assistant professor of Political Science at Yale University. His research considers what affects people’s political […]
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Ep 21: More Influence Than You Realize with Vanessa Bohns
Vanessa Bohns studies the difference between how much influence people have and how influence they think they have. On the […]
BONUS: Good Accidents with Elliot Aronson
Elliot Aronson has seen a long and influential career in social psychology. Aronson got his PhD in 1959 from Stanford […]
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How Building Trust Saves Lives
Just a few years ago, Ebola was tearing through communities in West Africa . A massive health campaign to warn people of […]
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The Strength of Moralized Opinions
People have lots of opinions, and the reasons for those opinions can come from anywhere. Two people might agree that […]
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Why Persuasion is Personal: The Neuroscience of Influence
What’s going on in a person’s head when a set of arguments actually changes their opinion? Is it the rational […]
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