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This was an incredibly fun collaboration!

The SSNL channels Asch's classic conformity study.

“Hope is not a lottery ticket you can sit on the sofa and clutch, feeling lucky. It is an axe you break down doors with in an emergency." -Rebecca Solnit

Cynics aren't smarter, more socially savvy, or more moral. And it turns out people are "more trustworthy, friendlier, more open-minded ,and more generous than we predict."—Jamil Zaki Here's why to choose HOPE... cnn.com/2024/11/09/hea…

Honored to learn that Amazon has selected HOPE FOR CYNICS as one of the best non-fiction books of 2024! Grateful to the team who supported the book, the many people who shared their stories for it, and most of all the readers. amazon.com/b/ref=mh_s9_cg…

I just learned from a Spanish colleague that the EU has a legal "right to rest," aka not work on evenings and weekends. In Portugal, companies can be fined for emailing employees over the weekend. Now THAT is civilized!

If optimism feels ridiculous now, try hope. My latest for TIME: time.com/7178402/hope-i…

When it comes to navigating political differences between family, the holiday season can be tough — especially after an election. “Research finds that when we share stories with one another, we might not end up agreeing but we respect each other's positions more and often

Hope can sound soft and squishy, but it's in fact a strategy that helps us innovate, persevere, and succeed. It's also a learnable skill. My latest for Harvard Business Review: hbr.org/2024/12/the-st…

Wow! Thank you Science Book Club, and also to the other folks who have put HOPE FOR CYNICS in your best of ‘24 lists. It’s truly gratifying that people have found meaning, solidarity, and (yes) hope in the book. Onward!

We're hiring! The SSNL invites applications for a full-time RA to start this summer. You can find info and a link to the application below. Please share widely! acrobat.adobe.com/link/review?ur…

Did you enjoy our episode on fighting cynicism? Jamil Zaki returns to the show to answer your questions about fighting negativity bias, teaching our children to be more hopeful, and navigating relationships with cynical friends. Only on HB+  apple.co/3CcQ1DP

In Denver for SPSP next week? Stop by one of the SSNLs presentations to catch a glimpse of what we’ve been up to. See you there!

Excited to be chairing a symposium next week Society for Personality and Social Psychology ft. the amazing @CRobertson500, Amit Goldenberg, and (virtually) Sheena S. Iyengar. Theme: extreme social media users fool us into thinking they are the norm. Here's an overview of what everyone will be talking about. 1/5

many generations of SSNL !!! At #spsp2025

Can AI empathize? In recent research, people find LLM responses to be *more* caring and helpful than human ones. We can freak out about this, or learn from it, becoming better empathizers ourselves in the process. My latest for the The Wall Street Journal: wsj.com/tech/ai/dont-f…

thank you Sarah McCammon📻 NPR and Jamil Zaki SSNL Stanford University for a look at how #empathy is being weaponized, demonized, by #ElonMusk and others on the right. Really. wbur.org/hereandnow/202…

"Frente al cliché de que la gente amoral prospera más, la ciencia demuestra que el mejor camino al éxito es ser amable y honesto" Jamil Zaki publica 'Esperanza para cínicos' (Ediciones Paidós), donde defiende que un mundo mejor es posible ✍️u elmundo.es/la-lectura/202…