I was glad to be present in the packed space of Battell Chapel on Wednesday to hear renowned social psychologist and NYU professor Jonathan Haidt ’85 deliver the Presidential Lecture. Haidt made ...

Jonathan Haidt, author of ‘The Anxious Generation,’ breaks down the psychology behind Gen Z’s social media addiction and what digital dependance actually does to a young person’s brain. The final ...

The U.S. is in a new race for global leadership in artificial intelligence, termed "Manhattan Project 2.0." Educators face challenges in preparing the next generation, including a workforce skills gap ...

As the president of Heterodox Academy (Tomasi) and as co-founder of the organization (Haidt), we are delighted that the issue of viewpoint diversity in higher education is now being so widely ...

A big frustration with policy is that it can feel far removed from the real work of schooling. Why is that? What can we do about it? Such questions seem well worth digging into today, and I can’t ...

A big frustration with policy is that it can feel far removed from the real work of schooling. Why is that? What can we do about it? Such questions seem well worth digging into today, and I can’t ...

Scroll down for a transcription of this episode. What happens when imagination meets perception, and ordinary objects come alive? We explore the science of pareidolia. Summary: Our minds are wired to ...

Few things delight children, or irritate their minders, as much as screen time. Parents nag their offspring to put down their digital devices and pick up a book or a football. Academics such as ...

NEW YORK CITY — Before last year, Jonathan Haidt was already a well-known social psychologist. He had been inducted into the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, had given four TED talks, and his ...

On Friday morning, Meghan Markle took the stage at Project Healthy Minds’ World Mental Health Day Summit to introduce a lecture from psychologist Jonathan Haidt, whose hit book The Anxious Generation: ...