Social Psychology - Quillette

Looking Back at the ‘Unmarked Graves’ Social Panic of 2021

A new book tries to explain how millions of Canadians became convinced that the bodies of 215 ‘missing’ Indigenous children had been discovered in British Columbia.

Tom Flanagan / Chris Champion

1 Mar 2024 · 13 min read

Understanding the Rise of Transgender Identities

The social dynamics of girls’ and women’s friendship groups, including a desire to fit in and avoid conflict, may make them more susceptible to social contagion.

David C. Geary

10 Feb 2023 · 13 min read

In Defence of Scientific Integrity and Due Process

I have known Klaus Fiedler for over forty years, and he is one of the most fair-minded and decent scientists I have ever met.

Joseph Paul Forgas

13 Dec 2022 · 5 min read

Luxury Belief Systems and Economic Stagnation: The Recipe for Our Discontent

The result of these two trendlines—the dominance of luxury-belief-driven status competition in a period of extended economic stagnation—was a brew of identity politics, political tribalism, and cultural warfare that would have been bad enough on its own.

Andrew Potter

19 Aug 2021 · 9 min read

How a Rebellious Scientist Uncovered the Surprising Truth About Stereotypes by Claire Lehmann

Greg Ellis reads How a Rebellious Scientist Uncovered the Surprising Truth About Stereotypes, Claire Lehmann’s article about Lee Jussim, the maverick social psychologist who discovered that stereotypes accurately predict academic achievement, personality and behaviour. It was published in Quillette on 4th December 2015.

Quillette / Claire Lehmann

21 Jun 2019 · 1 min read

Looking Back at the ‘Unmarked Graves’ Social Panic of 2021

Understanding the Rise of Transgender Identities

In Defence of Scientific Integrity and Due Process

Luxury Belief Systems and Economic Stagnation: The Recipe for Our Discontent

How a Rebellious Scientist Uncovered the Surprising Truth About Stereotypes by Claire Lehmann

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