DEY. Ideas + Influence

What a review! "On Mysticism is a meandering delight, as quietly soul-nourishing as it is brain-stretching,” said Clemency Burton-Hill on The New School philosopher Simon Critchley's new book MYSTICISM. https://lnkd.in/eRf64hXT

Why are we all so outraged? What's at the root of this feeling? University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill moral psychologist and OUTRAGED author Kurt Gray explores this in an interview with Maiken Scott on WHYY The Pulse https://lnkd.in/egkK2rV4

Can we call Taylor Swift's Eras Tour a "religious experience"? "They don't think she's God, but to them she's someone very special, and she mediates a form of communal belonging that is lacking in other areas of their lives...This is devotional practice and the fans are making pilgrimages...It's almost as if the difficulty is part of the experience. If you think about medieval pilgrimages, they were really hard," said The New School philosopher and Mysticism author Simon Critchley to Clare Thorp This past weekend, Taylor Swift performed her last show of her massive Eras Tour in Vancouver. "Everything is fragmented… so what do we have left to bring us together? Live sports and live concerts," Critchley continued. #taylorswift #eras #erastour https://lnkd.in/dGXQbiwB

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What an incredible event! It was a real treat to hear University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill moral psychologist and OUTRAGED author Kurt Gray in action last night at Newsweek's timely panel Better Workplaces: How to Foster Inclusion and Civility. Special thanks to Aman Kidwai for being a fantastic moderator; the other lovely panelists ELI, Inc President/CEO steve paskoff; BetterUp Chief Innovation Officer Gabriella Rosen Kellerman, MD; Speechwriters of Color Executive Director Michael Franklin; and SHRM CHRO Jim Link for sponsoring the event. As our panelists prove, we can and must bring civility back to the workplace. By listening to understand rather than win, sharing stories rather than facts, and maintaining respect and validating other's beliefs and experiences while staying true to our own convictions, we can create more empathetic, inclusive, better workplaces and a better world.

Did you know that facts actually aren't very effective in bridging political and moral divides? "Respondents usually mentioned 'facts and statistics,' believing that conversations focused on facts would provide obvious common ground. But the problem is that facts no longer seem true — or at least seem easily summoned to support your partisan views." Chauncey Devega spoke with University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill moral psychologist and OUTRAGED author Kurt Gray to explore 3 critical and simple steps we can use to return to civil dialogue with those who may have different beliefs from ourselves. "I think our differences are not too far apart to find a healthy consensus again. We all have a harm-based moral mind, and we’re all concerned about protecting ourselves. One big problem is that we go about our political conversations the wrong way." https://lnkd.in/evsuYwzE

How are Americans across political divides managing negative emotions and polarization? Chauncey Devega spoke with University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill moral psychologist and OUTRAGED author Kurt Gray to gain some perspective on these questions and a divided America. "Causing change requires building coalitions and creating allies and that requires understanding people beyond your tribe and also helping them understand you." #polarization #2024election #neuroscience https://lnkd.in/ekKEA67y

BUILDING A GOD author and philosopher Christopher DiCarlo and POLITICO's Derek Robertson discuss DiCarlo's foundational belief in the importance of critical thinking about the future of technologically advanced societies, AI storming the Nobel Prizes, and more. "Many of us are hopeful that we’ll see the development of some type of governing body similar to the International Atomic Energy Agency to oversee what various countries are up to. We’re actually working on what that might look like, percolating up from regional, to state, to national, to international, and perhaps this will lead to the establishment of global registries for all forms of very powerful, transformative AIs, like large language models." https://lnkd.in/e4EHHkmr

Warmest congratulations to Stanford Institute for Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence (HAI)'s Dr. Fei-Fei Li on being named one of Financial Times's 25 most influential women of 2024! "Known as “the godmother of AI”, Fei-Fei Li is one of the most important leaders on artificial intelligence in the world today, and one of the most creative and compassionate scientists I’ve ever met...I’m grateful that Li is at the helm of this revolution. AI is such a powerful tool. We need leaders with moral sensibilities like hers to make sure power is used to serve humanity," said Melinda French Gates https://lnkd.in/ezrKsw3K

What can we expect to see for the future of climate migration? What initiatives and policies will we need to address this? Climate policy expert Dr. Ayana Elizabeth Johnson explores this in her recent WIRED op-ed "We are poised to see the largest and fastest movement of people in human history. New policy frameworks will be needed. In 2025, we will begin to shift from reactive to proactive, and start to embrace the imperative of climate-driven relocation." https://lnkd.in/es5fj_-q