The global COVID pandemic has exposed inefficiencies and problems associated with scientific advisory boards who are tasked with providing timely information to the public. A comparative empirical study led by a team at Syracuse University seeks to develop design principles and mechanisms that will foster and preserve the wellbeing of citizens by improving the quality of advice given by these entities.

A novel intervention program synthesizes research on prejudice reduction, experiential design, and affective science into effective diversity interventions meant to aid reduction of social inequality. A multidisciplinary team has created cinematic-quality films where people with marginalized identities share their experiences with social exclusion. The program combines engaged viewing of these films with exercises designed to develop a nuanced and specific understanding of the emotional experiences of other individuals in a potentially polarizing context.

A new project led by Johannes Fahrenfort at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam aims to introduce a new statistical framework for establishing unconscious cognition in the brain and/or in behavior. The study will test the validity of the procedures used by the contrastive method.

With support from Templeton World Charity Foundation, this project will explore whether The Cambridge Special Interest Group (SIG) on Disinformation and Media Literacy will host a series of seminars to grow a dynamic network of students and scholars researching polarization.

Research suggests that intelligence to be intelligent is to care. Thought leaders and scientists will gather in Nepal to explore how the bodhisattva commitment to care for all beings may be applied to biological, artificial, and hybrid intelligences. The workshop takes place during Templeton World Charity Foundation’s First Annual Global Scientific Conference on Human Flourishing.