Leaf Van Boven
Special guest
Professor Van Boven's research lies at the intersection of social psychology, environmental psychology, and political psychology. He examines the social, emotional, and cognitive processes that shape judgments and decisions in environmental and political contexts. Professor Van Boven is Principal Investigator of the Emotion, Judgment, Decision, and Identity lab, which includes two faculty, several doctoral students, and undergraduate research assistants. Professor Van Boven has continuous external funding from the National Science Foundation and the Templeton Foundation. He has been an invited speaker at major universities in North America, Europe, and the United Kingdom. In addition to writing for academic audiences, Professor Van Boven has written about psychology, politics, and the environment for the New York Times, Los Angeles Times, Politico, and The Washington Post.
Leaf Van Boven has been a guest on 1 episode.
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61: Beyond Bias: Group Identity, Wisdom, and the Climate Crisis (with Leaf Van Boven and David Sherman)
November 10th, 2024 | 1 hr 8 mins
activism, activists, climate change, climate crisis, collective action, covid-19, david sherman, emotions, environmental policy, group dynamics, happiness, leaf van boven, meaning, misperceptions, philosophy, political identity, politicians, psychology, public, public health, public policy, purpose, reasoning, social norms, social science, the media, tribalism, well being, wisdom
Can our political identities get in the way of wise action, even on existential issues like climate change? Leaf Van Boven and David Sherman join Igor and Charles to unpack how we perceive environmental policy through the lenses of group identity and social norms, revealing how misperceptions fuel inaction. Igor considers how group beliefs can override personal values, Leaf explores the power of asking, “What if I’m wrong?”, David suggests we may be following louder voices over wiser ones, and Charles wonders if we’re wired to stick to our “tribe” or if we can really think beyond our social bubbles. Welcome to Episode 61.