Check out what people are saying about our paper on r/science: www.reddit.com/r/science/co... And huge shoutout to the co-authors that are on here! @jakewomick.bsky.social @emilykubin.bsky.social @helenldevine.bsky.social @keithpayne.bsky.social @kurtjgray.bsky.social

Check out our new work with practitioners to find ways to foster empathy and reduce polarisation among American teenagers👇

Oxford Medical Sciences Division@medsci.ox.ac.uk · 6mo ago

NEWS: New study finds storytelling reduces political polarisation The study by @ox.ac.uk  and the Ohio State University finds that storytelling reduces affective polarisation and promotes empathy.

What happens when we tell each other stories? New research from myself, @kurtjgray.bsky.social, and practitioners at Narrative 4! Full report: hubs.li/Q044v_6_0

⚖️ New paper in Policy Insights from the Behavioral and Brain Sciences! Legal decisions hinge on who counts as a victim — but our judgments are biased & hard to change. We propose solutions: victim impact statements, funding restorative justice, & acknowledgments for exonerees.

Great review from @emilykubin.bsky.social and @vaparker.bsky.social on the challenges of researching what effectively reduces polarization - including knowing if and when reducing polarization should be something we want to do. www.researchgate.net/profile/Emil...

🚨 New Pre-Print🚨 Very excited to share new work w/ Victoria Parker. Here we think about big questions regarding the limitations and barriers affective polarization interventions face in being translated from research to practice www.researchgate.net/publication/...

(PDF) Barriers to Bridging Divides in the Real World: A Framework for Addressing Challenges in Affective Polarization Intervention Research

PDF | Affective polarization is rising across democratic societies, prompting a growing body of research on interventions to reduce partisan animosity.... | Find, read and cite all the research you ne...

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Check out our recent Character and Context piece explaining how reframing political ideas (including facts!) to be more self disclosing can bridge political divides. spsp.org/news/charact...

Check out this great new piece (so excited to see it out!!). Analysis of German political manifestos shows an increase in victimhood narratives over time (especially by more extreme parties on the left and right).

Mario Gollwitzer@mariogollwitzer.bsky.social · 10mo ago

Are victimhood claims in political party manifestos and election programs on the rise? Yes, they are! Check out a brand new paper authored by @marlenevoit.bsky.social , @lucaskohler.bsky.social et al. -- published yesterday in @polpsyispp.bsky.social. Open Access: doi.org/10.1111/pops....

Thrilled to share our new report stemming from a collaboration between academics and practitioners! Here we show the benefits of a narrative intervention in American high schools for promoting empathy, pro-sociality and reducing affective polarization! osf.io/preprints/ps...

A must read for those concerned about the polarization of truth and the rise of AI. AI can give us the "facts" we want to hear, and make it seem highly credible. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/04/b...

Right-Wing Chatbots Turbocharge America’s Political and Cultural Wars

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Is social media dying? How much has Twitter changed as it became X? Which party now dominates the conversation? Using nationally representative ANES data from 2020 & 2024, I map how the U.S. social media landscape has transformed. Here are the key take-aways 🧵 arxiv.org/abs/2510.25417

Can media stories about immigrant success shift public opinion? Unan shows German coverage of BioNTech’s Turkish-German founders boosted support for easing immigration, evidence that positive exposure can reshape perceptions. #Immigration Read more: link.springer.com/article/10.1...

Media Exposure to Highly Skilled Immigrants and Attitudes Toward Immigration - Political Behavior

Can exposure to successful immigrants in the mass media affect perceptions of immigrants and alter attitudes toward immigration? To address this question, I study the case of Ozlem Tureci and Ugur Sah...

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🎈Thrilled to share my first ever solo author work🎈 In this chapter I uncover the relationship between social media, political polarization, and their downstream effects on political censorship. osf.io/preprints/os...

