Social Trust

Social Trust

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Aaron Hurst — founder and CEO of the U.S. Chamber of Connection — offers a bold new vision for community service.
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Governance scholar and University of Pittsburgh professor Jennifer Brick Murtazashvili, Ph.D. on the forces that decide whether conflicted nations unify or unravel.
John Templeton Foundation
Two men in suits sit side by side, each holding a white cup and saucer, with only their torsos and hands visible—one could easily imagine Aaron Hurst sharing a thoughtful conversation over coffee.
Social entrepreneur Aaron Hurst explains why the decline of social connection is the greatest challenge of our time — and offers a roadmap for restoration.
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In today’s political climate, how can we come together and seek some common ground or understanding? What are the mechanics of doing that? Is there some script or set of […]
A dark cloud, laced with cynicism, is topped with a colorful iridescent layer against a dim sky.
Stanford psychologist Jamil Zaki discusses the dangers of cynicism and how skepticism can invigorate our relationships and communities.
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Evolutionary pressures drove the formation of tribes who encoded their values in myths and symbols. Was this cooperation cursed?
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The replication crisis has debunked many of psychology’s fair-haired hypotheses, but for the marshmallow test, things have only become more interesting.
executive leadership skills
From empowerment to intellectual humility, these executive leadership skills are invaluable to an organization.
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You can’t spot a liar just by looking — but psychologists are zeroing in on methods that might actually work.
cooperation
Americans are more willing to put the greater good above their own interests today than in the 1950s.
We have been rejecting science for far too long. We all need to embrace it. For as long as human civilization has existed, those societies that have embraced science have had […]