🚨New open access paper out in BJP special issue "Psychological Understanding of Misinformation and Disinformation in the Face of Environmental Crises"! “Fighting fire with fire: Prebunking with the use of a plausible meta-conspiracy framing” 🧵👇 1/12 📖 doi.org/10.1111/bjop...

We're pleased to kick off the 2025 BPS Social Psychology Section Conference with a welcoming speech by our chair @swedishprotests.bsky.social and organisers @shelleymckeown.bsky.social & @nascherme.bsky.social

🚨New Pub Alert!🚨 We find that self-disclosure is a key ingredient for bridging divides between opponents. Importantly, self-disclosure is not only useful when sharing experiences but also can be leveraged to heal divisions when communicating facts. More below 👇 journals.sagepub.com/doi/epub/10....

When people hear others’ views on politically sensitive topics (e.g., migration, abortion), they quickly become disrespectful or disengage. How can we express our views in such a way that they foster respect and interaction? @emilykubin.bsky.social, @kurtjgray.bsky.social & I studied this. 🧵1/7

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New chapter out! We examine how media reports discuss Muslims, Islam, and Islamist terrorism--often using mono-thematic and undifferentiated language. More info below! osf.io/preprints/os...

🚨Pre-print alert🚨 Research shows citizens in many Western democracies are increasingly affectively polarized––they feel warm toward their own party but quite cold toward opposing parties. But how does it feel to “feel warmly”? @katharinalawall.bsky.social, @mtsakiris.bsky.social & I asked. 🧵1/8

So honored to receive the Early Career Award at #ISPP2025. Thankful to all my mentors and the many friends I’ve met through this network. @polpsyispp.bsky.social

Just landed in Prague and so excited for ISPP! Looking forward to meet up with old friends and make new ones! (And also present some exciting new research) 🤗 Reach out if you want to grab a coffee!

🚨Preprint alert🚨 How does affective polarization change democracy? Lots of pubs study how AP affects trust, democratic norms, inter-partisan attitudes, and participation. We (w/ @polpsychjoe.bsky.social, @lilymasonphd.bsky.social) examine a vital assumption this research seems to rely on: 1/6🧵

% of Americans, by party, who say they are "extremely" or "very" proud to be an American, 2001-present news.gallup.com/poll/692150/...

Very excited to share I have been awarded the Walter Benjamin Post-Doc Fellowship from the DFG for my project on healing conflict through understanding victimhood narratives. Will be conducting this work @University of Oxford w/ the wonderful @shelleymckeown.bsky.social starting in September 25

The defense of commonsense knowledge against scientific expertise is used as a political weapon across countries onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.... #AcademicSky #Psychology #SocialPsychology #polpsy #Polisky

I've posted an advert for PhD scholarship to work with me on moral psychology and AI at the University of Kent 🤖🧠📚 Full details here: www.kent.ac.uk/scholarships...

Understanding Trust in Moral Machines: ERC-Funded Psychology PhD Scholarship

Understanding Trust in Moral Machines: ERC-Funded Psychology PhD Scholarship: The studentship lasts three years and will cover tuition fees at the Home rate (£5,006 per annum) and will additionally pr...

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Good news for youth and future generations in 🇬🇧 🇪🇺 deal: “The UK is also negotiating to rejoin the Erasmus+ programme, which allows students to study or do an internship abroad”

Terminating the grants to study misinformation is “an overt act of censoring and preventing accountability,” says Stephen Lewandowsky, a misinformation researcher at the University of Bristol. “Who other than a liar would cancel misinformation research?” 🧪 www.science.org/content/arti...

Trump’s team, often accused of spreading misinformation, slashes misinformation research

Hundreds of grants axed in a field where the United States was a global leader

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@sampratt99.bsky.social and I are having a fantastic time in Marrakesh Morocco discussing polarization and pluralism. Enjoying the great discussions across disciplines to tackle some of the most pressing societal issues. Thanks Templeton World Charity Foundation for organizing this event!